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Circle Plans to Acquire Tazapay to Expand USDC Cross-Border Payments

September 8, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC (45 days ago) · 1 source · Summarized by CryptoBipto

Circle, the company behind the USDC stablecoin, has announced plans to acquire Tazapay, a cross-border payments company. The acquisition is intended to strengthen Circle's ability to facilitate international payments using USDC.

WHY IT MATTERS

Stablecoins like USDC are cryptocurrencies designed to maintain a steady value, usually pegged to the US dollar. Think of them as digital dollars that can be sent over the internet. One of the biggest promises of stablecoins is making it cheaper and faster to send money across borders — something that traditionally involves banks, intermediaries, and high fees, similar to how email replaced expensive international faxes. Circle acquiring a cross-border payments company like Tazapay suggests that stablecoin companies are actively building the infrastructure needed to compete with traditional payment networks for international transfers.

Circle is one of the largest stablecoin issuers in the cryptocurrency industry, responsible for USDC, a dollar-pegged stablecoin that is widely used across decentralized finance and traditional payment systems.

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