Samsung Wallet adds USDC transfers on Solana to 82 million Galaxy phones

• Feature launches on 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices with additional markets to follow
• Solana says stablecoin supply on the network is up nearly 20% year over year
• Solana has processed more than $5.25 trillion in stablecoin volume in 2026 so far

• 82M U.S. Galaxy devices getting the feature at launch
• ~20% year-over-year growth in Solana stablecoin supply
• $5.25T Solana stablecoin volume processed in 2026

Samsung Wallet is the default digital wallet app preinstalled on Galaxy phones, already used for payment cards, transit passes and ID credentials through Samsung Pay. According to the release, Samsung Wallet and Samsung Pay will now support stablecoins on Solana, with USDC cross-border transfers available to U.S. users starting the last week of October 2026.

USDC Sits Inside the Existing App

The document says the feature is “built into Samsung Wallet rather than alongside it.” Users send a remittance from the same screen they use for cards or IDs.

Fiat on- and off-ramps convert to and from local currency, with Solana’s infrastructure running in the background. The release does not name which on/off-ramp providers power that conversion.

82 Million Devices, More Markets Pending

At launch the feature covers 82 million U.S. Galaxy devices. Samsung says additional markets will follow, but only “subject to local regulatory requirements,” per the release.

The document does not specify which countries are next, a rollout timeline beyond the U.S., or what fees, if any, apply to a transfer.

Solana’s Stablecoin Numbers

The release ties the Samsung deal to broader stablecoin growth on Solana: supply up nearly 20% year over year and more than $5.25 trillion in stablecoin volume processed in 2026. It names PayPal and Western Union as enterprises already using Solana for stablecoin activity, without new figures for either.

What This Changes in Practice

For Solana, the deal moves USDC distribution from crypto apps and exchanges into a preinstalled wallet with no separate download. For Samsung, it adds a remittance product without requiring users to hold a seed phrase or touch a DEX or bridge.

Solana validators and USDC issuer Circle are not mentioned by name in the release beyond the USDC ticker itself. The document does not say whether Samsung runs its own Solana infrastructure or relies on a third-party custodian for the wallet’s keys.

“Samsung’s decision to work with Solana puts digital dollars into everyday life through one of the world’s most trusted technology brands.”

Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation

The CCS read. Distribution, not technology, has been stablecoins’ bottleneck for years. Shipping USDC inside a preinstalled OEM wallet on 82 million phones tests whether non-crypto users will actually use it, not just whether Solana can process it.

Watch for the last week of October 2026, when the USDC remittance feature is scheduled to go live on U.S. Galaxy devices, and for which additional markets Samsung names once local regulatory clearance follows.