Arc has announced the first batch of teams selected for the Circle Developer Grant Program in 2026, with eight projects making the list. All of the selected teams are building on Arc, USDC, and Circle’s developer platform. Their products are focused on payment-related use cases across Africa and the Global South, including foreign exchange, remittances, merchant acceptance, and stablecoin-native banking. The cohort includes Blockradar, a multichain wallet and AML infrastructure provider; Kolan, which offers dollar accounts for freelancers in the Global South; Myaza, a payment aggregation platform supporting 21 African currencies; and Arrel Technology, which provides USDC payment tools for African merchants. The list also includes Payrit, ViFi Labs, SFX Money, and Flezpay, spanning local currency settlement, a stablecoin DEX for emerging markets, a USDC neobank for the African diaspora, and an AI-powered real-time pricing QR tool.
Arc has released the first 2026 cohort selected for the Circle Developer Grant Program, naming eight teams in total. According to the announcement, all eight are building products on Arc, USDC, and Circle’s developer platform, with a focus on payments across Africa and the Global South.
The projects target use cases including foreign exchange, remittances, merchant payments, and stablecoin-native banking.
Selected teams
- Blockradar, a multichain wallet and AML infrastructure provider
- Kolan, which offers dollar accounts for freelancers in the Global South
- Myaza, a payment aggregation platform covering 21 African currencies
- Arrel Technology, a USDC collection tool for African merchants
- Payrit, a payment app for local-currency settlement
- ViFi Labs, a stablecoin DEX for emerging markets
- SFX Money, a USDC neobank aimed at the African diaspora
- Flezpay, an AI-powered QR tool for real-time pricing
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