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Story: Circle Teams with Sasai to Push USDC Across Africa

By Dan Saada

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Mobile App Integration Plans. Sasai wants to build USDC right into its mobile app.

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Regulatory Hurdles Ahead. Not so fast though. Industry observers have noted parallels with Circle Freezes USDC Holdings in…

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Circle just struck a deal with African fintech Sasai to get more people using USDC stablecoin for cross-border payments.

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The whole thing centers on making it easier and cheaper for people to move money across borders in Africa.

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Sasai wants to build USDC right into its mobile app. That could reach millions of users who need to send money to family or run businesses internationally.

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Circle's been pushing hard to get USDC used more widely, especially in emerging markets. Africa makes sense because there's tons of young people who know their way around…

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Darlington Mandivenga runs Cassava Fintech, Sasai's parent company. He's pretty excited about working with Circle.

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Both companies still need regulatory approval in several African countries before they can actually launch anything.

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USDC has gotten pretty big lately - its market cap is sitting above $50 billion as of March 2026.

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Sasai's already got users across multiple African countries, so they don't have to start from scratch building a customer base.

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Both companies are talking to local banks and financial institutions to make sure the infrastructure can handle USDC transactions.

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The whole thing is part of a bigger trend where traditional financial services are getting disrupted by digital alternatives.

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