Circle
The full-stack platform for the internet financial system

Circle is a regulated financial infrastructure company that provides a full-stack platform for building internet-native financial products, including the USDC and EURC stablecoins, the Circle Payments Network, and developer tools like wallets, smart contracts, and cross-chain transfer protocols. The platform connects traditional finance with onchain infrastructure, enabling near-instant global payments and institutional-grade liquidity services. Circle is licensed and regulated across major jurisdictions worldwide, serving banks, fintechs, and enterprise developers.
Circle provides APIs, SDKs, stablecoins (USDC/EURC), a cross-chain transfer protocol, and a global payments network that connect financial institutions and developers to settle transactions in seconds using regulated, fully-reserved digital currencies
Banks, fintechs, enterprises, and onchain developers building internet-native financial products
Background.
- Status
- launched
- Business model
- unknown
- Company
- Circle Internet Financial
- Launched
- 2013
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