5 Startups to Join Mastercard’s Start Path Blockchain and Digital Assets Program

Mastercard's Start Path Blockchain and Digital Assets program is welcoming five startups to explore innovative blockchain and digital asset solutions. This initiative aims to drive user experiences and expand use cases that demonstrate the power of blockchain technology.

The program focuses on how different currency formats, from regulated money to bank deposits, stablecoins, and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), can serve specific purposes. Mastercard is leveraging its experience in payment innovations to bridge these ecosystems with startups, powering new solutions, and creating efficiencies in digital commerce experiences.

The startups joining this program will have the opportunity for collaboration, bespoke training, and access to Mastercard’s customers and channels through a virtual four-month program. Since its inception in 2014, the Start Path program has supported over 400 startups from 54 countries.

The startups participating in the current cohort are:

1. Kulipa (France): Focused on enabling next-generation crypto payment card issuing for digital wallets.
2. Parfin (U.K.): Developing enterprise-grade software products to help financial institutions adopt blockchain rails.
3. peaq (Singapore): Providing digital infrastructure for real-world applications using decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN).
4. Triangle (USA): Prioritizes sustainability through a data platform that triangulates climate data with finance.
5. Venly (Belgium): Makes blockchain integration straightforward for developers and businesses to support industry growth and digital transformation

This is a significant step towards integrating blockchain technology into mainstream financial services, enhancing commerce with trust and transparency. It's exciting to see how these startups will contribute to the evolving landscape of digital transactions and asset management.

Mastercard's Start Path is an award-winning startup engagement program that provides global support for startups, particularly in the fintech sector. The program helps these startups access strategic partnerships, co- innovation opportunities, and engagement with Mastercard's extensive global network.

The program is designed to help startups scale up and reach a global customer base by offering tailored expertise and the opportunity to co-create and innovate with Mastercard. Since its launch in 2014, Start Path has supported a diverse range of fintechs from around the world, helping them to grow and succeed.

For startups looking to join the program, Mastercard seeks companies that are aiming for global scale, accelerated expansion, and those that could benefit from a partnership with a trusted and established industry leader like Mastercard.

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