We’re incredibly proud of our 20 top fintech, fintech-enabler, and impact tech startups that pitched at the 2026 Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase in Stockholm. During the event, we also presented awards to the MASSIV finalists and the winning FINITIV companies.
The program is proud to announce its Fall 2026 cohort, featuring five startups from Denmark, Finland, Lithuania and Sweden that are tackling sustainability and social impact challenges through their innovative solutions.
The program has launched its 17th round with 15 participants focusing on Sweden, Finland and the Baltics
We’ve successfully completed the 13th edition of Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV – the impact-focused track of our Nordics and Baltics partnership program – and are excited to share another round of strong results from this spring’s exceptional cohort.
In 2021, SPENN joined the Mastercard Lighthouse Program at a time when blockchain was still met with skepticism, especially within traditional banking and central financial institutions.
Fidesmo serves 850+ issuers across multiple continents, while Tapster has achieved 100%+ year-over-year growth and expanded across more than 10 European markets.
Mastercard has announced the winners of the leading startup partnership program Mastercard Lighthouse in the Nordics and Baltics, consisting of two parallel classes: FINITIV, for fintech companies, and MASSIV, for startups in sustainability and social impact tech.
The program has launched its 16th round with 15 participants focusing on Denmark, Norway and the Baltics, in diverse topics such as cybersecurity, embedded insurance, payment acceptance, and AI-based solutions.
This spring 2026, the program welcomes a new cohort of six forward-thinking startups from Norway, Estonia and Sweden that are dedicated to sustainability and social impact.
This spring, Nets/Nexi Group will extend its collaboration with Mastercard Lighthouse by joining MASSIV as a program partner.
