Circle to Acquire Tazapay for US$400 Million With US$25 Million Staff Stock Awards
What's happening
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has agreed to acquire Singapore-headquartered B2B cross-border payments infrastructure provider Tazapay in an all-stock deal valued at US$400 million and disclosed in a regulatory filing. The transaction is expected to close in 2027, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals including from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and includes US$25 million in staff stock awards. Circle says the acquisition will leverage Tazapay's banking relationships, local payout rails, and institutional customer base to accelerate adoption of USDC in cross-border payments.
Why it's trending
This is rising because Circle is using an all-stock acquisition plus employee equity awards to push USDC deeper into APAC cross-border rails right as regulatory approvals and regional expansion plans matter.
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If Circle thinks buying Tazapay for US$400 million will instantly make USDC the default for APAC B2B payouts, they are underestimating how much bank and regulatory work remains.
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- Circle to Acquire Tazapay for US$400 Million With US$25 Million Staff Stock Awards
Circle has agreed to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments firm Tazapay in an all-stock deal valued at US$400 million, according to a regulatory filing. The deal is expected to close in 2027, subject to customary conditions and regulatory approvals, including approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Tazapay provides business-to-business payment infrastructure to payment service p
Fintech News SingaporeSep 9 - Circle to buy Singapore-based cross-border payments platform Tazapay
Stablecoin-issuer Circle has agreed to buy Tazapay, a Singapore-headquartered B2B cross-border payments infrastructure provider. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
FinextraSep 8 - Circle Acquires Tazapay to Accelerate Stablecoin Payment Adoption
Stablecoin issuer Circle is set to acquire Singapore-based B2B cross-border payments infrastructure company Tazapay. The deal, announced Tuesday (Sept. 8) and expected to close next year, is designed to employ Tazapay’s banking relationships, local payout rails, and institutional customer base to accelerate adoption of Circle’s USDC stablecoin. “Tazapay brings deep payment infrastructure across AP
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