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Liquido raises $26M

By TechTaffy Desk

Liquido, a Latin American payments infrastructure provider, has raised raised $26 million.

Index Ventures participated in the funding, along with Base Partners, Restive Ventures, Mantis VC and UpHonest Capital.

Liquido came out of stealth mode with the announcement of the funding, and the company says it has already processed over $300 million worth of payments during its closed beta for our pilot customers.

Liquido is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Brazil, Mexico and Asia.

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