Circle Technology Services, an affiliate of Circle Internet Group, has partnered with global payments infrastructure company Nium to connect USDC settlement with local payouts in more than 190 countries and 100 currencies. Nium joins the Circle Payments Network (CPN) as a global payout partner, enabling financial institutions to use a single integration for both USDC-powered settlement and last-mile delivery into bank accounts, wallets, and cards.
The collaboration addresses long-standing cross-border payment inefficiencies. Instead of managing multiple providers and prefunded accounts, institutions can leverage CPN’s smart routing, FX optimization, and Nium’s real-time payout rails. Circle’s network has reached $8.3 billion in annualized transaction volume based on trailing 30-day activity as of March 31, 2026, signaling growing institutional adoption of USDC beyond crypto trading.
“Traditional and onchain payment rails are converging,” said Nium CEO Prajit Nanu. “We are combining Circle’s regulated settlement instrument with Nium’s global payout reach.” Circle Chief Commercial Officer Kash Razzaghi added that the partnership extends USDC “from a settlement instrument into a complete payments flow.” Circle stock (CRCL) traded at $104.74, up 0.55% on the day, as the market reacted positively to the expanded utility of USDC in mainstream payment infrastructure.
