Recruit and the corporate-backed Digital Currency Group are among the investors in a $12.5m round for payment services provider Align.

US-based payment services provider Align Commerce raised $12.5m in a series A round yesterday featuring Recruit Strategic Partners, the corporate venturing arm of human resources firm Recruit.

Digital Currency Group, a cryptocurrency holding firm backed by investors including Transamerica Ventures, which acts as the corporate venturing arm of insurance provider Aegon, insurance firm New York Life and payment services company Mastercard, also took part in the round.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers (KPCB) led the round, while Silicon Valley Bank,…