SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, April 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget Wallet, the everyday finance app, has expanded its QR payment capabilities across Asia-Pacific, allowing users to pay from a self-custodial wallet by scanning supported local merchant QR codes across one of the world’s most established QR payment regions. The rollout positions Bitget Wallet as the first self-custodial wallet to offer crypto QR payments at APAC scale, serving both local spending and cross-border travel use cases.

The expansion builds on Bitget Wallet’s broader push to make crypto more usable in everyday commerce. “APAC is one of the clearest places where crypto payments can fit into existing consumer habits,” said Alvin Kan, COO of Bitget…