Circle Developer Grant Program Announces First Batch of Selected Teams, 8 Teams Building Payment Applications for Africa and the Global South Based on Arc

Foresight News reports that Arc has announced the list of teams selected for the first batch of the Circle Developer Grant Program in 2026. All 8 teams are building products based on Arc, USDC, and the Circle developer platform, focusing on payment, foreign exchange, remittance, merchant collection, and stablecoin-native banking scenarios in Africa and the Global South. The selected teams include: multi-chain wallet and AML infrastructure Blockradar, USD accounts for freelancers in the Global South Kolan, payment aggregation platform covering 21 African currencies Myaza, USDC payment tool for African merchants Arrel Technology, local currency settlement payment application Payrit, stablecoin DEX for emerging markets ViFi Labs, USDC-based new banking service for African diaspora SFX Money, and AI-driven real-time pricing QR code tool Flezpay.