Korean Fashion Giant Hyungji Adopts Stablecoin Payments Across 2,000+ Stores

🛍️ Korea's fashion giant goes crypto

By Arbitrum
Feb 19, 2026, 3:57 PM
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Major retail adoption milestone

Hyungji, one of Korea's largest fashion retail groups, is implementing stablecoin payments across its network of over 2,000 locations throughout Asia using Arbitrum's infrastructure.​

Why this matters:

  • Serves millions of customers across the region
  • Requires fast, low-cost transaction processing at scale
  • Arbitrum selected as the settlement layer for retail payments

Broader context:

This follows a pattern of enterprise adoption on Arbitrum.​ Rise Pay has already processed over $340 million in USDC and USDT payouts on the network, demonstrating demand for instant, low-cost cross-border payment solutions.​

The move signals growing confidence in blockchain infrastructure as a viable alternative to traditional payment networks for large-scale retail operations.​

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Hyungji, one of Korea’s largest fashion retail groups, is bringing stablecoin payments to stores via Arbitrum Serving millions across 2K+ locations in Asia requires fast, low-cost, reliable rails and Arbitrum is the neutral settlement layer powering retail payments across Asia

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