Samsung is moving further into digital payments by integrating USDC stablecoin into Samsung Wallet for eligible U.S. Galaxy users. Announced in early October with a launch planned for the last week of October, the rollout covers 82 million compatible Galaxy devices in the United States. The feature emphasizes gasless transfers: users will be able to send and receive USDC without paying network fees, and at launch they will not need to interact with the SUI token. USDC is the initial and only supported stablecoin at launch; there will be no trading interface or yield products at introduction, only straightforward dollar-denominated transfers.
Eligible users will be able to send USDC to compatible crypto wallets and transfer funds to qualifying bank accounts in more than 60 countries, where recipients can receive funds in local currency. Samsung says transfers to external crypto wallets will carry no Samsung transfer fee, while international bank transfers will incur fees that may vary by destination. Identity verification and biometric authentication on registered Galaxy devices are required before users can access the service.
Bastion will provide stablecoin account and payment infrastructure, with Coinbase serving as a sub-custodian through Coinbase Prime Vault. Solana and Sui are named as technical partners supporting the rollout. Sui supplies rails that enable the gasless model, even though end users initially won’t need to handle SUI tokens. This follows Samsung’s prior moves into crypto: a Knox-secured wallet in 2019 and a Coinbase integration in 2025. Samsung frames the integration as putting a regulated stablecoin inside an app people already use, potentially normalizing digital dollars for mainstream consumers. The company has signaled plans for future features such as stablecoin payments at online and physical merchants and international expansion, but each such step is conditional on local regulatory approvals and not guaranteed beyond the U.S. launch.