Binance Brings USDT Payments to Japan via PayPay Partnership

Binance has partnered with PayPay to enable international visitors in Japan to use USDT for payments. This move marks the first time a digital-asset payment service has connected to PayPay merchants through HIVEX, an interoperability framework.

The partnership allows customers to pay in USDT using Binance Pay while merchants receive settlement in Japanese Yen. Retailers do not need to handle or hold cryptocurrency, preserving their existing payment system.

Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million international visitors in 2025, making it an attractive market for travel payments. The partnership targets these visitors who already hold crypto and prefer using USDT for transactions.