[Financial Technology Infrastructure Alpaca Completes $150 Million Financing, Led by Drive Capital] Odaily Planet Daily News: Financial technology infrastructure provider Alpaca has completed a $150 million Series D financing round, with a valuation of $1.15 billion. The round was led by Drive Capital, with participation from Citadel Securities, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, and BNP Paribas' venture capital arm. As part of the financing, Alpaca also secured a $40 million credit line. Alpaca's software enables companies to more easily offer trading services for stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, and other financial instruments. The company's co-founder and CEO, Yoshi Yokokawa, stated that as the boundaries between traditional finance and the crypto sector blur, platforms are integrating services, and Alpaca's annual recurring revenue has exceeded $100 million. (Fortune)