Chelsea Puts USDC on Shirts as UK Sponsorship Scrutiny Rises
Circle and USDC will appear on Chelsea shirts from the 2026/27 season, putting stablecoin branding into UK football amid closer FCA scrutiny of financial sponsors.
Circle and USDC will appear on Chelsea shirts from the 2026/27 season, putting stablecoin branding into UK football amid closer FCA scrutiny of financial sponsors.
Kakao, Kakao Pay and KakaoBank signed an MOU with Circle to study won-linked digital assets, cross-border payments and merchant settlement.
The Japanese card network and Circle will study USDC-based internal fund transfers and merchant payments, but have not announced a commercial launch.
Standard Chartered launched integrated USDC minting and redemption for eligible institutional clients through its DIFC operations, in partnership with Circle.
BNY is adding USDC custody, transfers, minting and redemption through an expanded Circle relationship, linking bank cash and stablecoin operations.
Bahrain-based INFINIOS will integrate Circle’s USDC, EURC and onchain payment tools for cross-border payments, treasury and merchant settlement.