Talking with Jeremy Fox-Geen, CFO of Circle

EPISODE · Mar 3, 2026 · 41 MIN

Talking with Jeremy Fox-Geen, CFO of Circle

from Talking Banking Matters · host McKinsey & Company

The blockchain-based fintech Circle is perhaps best known as the issuer of USDC stablecoins, but the company is much broader than that. In the words of its leaders, Circle seeks to build a foundational economic operating system for an AI-driven digital economy running on a blockchain-based payments infrastructure. In this episode Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen speaks with McKinsey partner and payments industry expert Matt Higginson about the effect of the passage of 2025’s Genius Act on the future of stablecoin innovation, sources of future value, and how his background in philosophy informs his work and leadership style. Related insights The 2025 McKinsey Global Payments Report: Competing systems, contested outcomesGuardrails for growth: Building a resilient payments systemThe stable door opens: How tokenized cash enables next-gen paymentsGlobal Banking Annual Review 2025: Why precision, not heft, defines the future of bankingAfter the surge: Tien‑Tsin Huang on the future of paymentsThe future of the payments industry: How managing risk can drive growth Follow our banking and payments sector insights: Talking Banking Matters Read our Financial services blog: Banking & Securities Matters Discover our latest insights with our LinkedIn community of 9,000+ financial services professionals: McKinsey Financial Services Find all of our Financial Services insights on McKinsey.com See www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy informationSee www.mckinsey.com/privacy-policy for privacy information

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