On the 13th, Lee Yun-beom, head of strategy at Naver Pay, said, "Stablecoins will become a medium that can improve settlement structures beyond simply serving as a means of payment."
Lee said this during a lecture titled "Real-economy applications of stablecoins" at the "2026 Future Finance Forum," held at the Westin Josun Hotel in Jung District, Seoul, on the 13th.
Lee said, "The interests surrounding real transactions are becoming increasingly complex. We now have to consider not only the level where the balance is deducted after payment but also refunds, point accrual, and settlement methods together."
Lee added, "Now we need a system that is organically connected, not a fragmented settlement structure." She said, "Stablecoins that enable cross-border payments can be an alternative to improve these issues," and, "For overseas sellers, whose entry into the domestic market has been inconvenient because each platform—such as Coupang and Naver—has different settlement policies and seller fee structures, it could become much easier."
Lee pointed to "connection of value" as the core of the changes stablecoins will bring. Lee said, "Market competitiveness depends on how efficiently we design and connect the flow in which value is created, moves, and is distributed," adding, "Stablecoins will play a central role in this." Lee added, "For the practical introduction of stablecoins and to secure competitiveness, policymakers, financial companies, and technology firms must collaborate and pool their capabilities."