Vindicia has announced raising $7.5 million in series D financing - bringing the total amount raised to over $21 million. ONSET Ventures led the financing in partnership with existing investors Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, DCM and Leader Ventures. The company also announced that ONSET Ventures General Partner David Lane and BDMI Principal Keith Titan have joined its board of directors. According to the company, "Titan offers deep expertise in digital media, while Lane brings to the board a track record for success in developing emerging IT infrastructure companies." READ MORE »

Over on PaymentsViews.com, Glenbrook's Russ Jones takes a look at Google Checkout's beta version of subscription payments.

Vindicia has announced that it has integrated its on-demand CashBox billing system with Merchant e-Solutions' (MeS) e-Commerce payment platform. In conjunction with the Merchant Risk Council Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Vindicia and Merchant e-Solutions are also announcing that Custom Builders USA (CB/USA) has selected the integrated solution to meet its subscription billing requirements. READ MORE »

Zuora has announced the release of Z-Payments, a complete payment solution built for subscription businesses that comes pre-integrated with the ability to accept PayPal payments. Z-Payments allows subscription-based businesses "to offer their customers flexible and secure online payment options, manage the complexities of collecting recurring subscription payments, and ultimately get paid faster." READ MORE »