NH NongHyup Bank and NHN KCP Begin Full-Scale Collaboration on Next-Generation Digital Payment Solutions

by Kim Minyoung

Published 22 Apr.2026 08:58(KST)

Combining AI Agent Technology and Digital Payment Infrastructure

NH NongHyup Bank announced on the 22nd that it signed a strategic business agreement (MOU) with NHN KCP on the 21st to establish a payment ecosystem based on stablecoin.

Kim Jusic, Vice President (right), and Junseok Park, CEO of NHN KCP (left), are posing for a commemorative photo after signing a strategic business agreement to establish a stablecoin-based payment ecosystem on the 21st.

This agreement was established to jointly review the next-generation payment and settlement model suitable for the future digital economy environment by combining AI agent technology with digital payment infrastructure.

Through this agreement, the two companies plan to: ▲ Jointly design and gradually commercialize a payment and settlement structure based on stablecoin ▲ Expand the payment ecosystem by linking merchant and platform networks ▲ Secure connections and interoperability with domestic and overseas digital payment infrastructures.

A representative from NH NongHyup Bank stated, "This agreement marks the starting point for proactively reviewing the practical use of stablecoin and AI technologies in payments," adding, "We will actively respond to changes in the future payment environment."