Overview
- Samsung announced Wednesday at its Galaxy Unpacked event that Samsung Wallet will add native stablecoin support and indicated USDC as a likely option.
- The company framed the change as part of a broader plan to make Samsung Wallet a single hub for payments, rewards and digital assets.
- Samsung also unveiled the Galaxy Card, a Barclays‑issued Visa credit card focused on U.S. users and tiered cash‑back rewards.
- Samsung has not set a launch date or finalized which stablecoins, blockchain networks, or regions will be supported, and it will need to meet differing compliance rules across markets.
- The upgrade builds on Samsung’s 2025 Coinbase integration and could expand consumer access to regulated dollar‑pegged tokens while strengthening issuers such as Circle ahead of any public‑market plans.