Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV presents the participating companies of the Spring Class 2024
The Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV program has launched its 12th round with 15 outstanding fintech and fintech-enabler startups. This fall, the partnership program will focus on Denmark, Norway and the Baltics, with an ambition to stimulate and contribute to the already active and growing startup scene is these countries. Focus areas in the upcoming program include financial inclusion, payments, market intelligence, security and open banking, and digital receipts to name a few. Mastercard Lighthouse is committed to supporting innovation and partnerships both vertically – with investors, banks and other corporate partners, and horizontally – among the startups and early scaleups that participate in the program.
Meet the Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV Spring Class of 2024:
Denmark
- Advisoa APS is the world’s first digital payment expert, bringing payments closer to ecom stores, enabling growth, automations and control.
- Avallone is a 360° KYC Solution – combining best-in-class Software that collects KYC, responds to Bank KYC, manages legal entity data, and more – with offerings for Managed Services and Advisory Services.
- Januar delivers IBAN payment accounts, crypto custody infrastructure, and fiat to crypto trading through a single, regulated B2B platform.
- Keyhole creates a flexible, secure, and modern rental experience by replacing the traditional cash deposits with guarantees and financial solutions in a digital universe.
- Moneyflow has a data-driven intelligent finance platform helping SMEs access liquidity with best-of-breed embedded UX.
Norway
- Crowdworks is building a global unlisted ecosystem fuelled by live data, aiming to increase visibility and startup success rates.
- At Eedenbull they specialize in innovative digital payment management solutions for commercial card issuers and their customers, leveraging AI-powered platforms to streamline card & spend management.
- FundingPartner is a loan platform connecting small and medium sized companies with investors.
- Optius.app unlocks the potential of consumer receipts, delivering impactful insights for consumers and businesses.
- Receipts is a B2B Software company delivering true digital receipt data and universal payment keys with a transaction-based revenue and licensing model.
Baltics
- Bonusukarte is the ultimate employee incentive solution. With personalized spending filters, use bonuses seamlessly across the world 24/7.
- inGain enables lenders and businesses in non-finance industries to launch and scale any lending and financial products in weeks, without the hassle of IT management, using its no-code SaaS loan management system.
- JO1N Shopping Card equips Neo-Banks with a turnkey solution for multi-lender financing in-app.
- Jool Pay is a FinTech-driven mobile platform that leverages QR-based invoicing technology, empowering customer-facing users to seamlessly receive payments, tips, and donations through an efficient QR-code system.
- Vespia is an AI-driven business verification (KYB) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance platform. It helps financial institutions stay compliant with regulations and onboard customers 90% faster.
“The energy and innovation that the fintechs and fintech enablers joining the Spring Class of Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV are bringing to the table is staggering. It was a very tough decision to select the 15 companies among all the applicants, but we are very excited to start working together with some of the most promising fintechs and fintech-enablers in the region this spring. Through Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV we are committed to facilitating partnerships and collaborating with these companies to bring new, secure, and innovative payment solutions to consumers, merchants, banks and businesses. This is what Mastercard Lighthouse is all about”
Mats Taraldsson
Head of Innovation, Fintech and impact-tech Engagement, Mastercard Nordic and Baltic
“I am excited to take part in the Lighthouse programme again, and I look forward to meet the participants in this year’s programme and learn more about their business and the problems they want to solve”
Morten Schwaner
Product Owner – Card Products, Danske Bank
“The Mastercard Lighthouse program is one of DNB’s most important channels for meeting fintech’s across the Nordics and Baltics. We are impressed by the strength of the companies selected over several years and have full trust in the credibility of the program. As a banking partner, we look forward to exploring synergies and bringing more value to our clients through collaborations with innovative fintech’s. In the past programs we have seen how these collaborations can bring new perspectives, expertise, and technologies that can enhance our offerings and ultimately benefit our clients”
Erlend Nitter-Hauge
Head of Fintech Partnerships, DNB Bank ASA
During the spring program round, admitted program participants will be able to present their solutions and discuss possible collaboration areas with Mastercard, Danske Bank, Swedbank, SEB, and DNB in a 1 on 1 setting during a series of events and workshops. During the program, the program participants will also be introduced to relevant investors from the Mastercard Lighthouse’s Investor Circle, counting 100+ investors covering Europe, the UK and North America. Additionally, the companies will meet growth advisors such as AWS, Fintech Mundi and Invenio Growth. Moreover, the program facilitates meetings with various Mastercard stakeholders, including Marketing and Communication teams for guidance in making their story and messaging clear and enticing, as well as to optimize media exposure during and after the program.
Press contact:
Karin Strand, Communications Mastercard Nordic & Baltics, Karin.strand@matercard.com
