France · Payments & e-money
Circle Internet Financial Europe Sas
Trading asCIRCLE
Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS (Circle France) is a French simplified joint-stock company (SAS) based in Paris. The ACPR (Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution) authorises it as an electronic money institution. Under this licence it issues the USDC and EURC e-money tokens in the EEA under the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). It belongs to the Circle group, whose holding company, Circle Internet Group, Inc., has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since June 2025. Through Circle Mint it offers institutions accounts to mint, redeem, hold and transfer USDC and EURC. Since April 2026 it has also been authorised under MiCA to provide custody and transfer services for these tokens.
Licences and registrations
Held by Circle Internet Financial Europe Sas (LEI 969500OYUDADGZKCR583). 2 entries on 2 of the 22 tracked registers, retrieved 25 September 2026.
| Register | Licence | Number | Jurisdiction | Status | Registered | Ends | Activities | Register entry |
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| EBA PSD2 RegisterPrudential Supervisory and Resolution Authority | Electronic money institutionE-Money / Stored Value Institution | 953990934 | France | Active | 2024-07-01 | — |
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| ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providersAutorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) | Crypto-asset service providerCrypto-Asset Service Provider | 969500OYUDADGZKCR583 | France | Active | 2026-04-23 | — |
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Trading names on the register: CIRCLE (EBA-PSD2, ESMA-CASP)
- Each licence applies in the country of the regulator that granted it.
- Registers are tracked in 37 countries. Licences granted elsewhere are not recorded here.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory.
Its LEI is not mapped to a BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Customers
Not published
Employees
Not published
Ownership
Group subsidiary
Circle Internet Financial Limited
Firm type
Stablecoin issuer
Trades as Circle France
- Ownership
- Circle Internet Financial Limited (Ireland) is the direct parent, and the firm's white paper names Circle Internet Group, Inc. as the group holding company.
- Direct parent
- Circle Internet Financial Limited ↗, Ireland
- Ultimate owner
- Circle Internet Group, Inc., United States
- Head office
- 4 rue de Marivaux, 75002 Paris, France
- Company register
- RCS Paris 953 990 934
- Incorporated
- 10 Jul 2023
Online
- Websites & references
- circle.com ↗
circle.com/circle-eea ↗ EEA page named as the issuer's website in its MiCA white papers
circle.com/transparency ↗ reserve transparency and attestation page (group) - Official social accounts
- LinkedIn ↗ · X ↗ · Instagram ↗ · YouTube ↗ · Discord ↗
Sources · 8 pages consulted
- amf-france.org/en/warnings/white-lists/daspcasp/circle-internet-financial-europe-sas-0
- circle.com/legal/eea-terms
- circle.com/legal/licenses
- circle.com/legal/mica-eurc-whitepaper
- circle.com/blog/circle-france-receives-approval-to-offer-crypto-asset-services-under-mica
- circle.com/pressroom/circle-secures-conditional-dasp-registration-and-appoints-head-of-french-operat
- businesswire.com/news/home/20240701991549/fr
- circle.com/eurc
Authorisation
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Operates under
- Its own licences
The ACPR authorises the firm as an electronic money institution (register number 17788). This covers e-money token issuance and payment services limited to its own tokens. Under the Article 60 MiCA notification procedure, the ACPR, with the AMF's assent, has also authorised it to provide custody and transfer services for crypto-assets. Its EMI licence is passported to 29 other EEA states.
| Authority | Licence or registration | Number | Held | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) France | Electronic Money Institution | 17788 | In its own name | Active | circle.com ↗ |
| Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) / ACPR France | Crypto-asset service provider under MiCA (Article 60 notification): custody and administration, and transfer services for crypto-assets | N2026 – 005 | In its own name | Active | amf-france.org ↗ |
Licences and registrations the research found, at home and abroad, as the firm and its regulators publish them. The Licences and registrations card shows the entries on the registers the directory tracks.
Partners and safeguarding
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Safeguarding
- Segregated safeguarding accountsThe firm states that USDC and EURC are fully backed by euro- or dollar-denominated assets it holds with EU-regulated financial institutions in segregated accounts, kept separate from its corporate funds.
- Crypto-asset custody
- Held by the firmThe firm holds the private keys for customers' hosted Circle Mint wallets in a combination of online and offline storage. It provides custody and transfer services only for the USDC and EURC tokens it issues.
Banks and regulated firms the firm says hold its customers’ money, issue its cards, sponsor its accounts or settle its payments, as it discloses them in its terms and notices.
Products and markets
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
It issues and redeems the USDC and EURC e-money tokens at par through Circle Mint accounts. The accounts are open only to institutions and also offer hosted-wallet custody, token transfers and EUR/USD conversion.
It serves institutional customers in the EEA under its French licence. According to its EURC white paper, the licence is passported to 29 other EEA states.
- Revenue
- EUR 3.3m
- Sells to
- Financial institutions · Enterprises · Platforms and marketplaces
- Serves customers in 30 countries
- France · Austria · Belgium · Bulgaria · Cyprus · Czechia · Germany · Denmark · Estonia · Spain · Finland · Greece · Croatia · Hungary · Ireland · Iceland · Italy · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Latvia · Malta · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Sweden · Slovenia · Slovakia
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
- Coralie Billmann Président (President); described by Circle as Managing Director of Circle France
- Executive
- Michel Vaugiac Directeur Général (General Manager)
Recent events
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
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Licence
The AMF white list recorded the firm as authorised under MiCA to provide crypto-asset custody and transfer services, dated 23 April 2026.
amf-france.org ↗ -
Other
Circle Internet Group, Inc., the group holding company, listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange on 5 June 2025.
circle.com ↗ -
Licence
The ACPR authorised the firm as an electronic money institution, and it began issuing USDC and EURC under MiCA on 1 July 2024.
businesswire.com ↗ -
Licence
The AMF registered the firm as a digital asset service provider under number E2024-111 on 15 April 2024.
circle.com ↗ -
Leadership
Circle announced a conditional AMF digital asset service provider registration and appointed Coralie Billmann to lead its French operations.
circle.com ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, security incidents, licence changes, funding rounds, acquisitions and leadership changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
- Licence no. · EBA-PSD2
- 953990934
- Licence no. · ESMA-CASP
- 969500OYUDADGZKCR583
- BIC
- Holds no BIC in Swift’s directory
- How the LEI was matched
- Published by the register
- National bank code
- FR-CIB 17788
- Elucidate firm ID
- 44b976c8a384
Profile
- Type
- Payments & e-money · CryptoPayment institutions, e-money and stored-value issuers, and account-information providers. Licensed under payment-services law (e.g. PSD2 in the EU and UK, the Payment Services Act in Singapore). Taken from the licences on the tracked registers.
- Regulation
- Prudential licenceAuthorised with capital, safeguarding and conduct requirements, e.g. an authorised payment or e-money institution in the EU or UK, a major payment institution in Singapore, or a MiCA crypto-asset service provider.
- Main licence class
- Crypto-Asset Service Provider
- Activities
- Payment services
- Card acquiring
- E-money / stored value
- Crypto-assets
- Licensed in
- France · Europe & Central Asia
- First registered
- 2024-07-01
- Website
- www.circle.com/en ↗
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
- Direct parent
- Circle Internet Financial Limited · Ireland635400JAHDSBACQGBS84 ↗
Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Address on the register
- 4 RUE DE MARIVAUX - 75002 Paris, France, PARIS, 75002
- Country
- France
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
This institution holds no BIC. A CBPR+ message identifies it by name and postal address, and may add its LEI or a clearing code.
- Identified by
- Name and postal address, with its LEI
- Postal address
- Hybrid: town, postcode and country in their own elements, the rest in two address lines
<FinInstnId>
<LEI>969500OYUDADGZKCR583</LEI>
<Nm>CIRCLE INTERNET FINANCIAL EUROPE SAS</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<PstCd>75002</PstCd>
<TwnNm>PARIS</TwnNm>
<Ctry>FR</Ctry>
<AdrLine>4 RUE DE MARIVAUX - 75002 Paris</AdrLine>
<AdrLine>France</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>- The address line repeats the town or postcode. Remove the repeat if your payment system rejects it.
CBPR+ identifies the instructing and instructed agents by BIC only. An institution without a BIC can be the debtor, creditor or an intermediary agent.
The values are as published by the register. Check them against your own records before use.
National bank codes
National bank-code directories, matched by LEI
| Code | Scheme | Name in the directory | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17788 | FR-CIB | Circle Internet Financial Europe SAS | PARIS |
Sources & method
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Read the methodology →Registers for this page
- EBA PSD2 Register—European Banking Authority (EBA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- ESMA interim MiCA register of crypto-asset service providers—European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) · source ↗ as at 25 September 2026
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, authorisation, partners, products, leadership and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the firm's own website, terms and filings, regulators' registers and notices, company registers and news. Licences, partners, figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
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