Mastercard Lighthouse
Also known as Mastercard Lighthouse FINITIV, Lighthouse
Corporate startup program Run by Mastercard Since 2018 mastercard.com
Overview
Mastercard's partnership program for fintech and fintech-enabler startups, launched in 2018 in the Nordics. Its main FINITIV track brings startups together with Nordic and Baltic banks such as Swedbank, SEB, OP, DNB and Danske Bank, and ran its 16th cohort in spring 2026. Regional editions have also run in Türkiye and the UAE.
What startups get
Mastercard covers program costs and takes no equity; startups work toward commercial partnerships with participating banks and get introductions to an investor circle of 160+ investors.
Details
- Type
- Corporate startup program
- Run by
- Mastercard
- Headquarters
- Not disclosed
- Runs in
- Nordics, Baltics, Türkiye, UAE
- Format
- Cohort-based partnership program
- Who can apply
- Fintech and fintech-enabler startups ready to partner with banks
- Standard terms
- Equity-free
- Stages
- Seed, Early stage, Growth
- Sectors
- fintech
- Started
- 2018
- Status
- Active
- Website
- mastercard.com
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.