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Pismo, the cloud-native core banking and payments platform, today announced the signing of a $108 million Series B fundraising round, led by SoftBank Latin America Fund, Amazon and Accel with participation from B3, Falabella Ventures and PruVen and existing investors and Headline and Redpoint eventures. The funding will fuel the company’s global expansion and accelerate the development of market-leading technologies for banking, payments, and financial markets infrastructure.

The financial services industry is undergoing significant technological transformation, and consumers are increasingly demanding more innovative products and frictionless experiences. Pismo has developed a cloud-native core processing platform that gives banks, fintechs, and other financial institutions flexibility and agility. Its unique all-in-one platform allows Pismo customers to rapidly launch products for cards and payments, digital banking, digital wallets, and marketplaces. In addition, it allows financial institutions to take charge of their core data and use it intelligently.

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