Lighthouse is a collaboration network that fosters symbiotic growth between banks, fintechs and Mastercard. The program takes place over three workshops that exist to bring partnership projects to life. The partnerships that make the most progress will be invited to continue the program for the final event, and the company that makes the greatest improvement overall will be declared the program winner.
Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV
About the program
Reasons to join
- Through Lighthouse participants will be exposed to corporate partnerships
- Companies have raised €1B+ during or immediately after Lighthouse
- Lighthouse has generated over 4M media impressions though PR events and social media in its goal to raise our participant brand awareness
- Cumulative program quality score is 9.0 scored by participants
- Access to the 200+ Lighthouse alumni companies
- Free consultation from fintech attorneys and growth advisors
- Personal introductions to investors
- pitch coaching and feedback on investor pitch
- All-expense-paid stage time at Slush or Latitude59 for program finalists
- Winner receives a sponsored invitation to Mastercard Start Path pitch day
Program overview
2024 Fall edition
The current situation is causing us to re-double our efforts on making the world a more prosperous and secure place. Now more than ever we need to build community across differences. Lighthouse is stepping up to support the ecosystem and you can be part of it!
We are currently looking for companies tackling – but not exclusively – the following categories within Fintech:
Financial support
- Lending, Insurances
Cyber-security
- Authentication, Identity, Fraud
Market intelligence
- Data Solutions, Risk management, Analysis, Insights
Payments
- Cross border, B2B, Commerce, P2P
Efficiency
- Banking as a service, AI, Blockchain, Digital enablement
Experience
- Merchant solutions, credit acceptance, IoT, Wearables, AR, Mobility
Financial Inclusion
- Financial Inclusion, Corporate sustainability, Micro entrepreneur
OUR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
You’re a fit if you’re a “partnership ready” company, working on a relevant product space. To be part of the program, your company should also fit the following criteria:
Solution
Proof of concept or commercially live product
Fit
Relevant to mastercard or its bank partners
Team
At least 3 FTEs and a diverse team
Geo
Nordic or Baltic country, especially in a host city
