Lee Seung-gun, founder and CEO of South Korean fintech unicorn Toss, said Toss plans to launch its "one-stop" financial application in Australia this year and expand to other markets. Once regulations permit, it aims to issue a stablecoin denominated in the Korean won. In an interview on Tuesday, he said: "We have proved in South Korea that startups can compete head-on with established companies, and similar models can work globally." The company has established a branch in Australia and plans to launch core services such as peer-to-peer transfers by the end of the year. The company is also evaluating other regions, with Singapore as the main regional center. Reuters previously reported in July that Toss aims to go public in the United States in the second quarter of 2026 with a valuation of more than US$10 billion. Some market observers say its valuation could exceed US$15 billion, which would make the IPO the largest by a South Korean company in the United States since 2021. (Reuters)