Odaily Planet Daily News Carbon credit trading company Carbonplace announced that it has received $45 million in seed funding, with UBS Group, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, BNP Paribas, NatWest Group, National Australia Bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Sumimoto Mitsui and Standard Chartered Plc participating in the investment. In addition, Carbonplace appointed Scott Eaton as its first CEO. The Carbonplace platform is expected to be launched later this year. (Bloomberg)