{"id":3699477,"date":"2026-05-01T13:57:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/?p=3699477"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:13:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T19:13:30","slug":"fun-secures-72-million-to-power-global-capital-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/news\/investment-tracker\/2026\/fun-secures-72-million-to-power-global-capital-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Secures $72 Million To Power Global Capital Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fun.xyz\/\">Fun<\/a>\u00a0raised $72 million in a Series A funding round to expand its payments infrastructure that powers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/\">Polymarket<\/a>\u00a0and other internet-native capital markets.<\/p><div\r\n\tid=\"article-paywall-overlay\"\r\n\tclass=\"d-none\"\r\n>\r\n\t<div id=\"article-paywall-content\" class=\"my-4\">\r\n\t\t\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f2699550-o1\" lang=\"en-US\" dir=\"ltr\" 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