KakaoPay Tests AI Agent-Powered Stablecoin Payments for Purchases and Sales

KakaoPay has successfully demonstrated bidirectional 'Aigentic payment' technology, allowing AI agents to purchase goods or data using stablecoins and settle payments with sellers. The company completed a proof of concept (PoC) for the buyer and seller aspects of this technology on May 15.

Aigentic payments let users set conditions like purchasing authority and payment limits for their AI agents, which then autonomously decide and pay for necessary products, services, or data within those parameters. KakaoPay integrated its digital asset wallet and payment infrastructure with AI agents to enable stablecoin transactions, verifying the entire process from wallet integration to settlement and limit management.

The app allows users to monitor their AI agent's payment history, limits, and usage locations. Sellers can also leverage the system by offering APIs or data for sale via external AI agents, receiving payments in stablecoins. Seller business wallets and accounts are linked, with a dedicated dashboard showing sales records and enabling settlement through blockchain-based systems.

KakaoPay plans to refine user protection measures according to domestic digital asset regulations before commercializing the technology and expanding it externally. Kakao Group has previously tested wallet technology for holding stablecoins within KakaoPay's payment environment, while KakaoBank also validated related technologies on its banking system.