Travel between $, £, € ... more coming soon.SUBMIT money without borders iMESSAGE INTEGRATION Put your money where your text is.Without even opening the app.Circle Pay for iMessage free rein real live human beings lots o’ lols bodyguards for your cash Industry-leading security like touch ID, two-factor authentication and FDIC insurance.UPDATE (5th Nov, 23:25 GMT): Circle has confirmed its mobile apps are US-only for the moment, but that international versions are "imminent" – along with support for more languages and currencies.Bitcoin-based consumer finance company Circle has released native apps for both iOS and Android platforms, aiming to bring as many features of its online platform as possible to the mobile world.Unlike other mobile bitcoin wallets out there, 'Circle for Bitcoin' integrates with banks and credit card accounts to allow both deposits and withdrawals.There are also the more familiar bitcoin wallet features like send and request money, and transactions via QR code.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told CoinDesk the focus was less about bitcoin and more about using money, adding: "We also emphasize users' local currency in transactions, which we think is important to widespread adoption for payments."The apps allow users to send payment requests via email.If a recipient is already a Circle user, they can complete the request with a one-click action from the message (which is also a website feature).If the recipient is a bitcoin user, but does not have a Circle account, they can send funds to a bitcoin address provided.Alternatively, they have the option to join Circle and complete the payment that way.Users of compatible iOS devices will also have the option to secure their accounts with Apple's Touch ID fingerprint reader.Otherwise, the critical features are generally identical on both iOS and Android devices, with just a few minor differences.Circle's intention is to provide consistent functionality across the two mobile platforms and the web version.

Circle demonstrated beta versions of the apps at an event in mid-September, and officially went live with its international web-based bitcoin brokerage and payments service later that month.Although the company's aim is to make bitcoin as familiar to digital currency newcomers as possible, Allaire cautioned the market was in its very early stages and still faced a lot of hurdles to be useful to all."We think we're moving things in the right direction, but by no means do we think that these products are ready for the masses."Circle, however, certainly hopes it is making progress at this goal, he said.Circle's entire platform is free to use, available to all customers around the world and in seven languages.Deposits in its accounts are 100% insured.Circle for Bitcoin will be available on Apple's iOS App Store and the Google Play store from today.See Circle's apps demonstrated in the video below: The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is an independent media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies.

The mainstream-focused bitcoin wallet, Circle, has had a perfect storm of good news lately as it greatly expanded its territory and announced a major new banking partner, new upgrades, new licensing, a new currency, and a freshly loosened policy.The company announced a partnership with Barclay’s bank in the UK on Tuesday, providing the opportunity to include the British Pound as a second native currency within their application.cnn dinero bitcoinUK citizens can now use Circle in the same way that U.S.bitcoin 365 club reviewAccording to a company blog post, Circle plans to add the Euro as a third native currency very soon too, also backed by Barclays bank.bitcoin nasil kullanilirThe addition will give Circle the ability to move into the rest of Europe, a market with roughly 500 Million smartphone users.

The Boston-based company has received over US$76 million in funding, over three funding rounds, valuing the company at US$250 million.The investments have been from a wide range of sources, including Goldman Sachs in April 2015.The Barclay’s news comes as the Financial Conduct Authority, the top financial regulator in the UK, granted Circle the first electronic money license awarded to a currency not sponsored by a state.Without it, according to UK laws, the company would not be able to establish a banking relationship with Barclay’s, nor have access to the country’s legacy ATM network.“For the first time any consumer in the U.S.will be able to beam sterling and dollars back and forth, instantly for free,” Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire told the NY times.“That’s just never been possible.” Barclay’s PLC is a British multinational bank founded in 1690, currently valued at £1.120 trillion by assets.It has almost 5,000 branches with 129,400 employees located in 50 countries today, and claims 48 million customers worldwide.

The bank has been on the forefront of banking history for both good and bad reasons.In 1967, Barclay’s was the first bank in the world to deploy an automated cash dispenser, however, the megabank was a central figure in the 2012 LIBOR scandal, leading to fines totalling £290 million, for manipulating the interbank exchange rates.Together Barclay’s and Circle appear to be uniquely positioned to bring bitcoin wallets to all of Europe, especially those that have never been introduced to bitcoin before.The elaborate bitcoin wallet sends money to both email addresses and phone numbers, and is available on both Apple and Android.It allows users to send dollars, and now pounds, from end to end seamlessly.The app will even let users pull fiat currency out of their bank account, through a debit card, and send it to a recipient directly.To accompany the new changes and make room for the new customers, Circle also announced that they have lifted the limits on how much verified users can spend or withdraw from their Circle account.

As Coinbase’s primary competitor, Circle has worked towards rebuilding its image as a social payment app; an emerging class of smartphone applications that include PayPal’s Venmo, Facebook Messenger Payments, and China’s WeChat Pay.These applications are a step between chat and online payments, and usually have lots of images and even emojis tied into their chat-like interface.The result for Circle looks less like Coinbase and more like Venmo, although while using it, you are never more than a click or two away from being able to send or receive funds.The fees are also smaller than other social payment apps, since it uses bitcoin as the value transfer backbone.Some part of the new facelift appears to be working out nicely for Circle.In another bout of good news for the company, the Circle Pay app made it’s way up the iTunes stores’ “Best New Apps” list in the finance category.The highly-sought after position will ensure it is seen by millions of Apple iOS users as they enter the iTunes store’s featured apps page on their iPhones, iPads, and even desktop computers.