Businesses can also granularly customize transaction and alert policies using Compliance Engine to align with their specific business needs and regulatory requirements.
The platform also supports incoming and outgoing transactions that are performed using programmable wallets. This includes EOA and MSCA wallet account types and developer-controlled or user-controlled wallets.
Compliance Engine supports a wide range of blockchains, including those supported by programmable wallets such as Avalanche (AVAX), Ethereum (ETH), Polygon PoS (MATIC), and Solana (SOL).
Circle’s USDC Transforms Humanitarian Aid
Besides international businesses, stablecoins can also be used for global financial inclusion and humanitarian aid.
According to the Circle’s Impact Report 2024, traditional financial systems often leave billions of people unbanked and hinder efficient humanitarian aid distribution due to slowness, high costs, and lack of accessibility.
“Global finance is now beginning to build solutions for a world where billions of people can access portable bank branches in the palms of their hands,” the report says.
“Today mobile money is an $800 billion market in sub-Saharan Africa, and online “neobanks” have amassed hundreds of millions of users in Latin America – many of whom had previously been unbanked.”
To address these challenges, Circle seeks to offer faster, cheaper, and more transparent cross-border transactions. The report showcases several examples of how USDC is making a positive impact.
In December 2022, UNHCR and Circle partnered to launch a humanitarian cash program that provided borderless digital U.S. dollars – USDC – to Ukrainians displaced by the war. These USDCs were transferred directly to recipients’ digital wallets via the Stellar (XLM) blockchain, allowing for almost instant access using a smartphone. The program included fully integrated cash-out options and adhered to all necessary regulations.
Rahat, a Nepal-based organization, uses USDC and smart contracts to provide financial aid directly to mobile phones before climate disasters.
WiiQare, a Congo-based startup, enables faster and more affordable cross-border healthcare payments for migrants using USDC.
Kura, a U.S.-Haitian company, reduces remittance costs and facilitates real-world spending for beneficiaries with USDC.
In the report, Circle also highlights USDC’s strengths, including price stability, transparency, regulation, and an open ecosystem, and paints a positive outlook of how stablecoins can address financial inequality and empower individuals and organizations worldwide.