Circle and ACI Worldwide pilot USDC settlement on Colombia's instant payment network

On October 27, 2026, Circle and ACI Worldwide announced a partnership to pilot USDC stablecoin settlement on Colombia's instant-payment network, Bre-B. The pilot pairs Circle's USDC with ACI Worldwide's cloud-based Connetic platform to enable banks to route digital dollars alongside traditional banking rails without overhauling back-office operations. Bre-B, operated by Banco de la República, logged over 500 million transactions in its first five months through March 2026.

Circle and ACI Worldwide launch USDC pilot in Colombia

• ▪Circle Chief Commercial Officer Kash Razzaghi and ACI Worldwide executive Craig Ramsey framed the pilot of USDC settlement on Colombia's Bre-B network as a bridge connecting traditional finance with digital assets
• ▪On October 27, 2026, Circle and ACI Worldwide announced a Colombia pilot pairing Circle's USDC infrastructure with ACI Worldwide's cloud-based ACI Connetic platform to enable stablecoin settlement alongside traditional payment systems
• ▪The Circle and ACI Worldwide pilot on Colombia's Bre-B network allows financial institutions to test compliance, operational governance, and treasury settlement models for stablecoins within familiar frameworks

ACI Connetic platform capabilities and architecture

• ▪ACI Connetic is a cloud-based payments orchestration platform built by ACI Worldwide to handle both traditional and digital payments on a single platform
• ▪The integration of USDC onto ACI Connetic allows financial institutions to test digital dollar settlement without rebuilding back-office systems from scratch
• ▪ACI Worldwide built the ACI Connetic platform to be technology-agnostic, supporting additional payment networks and digital-asset providers beyond USDC over time

Colombia's Bre-B payment network adoption and operator

• ▪Colombia's Bre-B payment network recorded over 500 million transactions and passed 100 million registered payment keys in its first five months of operation as of March 2026
• ▪Bre-B is Colombia's interoperable instant-payment network run by Banco de la República, the country's central bank

Colombia as regional launchpad

• ▪Colombia was selected for the USDC settlement pilot with ACI Worldwide due to high cross-border remittance volumes and public demand for dollar-denominated savings as an inflation hedge
• ▪Circle and ACI Worldwide framed the pilot of USDC settlement on Colombia's Bre-B network as the starting point for broader stablecoin settlement expansion across Latin America

Circle's Latin American expansion

• ▪Circle executed earlier stablecoin payout expansions across Latin America prior to its partnership with ACI Worldwide
• ▪Prior to the pilot of USDC settlement on Colombia's Bre-B network, Circle established a Latin American footprint by integrating USDC into fintech platform Mercado Pago in Argentina