Mastercard Lighthouse

📣 Save the date! We’re excited to host the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase event at Latitude59 in Tallinn on May 21st 📣 On stage, we will have live pitches from our 15 #FINITIV (fintech) companies and 5 #MASSIV (impact tech) companies. Take the opportunity to network with potential #fintech and #impact unicorns in the program and the bigger Mastercard Lighthouse Community. 👉 Don’t forget to reserve your spot! Registration is free, and no Latitude59 ticket is required to attend the Startup Showcase. Please note: Spots are limited, so be sure to sign up through the link in the event: https://lnkd.in/dbuGTgv2 🗓️ When? Wednesday 21st May, 10.00 – 14.00 EEST 📍 Where? Proto, Peetri tn 10, 10415 Tallinn, Estonia 🚀 These companies will be pitching: Mobai, Bislab, Front Payment AS, Digisure AS, Justify, Wolfpack, Kontolink, Partisia, Leneo, Tapeeze, BankingLab, Axiology, Tap2Pay, Complok, Zwapgrid, Deedster, Empower.eco, Trust Stamp, Esgrid, Contribe Hope to see you there! ✨ #StartupShowcase #MastercardLighthouse #Latitude59 #Impact #tech #mastercard #partnership #MASSIV #FINITIV Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Inez Molnár Dasha Shvaikovskaya Bianka Horváth Ludwig Kukacka Vincent Weir Adina Henrikson

⭐️ Meet Empower.eco, one of the participants of the Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV 2025 Spring Program! ⭐️ ▶ Born in Norway, Empower is a global leader in digital waste tracking and circular economy solutions, leveraging blockchain technology to bring transparency, traceability, and accountability to waste value chains. By incentivizing informal waste collectors and enabling businesses to verify and offset their plastic footprint, Empower is building a financial infrastructure for waste that ensures both environmental impact and economic empowerment. “We are honored to be selected for the Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV program and excited about the opportunity to scale our impact. At Empower, we believe that traceability and financial inclusion are key to solving the global waste crisis. Through this program, we see a unique opportunity to collaborate with Mastercard and financial institutions, unlocking innovative funding mechanisms for waste collectors, recyclers, and businesses committed to circularity. By bridging digital payments and waste management, we can create scalable solutions that drive real, lasting change.” — Lennard Hulsbos, CEO at Empower Lennard Hulsbos Knut Landsverk 🚀 Want to see Empower.eco in action? Join us at the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase during Latitude59 in Tallinn! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dbuGTgv2 #Impact #tech #mastercard #partnership #MASSIV #Latitude59 #Innovation #StartupShowcase Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Inez Molnár Dasha Shvaikovskaya Bianka Horváth Ludwig Kukacka Adina Henrikson

⭐️ Meet Deedster, one of the participants of the Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV 2025 Spring Program! ⭐️ ▶ Founded in Sweden, Deedster is a leading provider of data and digital tools for measuring, reporting, and reducing carbon emissions. Their solutions empower banks, payment providers, and card issuers to calculate emissions based on transactions and take meaningful climate action. “We’re so excited to join the Lighthouse MASSIV program, collaborating with leading partners to drive transformative climate and sustainability impact worldwide. Our platform is equipped with data and digital tools for measuring, reporting, and reducing carbon emissions. We aim to leverage the Lighthouse MASSIV program to forge impactful partnerships and scale our SaaS platform, ultimately contributing to the vision of creating impact for over one billion people by 2025.” — Monika Martinsson, Chief Growth Officer & Co-Founder at Deedster Monika Martinsson Anders Åkerlund Niclas Persson 🚀 Want to see Deedster in action? Join us at the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase during Latitude59 in Tallinn! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dbuGTgv2 #Impact #tech #mastercard #partnership #MASSIV #Latitude59 #Innovation #StartupShowcase Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Dasha Shvaikovskaya Inez Molnár Bianka Horváth Adina Henrikson Ludwig Kukacka

⭐️ Meet Contribe, one of the participants of the Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV 2025 Spring Program! ⭐️ ▶ Founded in Denmark, Contribe is redefining loyalty by making every purchase an opportunity for real-world impact. Instead of earning points or discounts, consumers automatically earn Change – a new reward that supports social and environmental causes at no extra cost. By embedding impact directly into shopping, Contribe helps brands connect with conscious consumers, fostering engagement and stronger loyalty. “We are excited to join the Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV program as we work towards a future where impact is built into every transaction. Loyalty and payment systems need to evolve beyond discounts to meet the expectations of modern consumers – who want their spending to contribute to real change. The program gives us the opportunity to collaborate with financial leaders, explore integrations with Mastercard’s network, and establish key partnerships that will help us scale impact-driven loyalty globally.” — Christoffer W. Bouet, CEO at Contribe Christoffer W. Bouet Lasse Viggo Tobias Ørskov Madsen 🚀 Want to see Contribe in action? Join us at the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase during Latitude59 in Tallinn! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dbuGTgv2 #Impact #tech #mastercard #partnership #MASSIV #Lat59 #Innovation #StartupShowcase Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Inez Molnár Dasha Shvaikovskaya Bianka Horváth Ludwig Kukacka Adina Henrikson

⭐️ Meet Esgrid, one of the participants of the Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV 2025 Spring Program! ⭐️ ▶ Esgrid, a B2B SaaS startup from Tallinn, helps medium-sized enterprises and financial institutions manage their value chain sustainability on autopilot by fully automating end-to-end processes, reducing costs by 10x. “We are excited to join Lighthouse MASSIV after being on the market for one year. As we expand in the Nordics, we see great potential in working with the program’s partners and advisors to unlock rapid growth and facilitate the much-needed adoption of sustainable procurement and finance in the region.” — Oksana Tolmatshova, Co-Founder & CEO at Esgrid Oksana Tolmatshova Jevgeni Bogatyrjov Katrin Isotamm Ott Ilves 🚀 Want to see Esgrid in action? Join us at the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase during Latitude59 in Tallinn! Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dbuGTgv2 #Impacttech #mastercard #partnership #MASSIV #Latitude59 #Innovation #StartupShowcase Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Inez Molnár Dasha Shvaikovskaya Bianka Horváth Ludwig Kukacka Adina Henrikson

📣 It’s time to present our classes of the #FINITIV Spring 2025 Mastercard Lighthouse program! 📣 Last but not least, meet the Baltic companies: 🇱🇹 Axiology develops DLT market infrastructure for regulated tokenised securities under EU DLT Pilot Regime Regulation. 🇱🇹 BankingLab is developing a Connector-as-a-Service for financial institutions, a unified, regulation adaptable API. 🇪🇪 Tap2Pay is activating payments for SMBs without coding skills in messengers, social networks and websites. 🇸🇪 Zwapgrid provides one single powerful API that enables access to SME accounting systems. 🇪🇪 Complok is building a regulatory compliance & risk management platform for financial institutions. 🚀 Want to see these companies in action? Join us at the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase during Latitude59 in Tallinn! Sign up to our newsletter for more information: https://lnkd.in/d54JBJcd 👉 Or if you're an investor looking to connect directly with the founders, sign up for 1:1 meetings here: https://lnkd.in/dV-pXGQB Marius Jurgilas Martynas Pilkis Darius Latvys Andrius Vareikis Mari-Liis Soe (Kurg) Aleksander Väär Eugene Palcheuski ✅ Leo Berghald Niklas Köhlmark Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Inez Molnár Dasha Shvaikovskaya Bianka Horváth Ludwig Kukacka Adina Henrikson #fintech #mastercard #partnership #FINITIV #Lat59 #Innovation #StartupShowcase

📣 It’s time to present our classes of the #FINITIV Spring 2025 Mastercard Lighthouse program! 📣 Next up, let’s give a warm welcome to the Danish class: 🇩🇰 Kontolink is offering automated accounting for SMEs, with heavy use of AI/ML, multiple data sources and a simplified UI. 🇩🇰 Leneo is simplifying recurring billing and contract management for B2B businesses. 🇩🇰 Partisia‘s Fraud Detection Platform enables confidential collaboration between multiple banks by securely bridging them. 🇸🇪 Tapeeze offers multifunctional and innovative cards through tokenization, not just to banks, but to all businesses. 🇩🇰 Wolfpack is developing an app to help SMBs get a complete real-time overview and control of their cash flow. 🚀 Want to see these companies in action? Join us at the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase during Latitude59 in Tallinn! Sign up to our newsletter for more information: https://lnkd.in/d54JBJcd 👉 Or if you're an investor looking to connect directly with the founders, sign up for 1:1 meetings here: https://lnkd.in/dV-pXGQB Kim Agger, Jens Sorensen, Kristian Juhler , Peter Stuhr Mark Medum Bundgaard Line Stephansen Fredrik Martinsson Mikael K. Rene Skjøt Oskar Holm Klæbel Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Inez Molnár Dasha Shvaikovskaya Bianka Horváth Adina Henrikson Ludwig Kukacka #fintech #mastercard #partnership #FINITIV #Lat59 #Innovation #StartupShowcase

📣 It’s time to present our classes of the #FINITIV Spring 2025 Mastercard Lighthouse program! 📣 Kicking off with the Norwegian class, meet the brilliant startups: 🇳🇴 Bislab builds leading automated credit rating and financial crime prevention solutions to the professional market. 🇳🇴 Digisure AS helps banks and insurers embed digital insurance, boosting revenue and loyalty without costly in-house development. 🇳🇴 Justify is a legal life management platform for people, embedded into existing and new customer journeys of banks and insurance companies. 🇳🇴 Front Payment AS aims to reduce administrative work and streamline complex payment processes. 🇳🇴 Mobai offers secure and user-friendly face verification to prevent ID-fraud in the banking and eID-industries. 🚀 Want to see these companies in action? Join us at the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase during Latitude59 in Tallinn! Sign up to our newsletter for more information: https://lnkd.in/d54JBJcd 👉 Or if you're an investor looking to connect directly with the founders, sign up for 1:1 meetings here: https://lnkd.in/dV-pXGQB Marcus G. Bergquist Martin Holten Simen Ormberg Rune Olsen Arneberg Espen Eikeland Dimitar G.Georgiev Dag Josef Foss Martin Smedsvik Sindre Mariero Brage Strand Ole Christian O. Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Inez Molnár Dasha Shvaikovskaya Bianka Horváth Ludwig Kukacka Adina Henrikson #fintech #mastercard #partnership #FINITIV #Lat59 #Innovation #StartupShowcase

We're excited to continue our partnership with Schjødt as a legal partner for the Mastercard Lighthouse program! 🤝✨ Since joining the program, Schjødt has been offering invaluable legal expertise to our selected companies in the #FINITIV class, providing tailored advice from kick-off workshops through every step of the journey. As the fastest growing Scandinavian Tier 1 law firm, Schjødt’s team of over 340 lawyers across Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and UK brings deep expertise across a wide range of sectors, including fintech, digital innovation, IP/IT, venture capital, and corporate commercial law. 🎥 Hear from Henrik Elvingsson and Morten Richardsen on how Schjødt supports the Lighthouse program and the impact of our partnership. We’re so glad to have you on board, Schjødt, and look forward to collaborating throughout the program! 🚀 #fintech #mastercard #partnership #FINITIV #legal Henrik Elvingsson Ane V. Rode Nikolaj Lassen Caroline Lykke Ladefoged Morten Richardsen William Eitrem

❗Partnership announcement❗ Wakandi Group, alumni of the Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV 2022 Spring Class, has partnered up with the Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission (TCDC) to digitize millions of cooperators in Tanzania 🤝 🔎 Wakandi Group is licensed to operate in Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya, and it focuses on promoting digital financial inclusion. The Wakandi app delivers formal financial services to cooperatives and microfinance institutions in Africa, digitizing savings and loan management for efficient, secure, and accurate daily operations. Dr. Benson Ndiege, Registrar and CEO of TCDC said: "This partnership agreement marks a revolutionary step for the cooperative sector in Tanzania. Cooperative societies will now be integrated into modern management systems, streamlining service delivery, increasing transparency, and professionalism, which will help attract investment into the cooperative sector". "This agreement will further boost productivity in the sector by enabling members to monitor their cooperative societes' progress from anywhere at any time" - added Richard Sinamtwa, Chairman of Wakandi Tanzania Ltd Congratulations Team Wakandi Group on this impactful collaboration! 👏 Read more here: ▶️ https://shorturl.at/PNbNq ▶️ https://shorturl.at/1QOP4 #mastercardlighthouse #alumni #impact #financialinclusion #partnership