Japan · Regulatory regime
Japan Payment Services Act (stablecoins)
Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc. (2022) — electronic payment instruments (stablecoins)
Status
In force
In force since 1 June 2023
- Instrument
- Japanese statute, enforced through cabinet orders and cabinet office orders
- Dated milestones
- 1 (0 upcoming)
- Tracked banks
- None yet
- Verified items
- None yet
What it is Fact
In the words of the official source, quoted verbatim. Quotes are string-matched against the live page before every deploy.
“mainly pertain to the enforcement of the "Act Partially Amending the Payment Services Act, etc." to establish a stable and efficient payment services system, which was promulgated on June 10, 2022.”
Status is derived from the dated milestones below (a “regime in force / rules take effect” date in the past means in force). Not legal advice.
Key dates
Each date is quoted from the official text. Deadline radar · add to calendar (ICS)
1 June 2023 · passed
Cabinet orders enforcing the 2022 Payment Services Act amendments (stablecoin framework) take effect
“The finalized cabinet orders, cabinet office orders, and others were enforced on June 1, 2023.”
Regime in force · Financial Services Agency (Japan) (opens source in new tab)
Banks and initiatives
Tracked bank initiatives that cite this regime or are linked to its verified items. Three separate statuses: regulatory · technical · commercial.
No tracked bank initiative linked to this regime yet — not yet reviewed.
Verified news on Japan Payment Services Act (stablecoins)
No verified news item cites this regime yet — not yet reviewed. The statutory anchor above comes from the official source.
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