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Japan’s Credit Card System Crashes Nationwide—Are Stablecoins Waiting in the Wings?
Japan experienced a major payment disruption on July 16, 2026, leaving customers unable to use credit cards at convenience stores, supermarkets and other merchants across the country. The trouble reportedly began around 8 a.m. and affected transactions processed by Mitsubishi UFJ NICOS and Sumitomo Mitsui Card. Credit-card functions connected to Mobile Suica and Mobile Pasmo…