Netstars Announces "StarPay-X" Gateway Concept Connecting Web2 and Web3
Netstars has announced "StarPay-X," a gateway concept connecting the Web2 and Web3 financial worlds. Building on its existing QR code payment infrastructure, the company aims to popularize Web3 finance in real society, having successfully conducted a stablecoin payment pilot at Haneda Airport.
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Netstars Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Li Gang; hereinafter "Netstars") has announced "StarPay-X," a gateway concept connecting the worlds of Web2 and Web3, as part of its initiatives for next-generation finance.
**[What is StarPay-X?]**
StarPay-X is a gateway concept envisioned by Netstars to connect the Web2 and Web3 financial worlds. Netstars has, until now, built a Web2 payment infrastructure centered on QR code payments within real society. StarPay-X serves as a foundation to connect traditional payment and financial infrastructure with Web3 finance, starting from these existing business foundations. Furthermore, StarPay-X is not merely aimed at technical connectivity. It seeks to establish Web3 as a form of finance rooted in society, used in actual stores and services, rather than remaining confined to a niche world. To achieve this, smoothly connecting major Web3 financial players such as stablecoins, wallets, blockchains, exchanges, and DeFi with real-world services and commercial flows is considered a crucial element.
StarPay-X aims to implement future forms of financial services within society by bridging the existing world of finance and payments with the new financial functions brought by Web3.
**[Background of the Concept]**
Netstars has, until now, built an infrastructure connecting various payment methods, primarily QR code payments, and established its business foundation within real commercial and payment scenes in physical stores and services. Meanwhile, global finance is now beginning to expand into new financial infrastructures based on Web3, such as stablecoins, wallets, blockchains, exchanges, and DeFi, in addition to traditional payment and financial services. While such significant changes are occurring, many of them remain confined within Web3 systems, and naturally connecting with existing stores, payments, and consumption sites remains a major challenge for social implementation. Netstars believes that connecting with Web2 infrastructure is indispensable for Web3 to take root in society as an actual service, not just as a technology attracting attention.
**[Future Initiatives]**
Moving forward, Netstars will transcend the boundaries of a payment company and contribute to the social implementation of next-generation financial infrastructure, advancing its considerations and initiatives centered on the StarPay-X concept. The social implementation of Web3 finance will begin with the in-store payment domain, which has been a focus of its business. As a first initiative, from January to February this year, Netstars conducted Japan's first stablecoin (USDC) in-store payment pilot experiment at some stores in Haneda Airport Terminal 3. This experiment was a crucial first step towards social implementation, providing insights into the convenience and operational aspects necessary for wider adoption.
Going forward, Netstars aims to create an environment where more users and stores can naturally utilize Web3 finance without depending on specific coins, chains, or wallets. It will progressively advance initiatives towards realizing a multi-chain, multi-wallet, and multi-coin concept for in-store payments.
To this end, Netstars will promote partnerships with various Web3 players and strive for collaboration that transcends the boundaries between Web2 and Web3.
*Regarding partnerships with various companies
Netstars Co., Ltd. is promoting the "S" gateway concept connecting Web2 and Web3.
**[What is StarPay-X?]**
StarPay-X is a gateway concept envisioned by Netstars to connect the Web2 and Web3 financial worlds. Netstars has, until now, built a Web2 payment infrastructure centered on QR code payments within real society. StarPay-X serves as a foundation to connect traditional payment and financial infrastructure with Web3 finance, starting from these existing business foundations. Furthermore, StarPay-X is not merely aimed at technical connectivity. It seeks to establish Web3 as a form of finance rooted in society, used in actual stores and services, rather than remaining confined to a niche world. To achieve this, smoothly connecting major Web3 financial players such as stablecoins, wallets, blockchains, exchanges, and DeFi with real-world services and commercial flows is considered a crucial element.
StarPay-X aims to implement future forms of financial services within society by bridging the existing world of finance and payments with the new financial functions brought by Web3.
**[Background of the Concept]**
Netstars has, until now, built an infrastructure connecting various payment methods, primarily QR code payments, and established its business foundation within real commercial and payment scenes in physical stores and services. Meanwhile, global finance is now beginning to expand into new financial infrastructures based on Web3, such as stablecoins, wallets, blockchains, exchanges, and DeFi, in addition to traditional payment and financial services. While such significant changes are occurring, many of them remain confined within Web3 systems, and naturally connecting with existing stores, payments, and consumption sites remains a major challenge for social implementation. Netstars believes that connecting with Web2 infrastructure is indispensable for Web3 to take root in society as an actual service, not just as a technology attracting attention.
**[Future Initiatives]**
Moving forward, Netstars will transcend the boundaries of a payment company and contribute to the social implementation of next-generation financial infrastructure, advancing its considerations and initiatives centered on the StarPay-X concept. The social implementation of Web3 finance will begin with the in-store payment domain, which has been a focus of its business. As a first initiative, from January to February this year, Netstars conducted Japan's first stablecoin (USDC) in-store payment pilot experiment at some stores in Haneda Airport Terminal 3. This experiment was a crucial first step towards social implementation, providing insights into the convenience and operational aspects necessary for wider adoption.
Going forward, Netstars aims to create an environment where more users and stores can naturally utilize Web3 finance without depending on specific coins, chains, or wallets. It will progressively advance initiatives towards realizing a multi-chain, multi-wallet, and multi-coin concept for in-store payments.
To this end, Netstars will promote partnerships with various Web3 players and strive for collaboration that transcends the boundaries between Web2 and Web3.
*Regarding partnerships with various companies
Netstars Co., Ltd. is promoting the "S" gateway concept connecting Web2 and Web3.