To expand its presence in Europe, Circle has chosen France as its regulatory base due to the country's well-defined regulations for responsible innovation and digital assets, as well as its vibrant FinTech and financial services ecosystem. Dante Disparte, Circle's chief strategy officer and head of global policy, emphasized the country's conducive environment for digital assets and innovative financial technologies. Coralie Billmann has been appointed to lead the company's licensed operations in France, bringing with her extensive experience from high-growth tech sales expansion at investment bank JPMorgan and a treasury role at payments platform PayPal.