About
Empowering secure, compliant transactions for the digital economy
Circle is a global fintech firm empowering businesses to leverage digital currencies and public blockchains for payments, commerce, and financial applications worldwide. Licensed as a Money Transmitter and Virtual Currency Business in New York, it operates under regulatory oversight, including Maryland's financial authorities. Circle bridges traditional finance with blockchain innovation securely and compliantly.
Use Cases
Global Payments Acceptance
Businesses can accept digital currency payments in stablecoins like USDCworldwide with real-time settlement.
Cross-border Payouts
Companies can send global payouts efficiently using Circle's regulatedstablecoin platform for lower costs.
DeFi and DApp Wallet Integration
Developers integrate secure wallets and smart contract management fordecentralized finance and apps.
Onchain Liquidity and Trading Services
Traders and platforms use Circle to mint, distribute, and manage USD-backedstablecoins for liquidity.
Key Features
Web3 Developer Platform
- USDC and EURC stablecoins facilitate payments and financial services globally.
- Circle provides developer tools such as Wallets, Contracts, Paymaster, andCCTP to integrate USDC into applications.
- Circle supports multiple blockchains including Algorand, Aptos, Arbitrum,Avalanche, Base, Celo, Ethereum, and others for stablecoin and developer tool usage.
- Circle offers Programmable Wallets, which simplify the creation and management of secure Web3 wallets.
- Circle's Smart Contract Platform allows developers to create, deploy, andexecute smart contracts via APIs.
Global Stablecoin Network
- Circle's USDC is a regulated digital dollar fully backed by cash andequivalents.
- Circle is building a new internet financial system, making money movementaround the world as seamless as sending an email.
- Circle connects traditional finance and digital assets to create a secure,always-on digital economy.
- Circle has Money Transmitter Licenses in 46 states, the District of Columbia,and Puerto Rico.
- Circle's platform supports real-time settlement, 24/7, enabling global scalemoney movement.
Founder
Jeremy Allaire
Founder
Sean Neville
Headquarters
🇺🇸 Remote First
Website
circle.com
226T+
all-time USDC volume
185+
countries with Circle Mint support
Key Investors
Accel
Breyer Labs
General Catalyst
IDG Capital
Oak Investment Partners