ACI and Circle Explore USDC Settlement Alongside Colombia’s Payment Rails
ACI Worldwide and Circle announced an October 27 collaboration to demonstrate USDC settlement within existing payment operations, initially focusing on Colombia.
ACI Worldwide and Circle announced an October 27 collaboration to demonstrate USDC settlement within existing payment operations, initially focusing on Colombia.
Confirmed details
The initiative combines ACI Connetic with Circle’s USDC infrastructure. ACI built the central infrastructure for Colombia’s Bre-B instant-payment ecosystem. The new demonstration explores how stablecoin settlement can complement familiar bank workflows; it does not announce nationwide USDC adoption or transaction volumes.
OrangeX.com Analysis
OrangeX.com views integration as the main test. Institutions still need to establish custody, liquidity, reconciliation and operating responsibilities. A technical demonstration can show compatibility, but evidence of production use requires named deployments and measured settlement results.
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