Startup company Kima completes a $5 million financing, bridging traditional and decentralized finance.

Startup company Kima has completed a $5 million financing round. The round was led by Blockchange and Mastercard's FinSec Innovation Lab, with participation from Outlier Ventures, Big Brain Holdings, Castrum Capital, Kangaroo Capital, and Maven Capital. Kima is a settlement protocol designed to bridge traditional financial services such as fiat bank accounts and credit cards with decentralized finance (DeFi) tools.