Our mission
The future of money should include everyone
Focusing on three core pillars to support underserved communities and help drive financial prosperity, Circle Impact supports our mission to rebuild the global financial system with blockchain technology.
Financial Access
We empower a global ecosystem of developers, businesses, and projects that leverage USDC and other Circle services, largely removing the cost and friction of moving money around the world
Digital and Financial Literacy
We collaborate with Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S. (HBCUs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), and other partners to offer digital and financial literacy initiatives
Humanitarian Aid and
Disaster Relief
We empower aid, development and humanitarian interventions worldwide to mobilize faster, corruption-resistant payments using Circle’s digital assets and technology
Our Partners
Circle Impact collaborates with organizations across the private and public sectors to create meaningful change.
Case Studies
Circle Impact in Action
USDC: A safer, more effective way to distribute humanitarian aid
Powering Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief
Collecting funds to support displaced people around the world is only half the battle. The other half is delivering it to people in need – no matter where they are. UNHCR + the UN Refugee Agency are turning to USDC, running on the Stellar blockchain. Eliminating the need for those fleeing instability to carry cash, credit or debit cards – aid recipients can access vital support via a Vibrant digital wallet – and exchange their USDC for local currency at any MoneyGram location.
Bypassing a dictatorship to deliver aid to millions in Venezuela
Powering Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Relief
In the height of the pandemic, front-line medical workers in Venezuela lacked access to critical medical supplies and equipment while suffering from the impacts of hyperinflation, international isolation and sanctions, and economic collapse.
In collaboration with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and U.S.-based fintech innovator Airtm, and in coordination with the U.S. government, Circle was able to put in place an aid disbursement pipeline that leveraged the power of USDC to bypass the controls imposed by Maduro over the domestic financial system, and put millions of dollars of funds into the hands of healthcare workers fighting for the health and safety of the people of Venezuela.
Simplifying peer-to-peer payments between U.S. and Mexico
Cultivating Financial Inclusion
For millions of individuals and families, the ability to send and receive money between the U.S. and Mexico is a lifeline. In 2020 alone, cross-border remittances increased 10% – reaching over $40B. Yet despite the vital importance of remittances, traditional methods of sending and receiving money are slow and expensive. Circle’s APIs + USDC + Bitso (the largest crypto exchange in Latin America) are making it easier, faster and more secure for Mexican residents to send and receive cross-border payments using blockchain technology.
Digital Financial Literacy with Circle University
Circle University is a crypto education course available to academic institutions and partner organizations interested in catalyzing crypto literacy.
Circle Impact partnered with select Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) and other academic institutions as part of their Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 curriculums.

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