US-based games maker SCVNGR has raised $9m in funding from T-Venture, the venture unit of Deutsche Telekom, for its mobile payment service LevelUp. It is the second tranche of a larger Series D round investment, and brings the total raised from the round to $21m.

SCVNGR’s first close of the round in June raised $12m. Prior venture firm investors Balderton Capital, Highland Capital Partners, and Google’s venture arm Google Ventures were joined by newcomers Continental Advisors and media investor Transmedia…