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❗Alumni news❗ SPENN Technology, part of the MASSIV 2021 spring program, is joining a strategic partnership with Swahilies to transform financial services in their respective markets. Through this collaboration, SPENN will integrate Swahilies' cutting-edge business tools—such as inventory control, expense tracking, and customer management—into its platform. By leveraging their combined expertise and market reach, they aim to drive financial inclusion, especially in underserved regions. This partnership marks a milestone for both companies in providing impactful digital financial services. 🔎 SPENN Technology is a technology provider to banks and governments based on a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution and has grown to become a key partner for their bank partners to drive deposits and to stay in front of innovation. SPENN is helping governments regulate the unregulated utilizing new technology and visionary ideas which have ultimately solved the biggest issue within financial inclusion. Congratulations, team SPENN Technology, we’re looking forward to following your journey! 🚀 Erik Seiving ▶ Do you also want to be a part of the Mastercard Lighthouse program? Applications are open for the Spring 2025 #MASSIV & #FINITIV classes. Apply here: 💰 Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV: https://lnkd.in/dQqTbAVQ 🌱 Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV: https://lnkd.in/ezv4q6Ck #impact #fintech #sustainability #applynow #mastercard #partnership

It's a wrap! The Mastercard Lighthouse team wants to thank you for this incredible 2024 Fall program! ⭐️ Thanks to all the amazing startups from the #FINITIV and #MASSIV programs: Candour Identity, EAS Project , Enable Banking, Selfly Store, Silcube Financial Systems, Betalo, Scayl, Tab, Visualizy, Bilance, myTU, SelectZero, Softloans, Taktikal, AFRIPAY, Omocom, PryvX, RiverRecycle, Zero Labs ⭐️Also, a big thank you to all our partner banks OP Financial Group, SEB, Swedbank, Danske Bank, DNB, Resurs, our program partners Schjødt, Dittmar & Indrenius, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Fintech Mundi, VNTRS, Synch, Skarp ApS, UNDP and community collaborators and experts who make the Mastercard Lighthouse program possible! 📣 The application for the spring 2025 program is now open! 📣 If you're a fintech or fintech-enabler startup based in the Nordic & Baltic region and ready to collaborate with Mastercard and our esteemed bank partners, seize the opportunity and apply for the fintech program #FINITIV 💰 Apply here to Mastercard Lighthouse #FINITIV: https://lnkd.in/dQqTbAVQ For Nordic & Baltic impact tech startups with aspirations to expand globally, we encourage you to apply for the sustainability and social impact tech program #MASSIV. 🌱 Apply here to Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV: https://lnkd.in/ezv4q6Ck Join us on this exciting journey and let's continue driving innovation together! 🚀 #mastercard #lighthouse #innovation #fintech #partnership #impact

The Mastercard Lighthouse 2024 Fall #FINITIV and #MASSIV programs have come to an end this week with our Grand Finale event at Slush! 🎉 🏆 Huge congratulations to Softloans for being selected as the Overall Winner of the 2024 Fall #FINITIV cohort after becoming the winner of the Baltics Class! Softloans was selected by the committee for its partnership potential and overall progress in the program. Their solution addresses a quite underserved market of SME lending. The team impressed the committee with their professionalism and partnership potential. Softloans develops embedded lending solutions that help other platforms grow by extending credit to their B2B customers. Well done Softloans Team, and also a big congratulations to the other #FINITIV country winners - Betalo and Silcube Financial Systems, what a competition! ⭐ 🏆 Congratulations to PryvX for being selected as the Overall Winner of the 2024 Fall #MASSIV class! PryvX were selected due to their partnership readiness and ability to scale globally. Their solution is solving an important problem which made them standout in the eyes of the program partners. They are combating cybercrime which is an important mission nowadays. The team behind this solution truly has great potential to achieve success in the upcoming years. PryvX is a data collaboration platform that enables industries such as telecom and banks to collaborate to combat fraud and cybercrime while preserving data privacy. Well done PryvX Team, and also a big congratulations to the other #MASSIV finalists - RiverRecycle and Zero Labs ⭐ Applications are now open for the 2025 Spring Program: 👉 #FINITIV application: https://lnkd.in/dQqTbAVQ 👉#MASSIV application: https://lnkd.in/ezv4q6Ck Audrius Griskevicius, Edmundas Kevisas, Henrik Rikner, Michaela Bäucke Kollem, Anton Fagerlönn, Jarno Piironen, Maria Roxana Stefanescu, Jayesh K. Margit Arctaedius, Gaspar Wosa, Anssi Mikola, Tina Nyfors, beltran berrocal, Jonathan Waldenfels, Doug Miller, Mats Taraldsson, Caroline Barnekow, Inez Molnár, Dasha Shvaikovskaya, Bianka Horváth, Boglárka Nagy, Ludwig Kukacka, Johan Hult, Alexandra Edmonds, Adina Henrikson, Vincent Weir

❗The day has finally come ❗ The Mastercard Lighthouse Team and the startups are already preparing for this busy day, our Grand Finale event at Slush 2024! Our official side event starts today at 16.00 (EET) at the Partner Side Event Wing, Venue 5, Messukeskus, but you can already meet some of our country winners and finalist startups at our booth G10 starting from 9 AM today, and also tomorrow. Booth schedule below 👇 (all times in EET), but don't forget to also check out our Instagram page (@mastercardlighthouse) for up-to-date information live from the event! November 20 - Day 1️⃣ 09:00 Silcube Financial Systems 10:00 PryvX 11:00 RiverRecycle 12:00 Betalo November 21 - Day 2️⃣ 09:00 Betalo 10:00 Softloans 11:00 Zero Labs 12:00 Silcube Financial Systems 13:00 PryvX 14:00 Softloans 15:00 Zero Labs 16:00 RiverRecycle Let's go! 🚀 #mastercardlighthouse #fintech #impacttech #startups #SLUSH Mats Taraldsson, Caroline Barnekow, Inez Molnár, Dasha Shvaikovskaya, Bianka Horváth, Boglárka Nagy, Vincent WeirL, Ludwig Kukacka, Adina Henrikson

📣 ONE DAY LEFT! 📣 The Mastercard Lighthouse Grand Finale event is happening tomorrow at Slush 2024! ✨ Come and see our startups pitch on stage: 3 #FINITIV country winners: 🇸🇪 Betalo 🇫🇮 Silcube Financial Systems 🇱🇹 Softloans 3 #MASSIV finalists 🇸🇪 PryvX 🇫🇮 RiverRecycle 🇪🇪 Zero Labs 👉 Sign-up is still open: https://shorturl.at/zHX5c (no SLUSH ticket needed!) ⏰ Time: November 20 (Wednesday) - 16.00 – 19.00 EET 📍Place: Partner Side Event Wing, Venue 5, Messukeskus (same building as Slush) You can also meet our startups on both days (November 20-21) at our booth G10! Booth schedule (all times in EET) 👇 November 20 - Day 1️⃣ 09:00 Silcube Financial Systems 10:00 PryvX 11:00 RiverRecycle 12:00 Betalo November 21 - Day 2️⃣ 09:00 Betalo 10:00 Softloans 11:00 Zero Labs 12:00 Silcube Financial Systems 13:00 PryvX 14:00 Softloans 15:00 Zero Labs 16:00 RiverRecycle We hope to see many of you there! #mastercardlighthouse #fintech #impacttech #startups #SLUSH Mats Taraldsson, Caroline Barnekow, Inez Molnár, Dasha Shvaikovskaya, Bianka Horváth, Boglárka Nagy, Vincent Weir, Marie-Louise Dahl, Ludwig Kukacka, Adina Henrikson

📣 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Meet the speakers of our panel discussion at the Mastercard Lighthouse Grand Finale event at Slush 2024 in 2 days! Title: Making Europe Great Again: Harmonizing Competitiveness & Decarbonization ⭐️ Vera Elizabeth B. - Partner, 4P CAPITAL Vera started her career working for politicians in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, before moving to Paris in 2012. She has since served as an angel investor at Atomico’s angel program, and today she is a partner at 4P Capital, a fund investing in Climate, Health, and Education. ⭐️ Simon Bager, PhD - Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer, Klimate.co Klimate is Danish startup, that empowers companies to procure and manage carbon removal assets to mitigate unavoidable emissions and enable net zero. They aggregate and broker the best suppliers and projects ranging from forestry and soil sequestration to biochar and direct air capture. ⭐️ Tobias Emanuelsson - Co-founder & CEO, Polar Structure AB Polar Structure develops and invests in infrastructure, enabling a more sustainable society. Their thematic areas include railway, logistics, land, energy and digital solutions, that require them to work across both the public and private sectors. One of the projects they are funding right now is the railway connecting the Baltics to the rest of Europe. ⭐️ The discussion will be moderated by Vincent Weir 👉 If you haven't done so already, sign up for the event here: https://lnkd.in/gT8Urbau See you there! ✨ #mastercardlighthouse #fintech #impacttech #startups #SLUSH

📣 Just 5 days until Slush! 📣 We’re thrilled to announce one of the Mastercard Lighthouse Grand Finale keynote speakers: Maria Hedengren—Board pro, angel investor, and Venture Partner 💫 Maria has over 25 years of experience in leading roles within the tech sector, across both B2B and B2C, mostly with rapid growth companies driving digital disruption. Among several C-suite positions, she held the CFO role at the fintech company iZettle in 2016-2019 where she lead iZettle's IPO project that turned into an M&A transaction with PayPal instead. Today, she is a board professional, serving as non-executive board member and chairwoman of both listed and private companies and she is also a Venture Partner at Eight Roads, a global VC with 11 bn USD under management. 🌍🚀 ▶ Get ready to be inspired as Maria Hedengren takes the stage at Slush to discuss "IZettle IPO and other pivotal moments– A journey of Team Empowerment and Self-leadership". Sign up for this must-see event here: https://lnkd.in/gT8Urbau No Slush ticket is needed to attend our Side Event Mats Taraldsson, Caroline Barnekow, Inez Molnár, Dasha Shvaikovskaya, Bianka Horváth, Boglárka Nagy, Vincent Weir, Marie-Louise Dahl, Ludwig Kukacka, Adina Henrikson #Fintech #Impact #SLUSH #Startup #Mastercard

🏆 Congratulations to our three #FINITIV country winners announced at the Mastercard Lighthouse Startup Showcase event yesterday! 🇫🇮 Finland – Silcube Financial Systems 🇸🇪 Sweden – Betalo 🇱🇹 Baltics – Softloans 🏆 Bilance also took home the prize for being the people's favourite - the People's Choice Award 🚀 These great #FINITIV country winner startups are pitching again together with the #MASSIV startup finalists at Slush, for the chance to become the Fall 2024 overall program winner in the Mastercard Lighthouse program. These exceptional #FINITIV country winners will join the #MASSIV startup finalists at Slush, competing to be crowned the overall Fall 2024 program winner of the Mastercard Lighthouse program. Don’t miss this chance to watch them pitch live at Slush in Helsinki! 👉 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gT8Urbau ⏰ Date: November 20, 16:00 – 19:00 EET 📍 Location: Slush – Messukeskus Sipii Venue 5, Helsinki, Finland No Slush ticket is needed to attend our Side Event Henrik Rikner, Michaela Bäucke Kollem, Anton Fagerlönn, Jarno Piironen Maria Roxana Stefanescu, Audrius Griskevicius, Edmundas Kevisas, Mihkel Vetemaa Mikko Leo Selg Mats Taraldsson, Caroline Barnekow, Inez Molnár, Dasha Shvaikovskaya, Bianka Horváth, Boglárka Nagy, Vincent Weir, Marie-Louise Dahl, Ludwig Kukacka Adina Henrikson #winners #grandfinale #mastercardlighthouse #startup #showcase #fintech

Yesterday, we hosted a fantastic Mastercard Lighthouse Showcase event in Stockholm, where three outstanding #MASSIV startups received awards! 👏 🏆 Congratulations to Zero Labs, PryvX, and RiverRecycle for being selected as #MASSIV finalists in the program, recognized for their innovation, accountability, progress, and impact potential 🌱 🏆 A special shoutout to RiverRecycle for receiving the Impact Potential Award, for their significant positive impact on people and the planet 🌿 🏆 Congratulations to Zero Labs that also won the Investor award for receiving most traction from the Mastercard Lighthouse Lighthouse Investor Circle 👏 Join us at Slush in Helsinki to hear these inspiring #MASSIV finalists pitch live in the Grand Finale, where they’ll compete for the title of overall program winner! 👉 Join us on Slush, sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gT8Urbau ⏰ Date: 20 November, 16.00 – 19.00 EET 📍 Location: Slush –Messukeskus Sipii Venue 5, Helsinki, Finland Anssi Mikola Tina Nyfors beltran berrocal Jonathan Waldenfels Doug Miller Jayesh K. Margit Arctaedius Gaspar Wosa Mats Taraldsson, Caroline Barnekow, Inez Molnár, Dasha Shvaikovskaya, Bianka Horváth, Boglárka Nagy, Vincent Weir, Marie-Louise Dahl, Ludwig Kukacka Adina Henrikson #winners #grandfinale #mastercardlighthouse #startup #showcase #impact #impactstartup

🌟 Introducing the Mastercard Lighthouse Investor Award! 🌟 Each year, Mastercard Lighthouse presents the Investor Award—a special recognition for the startup that has gained the most traction from our Investor Circle. This award celebrates the startup that’s captured top investors’ attention and interest, highlighting their potential for impactful growth in fintech and impact tech. 🏆✨ At our Showcase event, Kristaps Prusis, #MASSIV Advisory Board member, will present the award to this year’s winning startup, recognizing their success and growth potential. Kristaps is Co-founder and CEO at VNTRS, a Nordic-Baltic venture studio investing in and helping tech companies in early stages build their product and their business. Kristaps is also a serial entrepreneur within the tech startup space with a background from various roles within management consulting, Finance, FMCG and Pharma. Don’t miss the chance to see which innovative company will take home the Mastercard Lighthouse Investor Award! Join us on November 13 at Skyddsrummet, Stockholm. 👉 Secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/dr6gUf-D 🔎 Are you interested in meeting exceptional startups and playing a key role in strengthening the Nordic and Baltic fintech and impact ecosystems? Join the Mastercard Lighthouse Investor Circle! By signing up, you’ll have the chance to connect with innovative companies in our #FINITIV and #MASSIV spring programs—and you might even take the stage to present our Investor Award at the next Showcase event. 👉 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gAyUShac #MastercardLighthouse #InvestorAward #Startups #Fintech #ImpactTech #Innovation