Sierra Ventures and Sonae IM also joined the financing, which brings San Jose-based Citcon's total raised since its 2015 inception to nearly $50 million. Citcon's mission is straightforward: to allow merchants to accept payments by mobile wallet and alternative currencies "with the same ease as they process traditional credit card payments today," according to CEO and founder Chuck Huang.

Link: Citcon raises $30M to make paying with mobile wallets 'as easy as paying with a credit card'
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