Circle is a financial infrastructure company founded in 2013 that is building an internet financial system centred on USDC, a regulated US dollar stablecoin. The company connects financial institutions, enterprises and developers to blockchain-based rails for the exchange of value, and reports that its platform underpins trillions of dollars of economic activity serving hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Its stated mission is to raise global economic prosperity through frictionless exchange of value.
The product set spans stablecoins and payments infrastructure: USDC, described as the world's largest regulated stablecoin; EURC, a euro-denominated stablecoin; the Circle Payments Network, which provides near-instant global settlement and low-cost, 24/7 cross-border payments; Arc, an enterprise-grade blockchain positioned as an economic operating system for the internet; and developer APIs for building financial applications on the platform.
Technical work at the company covers blockchain technology, stablecoin issuance, payments infrastructure, financial APIs, cross-border payments, programmable money and regulatory compliance technology. The firm operates across eight jurisdictions - the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Bermuda, Canada and Japan - and holds regulatory licences in each. Its stated priorities include full transparency, close attention to licensing and compliance, and bridging traditional finance with digital assets.
