It is reported that Apple (AAPL), X (formerly Twitter), Airbnb and other technology giants are considering introducing stablecoins on the 6th, aiming to reduce payment fees and improve cross-border payment efficiency.

These companies are actively exploring the integration of stablecoins into their own payment systems to reduce transaction fees and optimize international payment processes.

This marks that they are undergoing a strategic transformation in payment solutions and starting to use blockchain technology. According to relevant sources, the companies have started preliminary consultations with several cryptocurrency-related companies.

Apple hopes to reduce payment fees related to Apple Pay and App Store through stablecoins, and reduce its dependence on traditional payment processors such as Visa and Mastercard. According to reports, Apple has discussed infrastructure and compliance with stablecoin issuing giant Circle.

On the other hand, the X platform led by Musk is considering integrating stablecoins in its developing payment system X Money. The project is being promoted in cooperation with Visa, with the goal of realizing peer-to-peer payment functions linked to digital wallets.

X is also said to be in talks with Stripe to add a stablecoin option to its payment application. This move to promote the openness of financial services is also expected to promote the popularity of decentralized finance (DeFi).

Airbnb, a short-term rental platform giant, has also expressed dissatisfaction with the high fees charged by credit card companies and sees stablecoins as a potential solution. The company plans to start studying the introduction from the beginning of 2025 and is working with payment agent Worldpay and cryptocurrency company BNVK to reduce its reliance on traditional payment networks.

In recent years, the market's growing demand for efficient and low-cost international transactions has fueled the attention of large technology companies to stablecoins. At the same time, the US crypto regulatory environment has gradually become clearer, and the acceptance of institutional investors has increased, making it easier for companies to consider integration.

Cooperation with important players in the crypto industry such as Circle, BNVK, and Stripe will help solve technical challenges and compliance issues. Through these collaborations, large technology companies are striving to achieve the smooth introduction of stablecoins.

However, all negotiations are still in the early stages, and no company has yet issued a formal statement. In the future, regulatory approval and technical problems of integration with existing systems will still be required.

Although Google has partially accepted stablecoin payments in its cloud services, it will take some time before they are widely adopted.