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Circle to invest in Singapore as part of Always-On Global Infrastructure

Wednesday 10 November 2021 09:55 CET | News

US-based fintech Circle has announced plans to establish a regional hub in the Singapore market and to initiate the application process to obtain Singapore licenses and registrations.

Regional expansion into Singapore will form a part of Circle's global expansion plans, including hiring a regional leadership team based in Singapore. Also the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), a fully reserved dollar digital currency, Circle is looking for partners to experiment in stablecoin innovations in the Singapore market as part of a Lighthouse Project with MAS observing and guiding project design.

With local business partners, the Lighthouse Project aims to demonstrate how digital currencies, open payment systems, and innovation-forward fintech regulations can solve business and regulatory challenges while fuelling economic growth and Web3 financial innovations.


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Keywords: expansion, digital currency, stablecoin, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), regulation
Categories: DeFi & Crypto & Web3
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