TLDR
- Samsung will add USDC stablecoin transfers to Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay starting the last week of October.
- The feature will reach 82 million US Galaxy devices and supports sending USDC to crypto wallets and bank accounts in over 60 countries.
- Coinbase Prime will custody the USDC through licensed custodian Bastion, with Solana and Sui providing blockchain infrastructure.
- Samsung will not charge fees for the transfers, though recipient wallets or exchanges may.
- The launch expands Samsung’s existing partnership with Coinbase and follows a US patent filing for a smart contract based crypto wallet.
Samsung is adding a new way to send money across borders using digital dollars. The feature will let eligible Galaxy users in the United States transfer USDC stablecoins directly from their phones.
BREAKING: Samsung partners with Solana to bring stablecoins to 82 million US Galaxy devices.
Samsung Wallet users in the US will be able to send money across borders using USDC on Solana, beginning the last week of October. pic.twitter.com/r5KSR92V58
— Solana (@solana) October 8, 2026
The tool will be built into Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay. Users will not need to download a separate crypto app to use it.
Samsung announced the update on October 7. The company said the feature will go live in the last week of October.
It will reach 82 million Galaxy devices across the United States at launch. Samsung plans to expand to other countries later, depending on local rules.
How the Transfers Will Work
Users will be able to send USDC to other crypto wallets in seconds. Samsung said it will not charge a fee for these transfers.
Recipient wallets or exchanges might still apply their own charges. Transfer speed will also depend on network conditions at the time.
The wallet will also support sending money to bank accounts in more than 60 countries. Recipients will get funds in their own local currency.
Fees for bank transfers could be different depending on the destination. Samsung has not shared a full list of supported countries yet.
Samsung said the feature includes both fiat on-ramps and off-ramps. This means users can move between regular money and USDC inside the same app.
All transfers will require biometric authentication on the user’s device. This adds an extra layer of security before a transaction goes through.
Partners Behind the New Feature
Coinbase will act as the custodian for the USDC held in Samsung Wallet. The funds will be stored using Coinbase Prime Vault.
Bastion, a licensed stablecoin custody provider, is also involved in the setup. Bastion previously raised over 40 million dollars from investors including Samsung Next and Coinbase Ventures.
Solana and Sui will provide the blockchain infrastructure behind the scenes. Users will not need to interact with either network directly.
Solana Foundation president Lily Liu said the update reflects a shift in how people use stablecoins. She said stablecoins are becoming a common way to move money, not just a crypto product.
Coinbase infrastructure lead Alec Lovett called Samsung’s reach a major distribution point for USDC. Samsung and Coinbase have worked together since last year, when Galaxy users gained the ability to fund Coinbase accounts using Samsung Pay.
This new stablecoin feature builds on that earlier partnership. It also follows Samsung’s announcement in July that it planned to support stablecoins, though details were not shared at that time.
Separately, Samsung filed a US patent application on October 6 for a smart contract based crypto wallet system. The filing describes a shared wallet that could work across phones, computers, and other connected devices.
Samsung has not confirmed if that patented system will be used in any future product. USDC will be the only stablecoin supported when the new wallet feature first launches.
Samsung also said it is looking into letting users make stablecoin payments at stores in the future. No launch date has been given for that option yet.
