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Financial Times 2025 list of Europe's Fastest Growing Companies and #Nordic #fintechs are growing fast from 2020 to 2024. Congratulations to the fastest growing Nordic #fintech companies ?? ???? - Aprila Bank, Fair Group ???? - Jeff App, Sun Finance ???? - Epassi, Draivi ???? - FrodoAI Technologies, Qred ???? - Ondato ???? - Wallester ???? - #NúNú ?? Mastercard Lighthouse Alumnus ?? Aprila Bank, Ondato, Wallester #NordicMade Christian Aandalen Liudas Kanapienis Per Christian Goller Niklas L?fgren Ville Kym?l?inen Toms Jurjevs Emil Sunvisson Olle Lundin Dmitri Logvinenko Reinis Tenis Fintech Mundi Startup Wise Guys Helsinki Fintech Farm Findec Reykjavik Fintech Cluster findexable Nordic Fintech Magazine Silicon Vikings

The #Fintech companies that participated in the Mastercard Lighthouse program have raised over €1 billion during or following the program. Mastercard Lighthouse provides #global network access to help startups #scale geographically. It involves structured workshops with banks, advisors, experts, and investors. The program has two main tracks: ?? Mastercard Lighthouse #FINITIV, the partnership program focused on #fintech startups and scale-ups - https://lnkd.in/dijKdrj ?? Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV, which is focused on #socialimpact startups that empower sustainability - https://lnkd.in/dSj_gyC Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Inez Molnár Ludwig Kukacka Anders Alr? Lund Susanne Hannestad Nordic Fintech Magazine #MastercardLighthouse #Nordicmade Silicon Vikings

Understanding stablecoins?? ? Stablecoins are digital assets designed to maintain a constant value. They're growing in popularity for domestic and cross-border payments, but not all stablecoins are the same. ? In our latest blog, Sean Forward, Business Manager for Digital Currency, looks at the four main mechanisms that keep the value pegged to a certain value. Read on ?? https://lnkd.in/eyVhNP4u

#Fintech News Nordics Newsletter January 2025 by Fintech News Nordics - part of Fintech News Network & Fintech News Baltic - part of Fintech News Network. #NordicMade #nordicfintech #balticfintech Fintech Mundi Copenhagen Fintech Fintech Finland Oslo Fintech Hub SweFinTech Fintech Latvia Association FintechLithuania.com Official (Fintech Lithuania) https://lnkd.in/ec-dwH6j

As we bid farewell to 2024, it's time to look ahead, and 2025 promises to be an eventful year. Our latest blog delves into the big trends for the next 12 months, including the rise of stablecoins in international payments, the emergence of agentic AI, and the increasing demand for digital innovation. ?? ? Read insights and predictions from our CEO Charles McManus, alongside Bernard Wright, Matt Roberts, Sean Forward, Betsy (Niklas) Dorudi, and Oliver Thornton: https://lnkd.in/ebdj37Gk ??

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 Schj?dt, 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

Nordic #fintech companies among the world's top #ESGFintech100 annually ranked by FinTech Global. The urgency for #sustainability among financial institutions has surged over the past year, with regulations like the EU’s CSRD putting greater pressure on firms ESG-related compliance. ?? Congratulations to the six #Nordic companies: ???? Doconomy - Kidbrooke - Position Green ???? SkenarioLabs ???? Quantfolio ???? Arbonics The Doconomy and Quantfolio are alumni of Mastercard Lighthouse. The world’s most innovative #ESG tech companies that every financial institution needs to know about in 2024. ESGFintech100 report ?? https://lnkd.in/dBuVtMF5 #nordicmade Mathias Wikstr?m Fredrik Davéus Daniel Gadd Topi Tiihonen Jan ?ge Skaathun Kristjan Lepik Nordic Fintech Magazine Fintech Mundi Mats Taraldsson Caroline Barnekow Triodos Bank Global Alliance for Banking on Values #financialservices #financialinstitutions

Proud to support this petition for a unified pan-European startup entity. Let’s unite Europe's startup ecosystems! https://www.eu-inc.org ???? #Nordicmade #fintech Fintech Mundi Mastercard Lighthouse #European #startups

Two #Nordic #Fintech companies among the CB Insights top 100 fintech startups in the world. ?? The 2024 Fintech 100 winners have raised $7.2B across 370+ disclosed equity deals to date, and this year’s Fintech 100 winners collectively employ more than 18,000 people. ?? Congratulations to Mintos ???? and Tuum ???? for scaling to the most promising fintechs in the world. ?? Mintos is an investment firm that specializes in long-term investments across both alternative and traditional assets within the financial services industry. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Riga, Latvia. ?? Tuum specializes in core banking solutions within the financial technology sector. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Tallinn, Estonia. Read more ?? https://lnkd.in/dJw8YfKE #Nordicmade #fintech Martins Sulte Myles Bertrand Fintech Mundi Nordic Fintech Magazine Mastercard Lighthouse #investment #financialservices

Meet the first half of the Mastercard Lighthouse #MASSIV 2024 Fall Program's experts! ? During the course of the program, the #MASSIV cohort has the opportunity to take part in 1:1 meetings with experts who have extensive knowledge in a wide variety of topics. With their help and guidance, this program's five impacttech companies (AFRIPAY, Omocom, PryvX, RiverRecycle and Zero Labs) are working on touching the lives of one billion people by 2025. ? Thank you to each one of you for your participation during this cohort! ?? Susanne Hannestad - CEO Fintech Mundi Fintech Mundi helps your company develop its ideas, commercialize products and grow your business internationally. Susanne has an extensive global (fintech) network. ? S?ren Schou - Impact Measurement Expert Klarifi Soren provides support on impact measurement and management for startups, applying the UNDP toolbox and following the definitions of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. ? Maria Lindholm Pellborn - CEO Realtid Over 25 years’ of experience within sales, marketing, sustainability, partnerships, communication, and brand management. Supports your company in business development topics and scaling globally. ? Malin Berge - Global Head of Sustainability Innovation at Mastercard 15 years of experience delivering business growth in B2B and B2C through business transformation, innovation and “strategy through execution” within Retail and Payments/Fintech. Currently focuses on maximizing the positive effect that businesses and organizations have on the planet and people. ? Federico Spiezia – Fundraising Expert, Founder Sparkr Specializes in growth strategies and fundraising for B2B SaaS companies. He launched Sparkr to bridge the gap between business and technology, driving impactful results. Recently, Federico's been focusing on helping startups raise funds, leveraging his experience as a founder. ? Ashley Stephenson - Designer, Tech Lead @Jungle Designer and technologist with a passion for understanding experiences and improving them. Passionate about human-centric and inclusive design processes - his work at Jungle employs those processes to create useful and innovative products and services. ? Caroline Reid – Senior Sustainability Director Oatly Caroline wears a number of hats, including, co-leading global sustainability where avoided emissions and holistic impact are currently strategic topics of focus and heading up sustainability at Europe & International level embedding sustainability across Oatly for maximum impact. She leads sustainability initiatives that help Oatly stay true to its mission of transforming food systems through empowering a plant-based revolution. ? #mastercardlighthouse #mclighthouse #impact #impactech #sustainability #startups #partnerships #experts