Gaiax Launches "Stablecoin Payment Implementation Support Service" for Businesses

Gaiax Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Executive Officer and President: Yuji Ueda; Securities Code: 3775; hereinafter "Gaiax") has commenced offering a "Stablecoin Payment Implementation Support Service" that provides one-stop assistance to businesses for integrating Japanese yen stablecoin (JPYC) payments into their online transactions, covering everything from requirements definition to design, implementation, and operation. This service is built upon Gaiax's development achievements, including its self-developed prototypes "StableCoin EC (JPYC Payment + Revenue Share EC)" and "StableCoin Flea Market (C2C Marketplace / Smart Contract Escrow)," and will be customized and delivered according to each business's specific use case.

Background of Development: Limitations of Existing Payment Systems and the "Real Demand" for Stablecoins

With the revised Payment Services Act, enforced in June 2023, the issuance and circulation of electronic payment instruments (so-called stablecoins) have been legally positioned in Japan. In 2025, JPYC Co., Ltd. is set to begin issuing the Japanese yen stablecoin "JPYC" as a funds transfer business type, creating an environment where domestic businesses can utilize stablecoins in yen-denominated transactions in compliance with regulations.

Recently, autonomous purchases by AI agents are anticipated to become a new trend, making the introduction of payment methods favored by AI a new challenge for businesses.

Furthermore, on April 17, 2026, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government began soliciting applications for the "Stablecoin Social Implementation Promotion Project Subsidy" (subsidy rate 2/3, maximum 40 million yen), indicating that support for the social implementation phase is starting even at the municipal level.

However, when businesses attempt to integrate stablecoin payments into their own services, they face the need to bridge Web3-specific issues with existing e-commerce and payment operations, such as:

- UX design, including wallet connection and transaction design - Implementation of revenue distribution and escrow via smart contracts - Alignment with legal, tax, and accounting processes - Chain operation and gas fee management

Gaiax possesses experience in verifying all these aspects through its in-house implementations and offers designs tailored to each business, not just for PoC but with a view towards practical operation.

Scope of Stablecoin Implementation Support

Supported Technologies

Payment Currency: Primarily Japanese yen stablecoin "JPYC"

Supported Chains: Compliant with JPYC's supported chains. Primarily Ethereum, Polygon, and Avalanche, with sequential follow-up to chains that JPYC supports in the future.

Key Benefits of the Provided Solution

1. Significantly Reduce Payment Fees

While credit card payments incur fees of 3-5% of sales, stablecoin payments only require gas fees on the blockchain for transactions to be completed. Direct payments without intermediaries allow businesses with low-margin, high-volume sales to secure profits more easily.

2. Instant Deposits

Sales are deposited into the business's wallet simultaneously with the purchase. There is no need to wait for payment cycles of several days to weeks, as with credit card payments, directly leading to improved cash flow.

3. Instant and Automatic Revenue Distribution — Systematizing Affiliates and Revenue Sharing

Smart contracts automatically execute revenue distribution to multiple stakeholders (producers, operators, introducers (affiliates), creators, etc.) simultaneously with the purchase. Traditional affiliate programs involved significant operational costs for performance measurement, aggregation, monthly reconciliation, transfer fees, and transfer errors, making instant payment of commissions difficult.

With this service, by embedding distribution rules such as "20% for introducer, 70% for seller, 10% for platform" into smart contracts for each product, the share for each affiliate can be automatically transferred at the time of purchase. From the introducer's perspective, this means "instant deposit the moment a purchase is made via their link," creating a strong incentive compared to traditional affiliate operations.

Examples: Affiliates, referral/brokerage fees, royalty distribution to multiple creators, stakeholder distribution in regional revitalization projects, etc.

Operational Effects: Elimination of monthly reconciliation, zero transfer fees, and fully verifiable distribution history on the blockchain.

Pricing Plans:

We offer multiple initial setup plans tailored to scale and requirements, from short-term launches for PoC (Proof of Concept) to full-scale operation and support for unique requirements. Detailed pricing will be quoted individually after a requirements hearing. Please contact us for details on pricing and plans. The initial hearing is free of charge.

Gaiax's Contract Development and Support System

Gaiax has a strong track record of development for domestic businesses, local governments, and startups in the blockchain and Web3 domains. As a central player in the industry, affiliated with JBA and the DAO Association, Gaiax provides support from both institutional and technical perspectives.