CodeCoin Launches the World's First "Licensed Stablecoin + Quantum Encryption" Visa Consumer Card During the IMF Annual Meetings

กทม, Thailand, October 22, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- As the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are held in Bangkok, this year's meetings, themed "Empowering People, Building Resilience," have focused in side events and policy dialogues on a multi-track path for future forms of money — the long-term coexistence of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, tokenized bank deposits, and traditional bank money. The key lies in interconnectivity, reducing cross-border settlement frictions, and building trust.

Against this backdrop, CodeCoin co-hosted a side event with the Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee (RBWC), BRICS Thailand, and the Centre for Business Technology & Innovation (CBIT) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Representatives from financial regulators, international banking institutions, and the Web3 ecosystem gathered to discuss how licensed stablecoins can serve as auditable, spendable, and neutral clearing rails that truly connect to global merchant networks, responding to the Annual Meetings' core discussions on multi-rail interoperability and trust infrastructure.

In his keynote address, Benny Wong, founder and CEO of CodeCoin, emphasized that real payment services rest on a foundation of trust built on multi-jurisdiction licensing, fund segregation, and auditability. CodeCoin is committed to building neutral clearing rails that connect global and emerging markets, integrating licensed stablecoin rails into the global Visa merchant network to provide an auditable and spendable path for cross-border settlement and everyday consumption. Global stablecoin annual transaction volume has surpassed US$72.5 trillion. With regulatory frameworks now fully implemented across more than 40 jurisdictions — including the United States, Hong Kong, and the EU's MiCA — and surging demand from 1.3 billion unbanked people worldwide and AI agent payment needs, licensed stablecoins are entering a critical window of opportunity. Compliant on-chain infrastructure will become a core driver of AI agents and the future of digital finance.

Artificial intelligence was the most prominent cross-cutting theme of this year's Annual Meetings. AI was framed as both a "double-edged sword" and a major growth engine, with discussions covering AI agents, structural impacts on labor markets, and how practical AI applications can benefit more people. AI agents require programmable, real-time settleable, and auditable monetary rails — licensed stablecoins combined with real-time Visa settlement provide the underlying payment infrastructure for the agent economy. Two roundtable forums were held at the event. One focused on "How Blockchain Can Support the Agent Economy," and the other on "Sovereign Digital Currency Selection and Settlement Ecosystem Trends." Participants explored the practical value of stablecoins in payment efficiency, liquidity provision, and reducing intermediary costs, especially in cross-border and corporate transactions. Guests and attendees engaged in constructive dialogue on the coexistence of multiple forms of money, regulatory clarity, interoperability, and points of trust. CodeCoin also prepared a product launch in parallel with the roundtables, closing the loop between policy discussion and implementable solutions.

In addition, CodeCoin and the Centre for Business Technology & Innovation (CBIT) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University jointly released the "Southeast Asia Fintech Policy Green Paper." The Green Paper systematically maps the regulatory landscape and strategic pathways for value capture across ASEAN, offering decision-making reference for the industry in an environment where regulatory lag and innovation opportunities coexist, and further deepening dialogue between academia and industry.

This year's Annual Meetings repeatedly emphasized resilience, buffers, trust, and fraud prevention. CodeCoin has always regarded security and compliance as the prerequisite for scaling digital finance. CodeCoin has built a multi-jurisdiction licensed operating system, officially holds a stablecoin issuer license from the AIFC in Kazakhstan, and is steadily advancing the compliant issuance of its self-developed stablecoin CUSD. License coverage in major global markets is already in place. The underlying technical architecture incorporates quantum encryption as a long-term security supplement, building post-quantum defenses for digital asset storage, settlement, and cross-border transmission.

On the product side, the newly launched CodeCoin Visa card enables users to top up and settle in real time with CUSD (compatible with USDC) directly in the app, bind Apple Pay and Google Pay with one click, and spend seamlessly online and at tens of millions of Visa-accepting merchants worldwide. This effectively connects the stablecoin rail to the world's largest merchant network, validating the feasibility of licensed stablecoins as everyday payment infrastructure. The launch event also introduced a triple cardholder benefits package, including a gift package worth up to US$1,000, up to 8% cashback on prepaid spending, and monthly lucky draws.

At the event, CodeCoin announced a Visa card technology integration partnership with fintech company Dune Fintech, enabling partners to rapidly gain the ability to deliver digital assets into global payment use cases. CodeCoin also signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Tiger Brokers and Dragon Rise Group to deepen cooperation on compliant digital asset clearing, crypto-asset-backed lending, and the connection between traditional finance and the Web3 ecosystem.

This launch marks a new stage in the practical implementation of the "licensed stablecoin + compliant clearing + Visa global payments" pathway, offering a tangible paradigm for the global Web3 payment ecosystem and financial inclusion. CodeCoin will continue to act as an industry practitioner and participant in the discussion, working with all parties to build bridges rather than barriers, and to enable digital assets to truly serve the real economy and inclusive finance.

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