CME and Seagate joined new investors Standard Chartered, SCB, Accenture, Santander and SBI Holdings for the enterprise blockchain company's latest round.

US-based financial transfer technology provider Ripple closed a $55m series B round yesterday supported by a raft of strategic investors including futures company CME and data storage provider Seagate Technology.

The round also featured financial services firms Standard Chartered, Siam Commercial Bank, Santander and SBI Holdings, professional services firm Accenture and venture capital firm Venture 51.

CME, Seagate, Accenture, Santander and SCB invested through their respective VC subsidiaries: CME Ventures, Seagate Venture Capital, Accenture Ventures, Santander InnoVentures and SCB Digital…