Policy Event Β· High impact

TON Foundation Partners with Banxa for APAC Stablecoin Payments

TON Foundation and Banxa (OSL subsidiary) announce partnership to enable stablecoin payments for APAC SMEs using TON blockchain infrastructure. OSL raised $200M in January 2026 for digital asset expansion. Banxa operates under 40+ licenses globally including APAC markets. TON Pay SDK offers sub-second settlement and fees below $0.01.

High impactπŸ‡­πŸ‡° Hong KongπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¬ SingaporeπŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί AustraliaStablecoinLicensingTONUSDTUSDCTON FoundationBanxaOSL

APAC FINSTAB analysis

For APAC operators, this creates a high-impact signal around stablecoin, licensing in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia. Protocols/assets in scope: TON, USDT, USDC. Named institutions or platforms: TON Foundation, Banxa, OSL. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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