![GoCardless co-founder and chief executive Hiroki Takuechi](https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/FN-AM062_fn_go__M_20201217045937.jpg)
Payments firm GoCardless has raised $95m in a fresh funding round, putting it within arm’s reach of a billion-dollar valuation.
The Finsbury Square startup’s latest fundraise was led by Bain Capital Ventures, taking its total amount raised to date to $240m. Existing investors include Accel and the venture capital arms of Google parent Alphabet and Salesforce.