Circle and ACI Worldwide pilot USDC settlement integration with existing payment systems in Colombia.
DeFi & Yields ·
Circle and ACI Worldwide are running a pilot program to integrate USDC settlement capabilities into Colombia's instant-payment infrastructure, marking an effort to embed stablecoin rails alongside conventional payment networks in the region. The initiative represents a step toward enabling regulated dollar-denominated digital money to move through existing institutional payment channels rather than as an isolated parallel system.
The pilot sits within Circle's broader expansion across Latin America and reflects the company's strategy of positioning USDC as a trust-compliant settlement layer for institutional and payment network operators. ACI Worldwide operates the payment infrastructure that processes transactions across multiple countries, making the partnership a way to test how stablecoin settlement can coexist with legacy rails in a specific market context.
Key details about the pilot's scope, timeline, and technical implementation remain undisclosed. It is unclear whether the integration will be limited to a test phase or whether it signals a planned rollout to other Colombian payment corridors or neighboring markets.