KPAY is a fintech company that provides a comprehensive suite of payment processing and financial management solutions for businesses. Its core service is its unified pay-in and pay-out platform. For pay-ins, the company offers a range of solutions, including smart point-of-sale (POS) terminals, QR code payments, and online payment gateways that support a wide variety of payment methods. For pay-outs, KPAY provides a business account with features for managing expenses, paying bills, and making international remittances.
KPAY's platform is a comprehensive financial and operational hub for merchants. The pay-in solutions are a key product, featuring Smart POS Terminals that accept over 12 major payment methods, including credit cards, mobile wallets, and QR code payments. This ensures a smooth checkout experience for customers.
For business operations, the KPay Business Account enables merchants to manage all their expenses in one place. This includes end-to-end bill payment, payroll management, and fast, affordable international remittances in multiple currencies. The platform also offers a suite of over 100 operational tools, such as industry-specific POS system integrations, CRM and loyalty systems, and data-driven financing solutions to help businesses grow.
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Shinhan Bank is one of South Korea's largest and oldest commercial banks, with a history dating back to 1897. It offers a comprehensive range of financial services, including personal and corporate banking, foreign exchange, wealth management, and investment banking with a focus on digital innovation. It is a member of the Hedera Governing Council.
Its parent company is the Shinhan Financial Group, a major financial holding company in Korea with a significant domestic market share and an expanding international presence across Asia, Europe, and North America.
Shinhan Bank offers a blockchain-based loan management platform through a partnership with the Small Business Market Promotion Corporation (SEMAS). It has also launched a blockchain credentialing system for verifying loan documents and an integrated blockchain-based Decentralized ID (DID) for its mobile banking app, SOL.
Additionally, Shinhan Bank previously partnered with Standard Bank to develop a cross-border remittance system using stablecoins built on the Hedera distributed blockchain network. This enables the issuance and trading of stablecoins pegged to national currencies such as the South Korean won and South African rand utilizing Hedera's Token Service (HTS) and Consensus Service (HCS).
HeliSwap is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that was launched in 2022 as a joint partnership between MANTRA and LimeChain. The platform is designed to bring a comprehensive suite of decentralized finance (DeFi) services to the Hedera network, with a focus on a user-friendly and community-centric approach.
The core of HeliSwap's service is its open-source, non-custodial exchange, which allows for the seamless swapping of tokens within the Hedera ecosystem. The platform supports swaps between HTS tokens, ERC-20 tokens, and HBAR, providing a high degree of interoperability. In addition to token swaps, HeliSwap offers a range of DeFi features, including customized liquidity mining programs and the ability for users to create their own yield farms. A key component of the ecosystem is the HeliSwap DAO, the first of its kind on Hedera, which empowers the community to participate in the governance and future development of the platform.
HeliSwap is built on the Hedera Smart Contract Service and is fully compatible with the Hedera Token Service (HTS).
Abra is a global digital asset financial services firm that provides a suite of products for individuals and institutions to invest in and manage cryptocurrencies. Abra operates several distinct business lines to cater to a diverse clientele, from retail investors to high-net-worth individuals and large financial institutions.
For individual investors, the Abra app offers a user-friendly mobile platform to buy, sell, trade, and earn yield on a wide variety of digital assets. For more sophisticated clients, Abra Private delivers a concierge-style wealth management service, providing tailored strategies for managing large digital asset portfolios. For institutions, Abra Prime offers prime brokerage services, including secure trading, borrowing, and lending solutions.
A key aspect of Abra’s identity within the Web3 ecosystem is its role as a founding member of the Hedera Governing Council. In this capacity, Abra helps oversee the governance and strategic direction of the Hedera network, contributing to its stability and long-term vision.
WiCoin is a stablecoin launched by WiPay, a financial technology company with offices in Africa, the Caribbean, Columbia, and the US. It was launched to address the challenges of cross-border remittance and financial exclusion in its operational regions. It was built on the Hedera network utilizing the Hedera Token Service (HTS) and Hedera Smart Contract Service (HSCS) and is pegged to the US dollar.
It forms the backbone of the WiCoin Settlement Network, designed to create a unified system for transactions across numerous Caribbean islands, each with its own currency. It also extends into African markets and currencies.
The primary goal of WiCoin is to "bank the bankless" by providing an accessible and efficient means for cross-border payments and settlements by leveraging Hedera's fast transaction speeds, low and predictable fees, and robust security through its asynchronous byzantine fault tolerance (ABFT).
WiPay is supported by the Hedera HBAR foundation and seeks to enhance financial inclusion and streamline economic activity in underserved regions by providing a locally-accessible bridge between traditional banking services and low-cost, speedy digital transactions.