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The constraint in cross-border won trading has long been the settlement window, which forces foreign investors to align with Seoul business hours.
The Bank of Korea has launched a 24-hour won settlement pilot to remove that timing dependency for foreign investors.
This new network enables settlement during business hours in the investor's home country, decoupling trade execution from the Korean time zone.
Where this sits in the stack In the payment infrastructure stack, settlement is the final node where funds actually move between accounts.
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