What to know:
- Samsung Wallet will add stablecoin transfers, but Samsung has not set a launch date yet.
- The feature aims to bring digital value transfers directly to Samsung Galaxy devices.
- Samsung affiliates paid $408 million for a 4% stake in Dunamu, the operator of Upbit.
Samsung plans to add stablecoin support to Samsung Wallet, taking its mobile payment service into blockchain transfers. The company announced the move during its Galaxy Unpacked event. It did not reveal a launch date, supported assets, markets, or partners.
Product manager Lee Dinham said the platform’s next development phase would extend the service beyond cash and savings products. He said Samsung Wallet would add stablecoins and let users transfer digital value directly from their devices.
Samsung wants to position itself amongst the first major smartphone brands to incorporate support for stablecoins directly within its mobile payments service.
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Samsung gave no technical details for the planned feature during the event. The brand has not named any specific blockchain networks, reserve-backed tokens, or regions included in the deployment.
The introduction of support for stablecoins comes on the heels of other cryptocurrency-related services that Samsung launched throughout the year.
The next move focuses on blockchain payments directly into Samsung Wallet rather than developing an additional solution.
Back in October 2025, Samsung extended its cooperation with Coinbase, a crypto exchange based in the USA. Users of Samsung Galaxy phones were able to buy digital currencies straight from Samsung Wallet.
This move involved more than 75 million users in the beginning, and both parties were planning further expansion to other countries after this launch.
Why Samsung Backed Dunamu With $408M
The app was already storing payment cards, digital identification papers, rewards programs, and other credentials. Samsung added Galaxy Card as yet another financial instrument to its portfolio besides the payment options it already provides.
Stablecoins would have been included as well under the new plan as another service provided through the unified interface.
Samsung’s financial subsidiaries increased their interest in the crypto market of South Korea through corporate investment in May 2026.
Samsung Securities, Samsung SDS, and Samsung Card decided to purchase a 4% stake in Dunamu. It is the operator of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in South Korea, Upbit.
According to an ETNews report, these three financial subsidiaries paid 612.8 billion won ($408 million) for this deal. 1.39 million shares in Dunamu have been bought by the Samsung entities.
Later, Samsung Securities announced its intention to collaborate with Dunamu in the sphere of tokenized securities and digital asset services.
This deal was made because South Korea prepared regulation concerning stablecoins, tokenized securities, and digital asset services providers.
What Comes Next for Samsung Wallet Stablecoins
Samsung Securities said that its intention is collaboration with Dunamu in the sphere of tokenized securities issuance.
Also, Samsung Securities said that digital asset services will be another sphere for collaboration with the exchange operator.
Samsung’s news concerns integration rather than involvement in the external stablecoin governance framework.
The company has not confirmed which tokens Samsung Wallet will support or when users will receive access. The planned feature will add another blockchain service to Samsung Wallet once the rollout begins.
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