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Why Lighthouse

As a technology-first company built around a strong network of partners, Mastercard understands how important partnerships are for growth. By building Lighthouse FINITIV, Mastercard seeks to put their partnership values into practice. Pairing the energy and innovation of fintechs and fintech-enablers with the stability and distribution at large corporates, we believe we can strengthen the entire ecosystem, increasing the size of the industry we all share

“The program has been extremely valuable for Avallone in terms of conversations with large tier-1 banks as partners and it has emphasized the importance of finding more innovative solutions to increase transparency between enterprises – especially related to Know Your Customer data from funds, corporates, and NGOs towards financial institutions. Being a start-up is a mix of pain, uncertainty, and constant work, so awards and recognitions like the Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV is a very welcome energy booster to the entire team”

Anders Meinert Jorgensen, co-founder and CEO and Martin Albertsen, co-founder and CTO

Lighthouse values

Stronger together. We believe that fast-moving fintechs and impact tech companies are uniquely positioned to complement the stable distribution of established players.

Time is valuable. We respect our participants’ time. The program strives to minimize travel and maximize the value of the in-person workshops

Results matter. We measure ourselves on the partnerships discussions initiated by the program. We have over 300+ partnerships initiated.

Do well by doing good. We believe scalable solutions for sustainable and inclusive growth create a more secure future for everyone. Our program actively seeks out and supports fintechs and impact techs working on these initiatives.

Team information

Inez Molnár

Program Manager

Mats Taraldsson

Head of Fintech and Impact Tech Engagement at Mastercard N&B

Caroline Barnekow

Vice President of Business Development at Mastercard

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