Circle has entered a multi-year partnership with the organization Global Citizen to integrate USDC payments into the Move Afrika concert series. The initiative aims to facilitate faster transactions with lower costs for local vendors and suppliers, with the first events under this model scheduled for Rwanda in 2027.
The collaboration, announced on November 10, 2026, focuses on three key areas: implementing USDC payments, providing financial training for local creators and businesses, and establishing the Global Citizen and Circle Impact Champions Award. This award will utilize USDC to fund charitable organizations chosen by participating leaders and artists.
This deal follows a series of expansion efforts by Circle in Africa throughout 2026, including partnerships with Sasai Fintech in March and Flutterwave in July. Additionally, the company appointed Gillian Darko as Vice President and Head of Africa on November 3, 2026.
Circle, which trades on the NYSE under the ticker CRCL, reported that the average circulation of its USDC stablecoin reached $73.3 billion in the third quarter of 2026. The Move Afrika series itself is a joint project between Global Citizen and pgLang, launched in 2023 to support local employment.
