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Notice Regarding a Business Partnership with Startale Group in the AI Agent Payments Sector

Nonagon Capital, a Group company, has entered into a business partnership with Startale Group to jointly develop use cases for, conduct proof-of-concept testing of, and commercialize AI agent payments using the Japanese yen-denominated stablecoin JPYSC.

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Announced details

JPYSCAI agent payments (Agentic Payment)
Applicable field (uses covered by this announcement)

Business-to-business payments, purchases of goods and services by AI agents, investments, and transactions between AI agents

Contract Date27 March 2026 (the date the start of the business partnership was announced; no contract execution date was specified)
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Relationship with the Company

The Group's Nonagon Capital has entered into a business partnership. Nonagon Capital will lead use-case design and partner coordination, while Startale Group will be responsible for designing and developing JPYSC and building the payment infrastructure.

CounterpartyStartale Group

A technology platform that is developing the Japanese yen-denominated, trust-based stablecoin JPYSC with the SBI Group and promoting the construction of blockchain-based payment infrastructure. Other details, including the location, representative, capital and year established, are not disclosed.

Impact on Business Performance

At this stage, the impact on the Group's future results is expected to be immaterial. The Group will make a timely disclosure if an event with a material impact occurs.

The company does not address Contract Value / Offering price.

Announced details
ItemDetails
Names of Products / Services CoveredJPYSC, AI agent payments (Agentic Payment)
CounterpartyStartale Group
Counterparty overviewA technology platform that is developing the Japanese yen-denominated, trust-based stablecoin JPYSC with the SBI Group and promoting the construction of blockchain-based payment infrastructure. Other details, including the location, representative, capital and year established, are not disclosed.
Relationship with the CompanyThe Group's Nonagon Capital has entered into a business partnership. Nonagon Capital will lead use-case design and partner coordination, while Startale Group will be responsible for designing and developing JPYSC and building the payment infrastructure.
Contract Date27 March 2026 (the date the start of the business partnership was announced; no contract execution date was specified)
Applicable areaBusiness-to-business payments, purchases of goods and services by AI agents, investments, and transactions between AI agents
Impact on Business PerformanceAt this stage, the impact on the Group's future results is expected to be immaterial. The Group will make a timely disclosure if an event with a material impact occurs.
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Contract ValueOffering priceLaunch dateAward/certification nameAwarding / certifying bodyRegistration number and expiry dateLocationLocation scaleQuantitative EffectsUsage historySource

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As AI agents autonomously make purchases and investments, demand for payments without human involvement is expanding. The Group therefore views this market shift as a growth opportunity.

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