{
  "id": 10840219,
  "title": "Binance Pay lets visitors spend USDT at PayPay merchants in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/binance-pay-lets-visitors-spend-usdt-at-paypay-merchants-in-japan",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T02:25:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/binance-pay-usdt-paypay-merchants-japan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Binance Pay will enable overseas users to spend USDT at most PayPay-supported merchants in Japan, with stores receiving payment in yen, starting Wednesday. This service will operate through HIVEX, a payment interoperability framework that links overseas QR payment services to PayPay-supported merchants in Japan. Binance claims this is the first crypto payment service to access PayPay-supported merchants via HIVEX. Merchants will not need to individually opt-in for this service. PayPay is a widely-used cashless payment system in Japan, accepted at numerous locations like major chains, small retailers, vending machines, taxis, and public transportation. In 2025, Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million international visitors. In the latest global ranking, Japan was ninth overall and first in Asia, with 3.1 million visitors in August 2026, marking a 9.6% drop from the previous year, bringing the total to 27.6 million for the first eight months of 2026.",
  "summary": "Binance Pay will let overseas users spend USDT at most PayPay-supported merchants in Japan through HIVEX, while stores receive yen.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}