Circle Internet Group, Inc. (NYSE:CRCL) today announced the launch of Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments.

This fully managed, unified stablecoin settlement solution allows payment service providers (PSPs), fintechs, banks, and global enterprises to access the speed and efficiency of regulated digital dollars without managing digital assets directly.

CPN Managed Payments abstracts digital asset complexity, enabling partners to interact solely in fiat while Circle manages the entire digital asset lifecycle, including USDC minting and burning, payment orchestration, compliance controls, and blockchain infrastructure.

CPN Managed Payments enables financial institutions to:

• Settle cross-border transactions using USDC2
• Enable merchant acceptance of stablecoins
• Power high-volume global payouts
• Reduce FX costs and settlement friction
• Operate under Circle’s existing regulatory licenses without direct digital asset exposure.

Unlike self-managed approaches that require building and operating infrastructure internally or relying on multiple third-party components, CPN Managed Payments provides a single integration. This fully managed payment stack is governed by Circle’s operational framework.

Additionally, the platform is built on Circle’s infrastructure, which leverages Circle’s licensing footprint, payouts across over 20 blockchains and domestic payment rails and connectivity to CPN fiat payout corridors worldwide.

CPN Managed Payments is also fully composable. This allows institutions to adopt stablecoin settlement aligned with their current operational and regulatory readiness, and gradually integrate stablecoin infrastructure into their payment stack as they evolve from a managed model toward greater ownership and control.

“With CPN Managed Payments, we’re simplifying how institutions adopt and scale stablecoin payments,” said Nikhil Chandhok, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Circle. “By combining issuance, liquidity, compliance, and programmable infrastructure into a unified solution, we are enabling financial institutions to embed stablecoin settlement into their existing payment stacks with enterprise-grade reliability and operational readiness.”

CPN Managed Payments is launching in collaboration with leading global financial institutions and payments companies – including Veem and other global PSPs – exploring stablecoin settlement use cases.