MasterCard

MasterCard is a leading global payment processing company that offers a wide range of payment solutions, including credit, debit, prepaid, and contactless cards. Established in 1966 and headquartered in Purchase, New York, MasterCard serves consumers and businesses in more than 200 countries, processing transactions in over 150 currencies. The company provides various services, such as payment security, fraud management, and consulting for financial institutions and merchants. Its professional services arm, MasterCard Advisors, delivers real-time transaction data and data-driven consulting to help clients enhance their operations. Additionally, MasterCard Labs focuses on research and development to bring innovative payment solutions to market more efficiently. With a processing volume exceeding $9 trillion in 2023, MasterCard operates the world's fastest payment processing network, reinforcing its position as a key player in the global payments industry.

Leigh Amaro

SVP, Enterprise Partnerships

M. Cengiz Aydın

Director, Public Policy, Eastern Europe

Inji Borai

Vice President | Egypt Country Manager

Michele Centemero

Senior Vice President

Raj Dhamodharan

EVP Blockchain / Digital Asset Products and Partnerships

Dimitrios Dosis

President, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa

Gabrielle Falk

Associate Communications Specialist

Sherri Haymond

Executive Vice President, Global Digital Partnerships

Amy Neale

Senior Vice President, Fintech and Enablers Global Lead

Jane Prokop

EVP, Small and Medium Enterprises

Blake Rosenthal-Herman

Executive Vice President

Bob Schukai

EVP, Technology Development, Fintech and New Infrastructure

Prakriti Singh

SVP, Head of Acceptance and Digital. EEMEA

Past deals in Banks

mx51

Series B in 2022
mx51 Pty Ltd is a payment technology provider based in Sydney, Australia, specializing in cloud-based Payment-as-a-Service solutions tailored for banks. Established in 2020, the company offers a range of services, including in-store payment solutions that integrate seamlessly with point-of-sale systems, kiosk solutions for mobile devices, and real-time payment tracking through a merchant dashboard. Additionally, mx51 provides online payment solutions that allow businesses to manage transactions and monitor performance across multiple locations. With its expertise in merchant acquiring and scalable payment technology, mx51 aims to empower banks and their merchant clients to navigate the evolving financial landscape effectively.

Doconomy

Venture Round in 2021
Doconomy AB is a Sweden-based fintech company that specializes in digital banking services aimed at promoting sustainable lifestyles. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Stockholm, Doconomy provides the DO application, which tracks carbon dioxide emissions associated with online purchases. The company also offers DO Black, a credit card designed with a carbon limit to encourage environmentally conscious spending. By integrating tools that calculate the carbon impact of financial transactions, Doconomy empowers consumers to understand and reduce their environmental footprint. Their approach connects consumers, producers, retailers, and influencers within a circular ecosystem, fostering sustainable behavior and incentivizing reductions in unsustainable consumption.

Form3

Series C in 2021
Form3 delivers cloud-based connectivity, payment processing, clearing and settlement services. It is a fully managed payment technology service combining a powerful AWS cloud processing platform, multiple-scheme payment gateways and a fully managed 24x7 service model. Form3's powerful micro-services architecture and API's provide a single point of simple access to the full universe of payment schemes. Its clients include a wide range of regulated financial institutions, including leading banks, non-bank financial institutions, and fintech companies (payment institutions, e-money providers, and pre-paid card providers). Form3 was founded in 2016 and is based in London, England.

Aiia

Acquisition in 2021
Nordic API Gateway is one of the leading open banking platforms which enables frictionless financial futures for all businesses and people. With our deep and wide coverage of financial data in Northern Europe, our out-of-the-box open banking solutions, our partners are able to retrieve account information and perform account-to-account payments at unprecedented speed. Our partners use our services to help millions of people connect to services they love. More than 50 partners are already live with solutions for banking, payments, accounting and many other use cases. Partners in the likes of Danske Bank, DNB, Jyske Bank, OP Financial Group, Pleo and many more. Headquartered in Copenhagen, Nordic API Gateway currently employs 60 people across three office locations, including Aarhus and Gdansk. Follow our journey to learn more about how your business can use open banking services to generate valuable relations with your customers. Nordic API Gateway is live in the following markets: Denmark, Finland, Norway, The Netherlands, The UK, Ireland, Poland, Luxembourg, Germany, Estonia, Lithuania and Austria.

BKN301

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
BKN301 provides a Banking-as-a-Service platform with blockchain technology features. BKN301 provides Embedded Financial Services and token issuing services with a B2B model, targeting third parties platforms. BKN301 offers white-label and API-based payment solutions including m-wallets, remittance services, P2P, instant lending, prepaid and credit cards programs.

Synctera

Series A in 2021
Synctera Inc. is a company that specializes in providing digital banking solutions aimed at facilitating partnerships between traditional banks and fintech startups. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Synctera offers a platform that helps banks identify their specific needs and connects them with suitable fintech firms. The company manages the relationship through a backend platform that addresses regulatory compliance and supports the onboarding process. In addition to its partnership solutions, Synctera enhances security through features such as personally identifiable information (PII) encryption, endpoint protection, secure login, authentication, and role-based access.

mx51

Series A in 2021
mx51 Pty Ltd is a payment technology provider based in Sydney, Australia, specializing in cloud-based Payment-as-a-Service solutions tailored for banks. Established in 2020, the company offers a range of services, including in-store payment solutions that integrate seamlessly with point-of-sale systems, kiosk solutions for mobile devices, and real-time payment tracking through a merchant dashboard. Additionally, mx51 provides online payment solutions that allow businesses to manage transactions and monitor performance across multiple locations. With its expertise in merchant acquiring and scalable payment technology, mx51 aims to empower banks and their merchant clients to navigate the evolving financial landscape effectively.

Greenwood

Series A in 2021
Greenwood Bank is a digital banking platform for Black and Latinx people and business owners. It features best-in-class digital banking services and innovative ways of giving back to the community. The company's initial products are savings and spending accounts that come with a stunningly designed black metal debit card for customers who sign up by the end of the year. Greenwood Bank was founded in 2020 and is based in Atlanta, GA, USA.

Pollinate

Series C in 2021
Pollinate Networks Ltd. is a London-based software company founded in 2017 that focuses on reinventing merchant acquiring for banks globally. By providing a cloud-based platform, Pollinate enables banks to reclaim their position in the payments value chain and compete against disruptive payment companies. The platform enhances banks' legacy payment systems, facilitating effective digital experiences for both merchants and consumers, including onboarding, portals, and loyalty programs, without the need for costly migrations. This approach allows merchants to efficiently manage their operations using digital tools and data integrations, while also fostering connections with consumers and supporting local communities. For banks, Pollinate's technology improves customer engagement and strengthens relationships with merchants, exemplified by its collaboration with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group to launch NatWest Tyl, a tailored merchant acquiring solution.

MoCaFi

Corporate Round in 2021
MoCaFi is a developer of a personal finance platform aimed at improving financial behaviors within underbanked communities. The platform provides a range of financial products and services, including check cashing, custom loans, debit cards, and financial literacy tools. Users can access these services through a mobile application and a financial card, allowing them to check balances, cash paychecks, and send money securely without incurring extra costs. MoCaFi's focus is on promoting economic equality by offering affordable, credit-building financial solutions that cater to the unique needs of underserved populations.

Episode Six

Series B in 2021
Episode Six Limited develops a software platform that facilitates the design, development, issuance, and management of financial and payment products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, with additional offices in Tokyo, Singapore, London, and Austin, Texas, the company caters to banks, financial technology firms, retailers, and payment service providers. Episode Six's account management and transaction processing system enables financial services, e-commerce, and various enterprises to digitize their payment systems to better serve their customers. The company's technology supports both B2B and B2B2C payment solutions, offering comprehensive transaction management accessible through over 550 APIs.

MoCaFi

Series A in 2021
MoCaFi is a developer of a personal finance platform aimed at improving financial behaviors within underbanked communities. The platform provides a range of financial products and services, including check cashing, custom loans, debit cards, and financial literacy tools. Users can access these services through a mobile application and a financial card, allowing them to check balances, cash paychecks, and send money securely without incurring extra costs. MoCaFi's focus is on promoting economic equality by offering affordable, credit-building financial solutions that cater to the unique needs of underserved populations.

Goalsetter

Seed Round in 2021
Goalsetter is a goal-based savings and gifting platform designed specifically for children, allowing families to contribute to their kids' future aspirations instead of purchasing additional consumer goods. The platform integrates features from both savings tools and gift registries, aiming to engage millennial parents. It encourages healthy financial habits by providing a first savings vehicle for kids, allowing automatic deposits on a weekly or monthly basis. Additionally, Goalsetter offers debit cards with parental controls and incorporates financial literacy quizzes to help young users make informed financial decisions. The platform is centered around making saving engaging through games, memes, and elements of pop culture, fostering a culture of saving among the younger generation.

Form3

Corporate Round in 2020
Form3 delivers cloud-based connectivity, payment processing, clearing and settlement services. It is a fully managed payment technology service combining a powerful AWS cloud processing platform, multiple-scheme payment gateways and a fully managed 24x7 service model. Form3's powerful micro-services architecture and API's provide a single point of simple access to the full universe of payment schemes. Its clients include a wide range of regulated financial institutions, including leading banks, non-bank financial institutions, and fintech companies (payment institutions, e-money providers, and pre-paid card providers). Form3 was founded in 2016 and is based in London, England.

Signzy

Venture Round in 2020
Signzy is a fintech company that offers a no-code AI platform that helps financial service companies automate risk and compliance processes. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence, cryptography and provides biometric-enabled digital contracts and due diligence through algorithmic risk intelligence as well as digitalizes processes such as identification, background checks, issuance of electronic bank guarantees, enabling banks to do digital onboarding of KYC in real-time. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Episode Six

Series A in 2020
Episode Six Limited develops a software platform that facilitates the design, development, issuance, and management of financial and payment products. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Central, Hong Kong, with additional offices in Tokyo, Singapore, London, and Austin, Texas, the company caters to banks, financial technology firms, retailers, and payment service providers. Episode Six's account management and transaction processing system enables financial services, e-commerce, and various enterprises to digitize their payment systems to better serve their customers. The company's technology supports both B2B and B2B2C payment solutions, offering comprehensive transaction management accessible through over 550 APIs.

Bond

Series A in 2020
Bond Financial Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company based in San Francisco that specializes in creating an enterprise-grade platform designed to facilitate the integration of brands and banks. The company offers an artificial intelligence-driven platform that empowers digital brands to engage effectively with their customers by providing personalized and compliant banking products. Bond's technology allows for the seamless development and launch of financial programs, reducing manual processes and enhancing customer engagement. Established in 2019 and previously known as Aster Labs, Bond Financial Technologies aims to streamline financial services, thereby improving customer lifetime value and promoting a more efficient banking experience.

Finicity

Acquisition in 2020
Finicity enables a financial data-sharing ecosystem that is secure, inclusive and innovative. Through its real-time financial data aggregation and insights platform, Finicity provides solutions for financial management, payments and credit decisioning. It is also leading the development and promotion of industry standards. The company has developed more than 16,000 bank integrations, with the vast majority through connections that provide access to formatted bank data, improving information access and accuracy. Finicity is the winner of API World’s 2016 Finance API of the Year.

Previse

Venture Round in 2020
Previse Limited develops and offers a proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) solution that supports instant payments between corporate and SMEs. It product provides a score which is a score the likelihood that a corporate buyer will ultimately pay a supplier’s invoice. The company provides the score to funders, principally banks, and asset managers, which pay the supplier instantly on the buyer’s behalf. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Trust Stamp

Corporate Round in 2020
Trust Stamp, operating as T Stamp Inc., is an artificial intelligence company focused on developing identity solutions across the United States, United Kingdom, Poland, and Malta. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company specializes in transforming biometric and other identifying data into a secure, tokenized identity through its proprietary non-PII Hash™ technology. Trust Stamp's solutions cater to various sectors, including banking, fintech, law enforcement, and humanitarian services, addressing needs such as KYC/AML compliance and secure peer-to-peer transactions. By leveraging advanced cryptographic techniques and AI-driven detection tools, the company aims to protect sensitive user information and combat identity fraud while enhancing accessibility to digital services.

Doconomy

Corporate Round in 2019
Doconomy AB is a Sweden-based fintech company that specializes in digital banking services aimed at promoting sustainable lifestyles. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Stockholm, Doconomy provides the DO application, which tracks carbon dioxide emissions associated with online purchases. The company also offers DO Black, a credit card designed with a carbon limit to encourage environmentally conscious spending. By integrating tools that calculate the carbon impact of financial transactions, Doconomy empowers consumers to understand and reduce their environmental footprint. Their approach connects consumers, producers, retailers, and influencers within a circular ecosystem, fostering sustainable behavior and incentivizing reductions in unsustainable consumption.

Pollinate

Series A in 2019
Pollinate Networks Ltd. is a London-based software company founded in 2017 that focuses on reinventing merchant acquiring for banks globally. By providing a cloud-based platform, Pollinate enables banks to reclaim their position in the payments value chain and compete against disruptive payment companies. The platform enhances banks' legacy payment systems, facilitating effective digital experiences for both merchants and consumers, including onboarding, portals, and loyalty programs, without the need for costly migrations. This approach allows merchants to efficiently manage their operations using digital tools and data integrations, while also fostering connections with consumers and supporting local communities. For banks, Pollinate's technology improves customer engagement and strengthens relationships with merchants, exemplified by its collaboration with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group to launch NatWest Tyl, a tailored merchant acquiring solution.

Nets-Account-to-Account Payment Business

Acquisition in 2019
Nets is a provider of payments, card, and information services with an ambition.

Flybits

Series C in 2019
Flybits Inc., based in Toronto, Canada, specializes in developing a platform that enhances customer experiences in the financial services sector through contextualization. The company's advanced solution allows banks to deliver personalized content, products, and offers tailored to individual customer needs in real-time. By leveraging extensive data and sensing capabilities, Flybits enables financial institutions to design, launch, and evaluate data-driven experiences that provide relevant information while maintaining customer privacy. This approach fosters a deeper relationship between customers and their financial institutions, ultimately driving product awareness and adding significant value to users' interactions.

BILL

Series H in 2019
Bill.com is a provider of cloud-based software designed to simplify and automate back-office financial operations for small and midsize businesses globally. The platform leverages artificial intelligence to enhance connections between businesses and their suppliers and clients, facilitating the management of cash inflows and outflows. Bill.com offers a suite of software-as-a-service products that automate accounts payable and receivable transactions, aiming to improve operational efficiency. The company also provides onboarding support, ongoing training, and assistance to ensure users can effectively implement their solutions. Bill.com collaborates with numerous prominent financial institutions and accounting firms, gaining endorsements from industry organizations. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Bill.com has received multiple awards for its workplace culture and innovation.

Signzy

Series A in 2018
Signzy is a fintech company that offers a no-code AI platform that helps financial service companies automate risk and compliance processes. Its platform utilizes artificial intelligence, cryptography and provides biometric-enabled digital contracts and due diligence through algorithmic risk intelligence as well as digitalizes processes such as identification, background checks, issuance of electronic bank guarantees, enabling banks to do digital onboarding of KYC in real-time. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Kasisto

Series B in 2017
Kasisto, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a conversational platform for financial institutions, enabling them to enhance customer engagement through virtual personal assistants. Its core offering, KAI, is a digital experience platform that facilitates the creation of branded virtual assistants and chatbots capable of delivering personalized experiences across various channels, including mobile apps, websites, and voice-activated devices. The platform includes solutions such as KAI Consumer Banking, which offers engaging experiences for users, and KAI Business Banking, providing immediate access to crucial financial information and services. Additionally, KAI Investment Management helps customers articulate their financial goals and receive tailored insights. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Kasisto also has offices in Mountain View, California, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in improving customer interactions in the banking sector.

Kasisto

Series A in 2017
Kasisto, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a conversational platform for financial institutions, enabling them to enhance customer engagement through virtual personal assistants. Its core offering, KAI, is a digital experience platform that facilitates the creation of branded virtual assistants and chatbots capable of delivering personalized experiences across various channels, including mobile apps, websites, and voice-activated devices. The platform includes solutions such as KAI Consumer Banking, which offers engaging experiences for users, and KAI Business Banking, providing immediate access to crucial financial information and services. Additionally, KAI Investment Management helps customers articulate their financial goals and receive tailored insights. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York, Kasisto also has offices in Mountain View, California, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in improving customer interactions in the banking sector.

PayKey

Series A in 2016
PayKey enables banks to provide their customers with the ability to initiate and complete a range of financial services, including P2P payments, chatbot engagement, balance check, cardless withdrawal, and more, from within any mobile application. Offering a cross-platform banking button on the smartphone’s keyboard boosts the bank’s brand engagement while making the banking experience quick, contextual, and simple for users. Banks are battling to remain relevant as they face an unprecedented competitive environment coupled with changing consumer expectations for instantaneous, highly-efficient, and seamless financial experiences. In a time where consumers expect to access services from any channel at any time, PayKey is helping banks to improve their user experience and boost their brand engagement by enabling their customers to access financial services from within any mobile application.

iZettle

Series D in 2016
iZettle is reinventing technologies and banking services that help small-business owners live better, work less and earn more. Based in Stockholm, the financial technology company revolutionized mobile payments in 2010 with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices. Today, small-business owners around the world use iZettle’s powerfully simple services to improve the speed and ease of payments at checkout, business management, sales analytics, customer engagement, and funding

Vocalink

Acquisition in 2016
VocaLink is a key player in the payments infrastructure sector, providing essential solutions in the United Kingdom. The company partners with banks, corporations, and government entities to facilitate efficient payment processing. By developing and managing robust payment systems, VocaLink supports the smooth transfer of funds, enhancing the overall financial ecosystem. Its role as a global payments partner underscores its commitment to innovation and reliability in payment services, catering to a diverse range of clients and fostering secure transactions across various platforms.

iZettle

Series D in 2015
iZettle is reinventing technologies and banking services that help small-business owners live better, work less and earn more. Based in Stockholm, the financial technology company revolutionized mobile payments in 2010 with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices. Today, small-business owners around the world use iZettle’s powerfully simple services to improve the speed and ease of payments at checkout, business management, sales analytics, customer engagement, and funding

Dynamics

Series C in 2014
Dynamics Inc. designs and manufactures interactive payment cards that utilize programmable magnetic stripes to enhance electronic payment systems. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, the company offers a range of products, including multi-purpose security and loyalty cards for banks, as well as loyalty systems for merchants and health cards for consumers. Dynamics' technology allows for customizable features, providing enhanced choice, control, convenience, and security in transactions. The company has established strategic partnerships with SoftBank Corp. and its subsidiary. Dynamics operates as a subsidiary of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, focusing on transforming payment methods through innovative card solutions.

Monitise

Post in 2014
Monitise is a technology and services company that delivers mobile banking, payments, and commerce networks worldwide. Monitise enables financial institutions and other payments companies to defend and extend their market position by protecting their existing customer relationships and transactions while enabling new forms of mobile commerce revenue. Monitise powers bank-grade solutions that are delivered on premise, or via cloud services. The value of payments and transfers initiated via Monitise’s technology platform is more than US $20 billion on an annualized basis. The company provides services to more than 350 financial institutions and other leading brands globally, have 30 million users and strategic partnerships with Visa Inc., Visa Europe, RBS Group, Telefónica Digital, and FIS to develop and deliver Mobile Money services. Monitise was founded by Alastair Lukies in 2003 and has expanded its services to the UK, the US, Turkey, India, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.

iZettle

Series C in 2014
iZettle is reinventing technologies and banking services that help small-business owners live better, work less and earn more. Based in Stockholm, the financial technology company revolutionized mobile payments in 2010 with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices. Today, small-business owners around the world use iZettle’s powerfully simple services to improve the speed and ease of payments at checkout, business management, sales analytics, customer engagement, and funding

Monitise

Post in 2014
Monitise is a technology and services company that delivers mobile banking, payments, and commerce networks worldwide. Monitise enables financial institutions and other payments companies to defend and extend their market position by protecting their existing customer relationships and transactions while enabling new forms of mobile commerce revenue. Monitise powers bank-grade solutions that are delivered on premise, or via cloud services. The value of payments and transfers initiated via Monitise’s technology platform is more than US $20 billion on an annualized basis. The company provides services to more than 350 financial institutions and other leading brands globally, have 30 million users and strategic partnerships with Visa Inc., Visa Europe, RBS Group, Telefónica Digital, and FIS to develop and deliver Mobile Money services. Monitise was founded by Alastair Lukies in 2003 and has expanded its services to the UK, the US, Turkey, India, Hong Kong, and Indonesia.

iZettle

Series B in 2012
iZettle is reinventing technologies and banking services that help small-business owners live better, work less and earn more. Based in Stockholm, the financial technology company revolutionized mobile payments in 2010 with the world’s first mini chip card reader and software for mobile devices. Today, small-business owners around the world use iZettle’s powerfully simple services to improve the speed and ease of payments at checkout, business management, sales analytics, customer engagement, and funding

mFoundry

Venture Round in 2011
mFoundry is the most popular mobile banking solution in the U.S., the choice of more than 800 banks and credit unions nationwide. mFoundry's award-winning mBanking platform is the leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) mobile banking solution in the financial services industry today. mFoundry has an extensive partner network that includes FIS, Open Solutions, COCC, PSCU Financial Services, NCR, CO-OP, First Data and PayPal. These partnerships, combined with its extensive implementation experience and flexible SaaS-based architecture help it deploy mobile banking solutions quickly. While known best for its mobile banking innovation, mFoundry has also demonstrated leadership in mobile payments, leading Starbucks Card Mobile, the most successful mobile payments program to date, currently used across more than 6,800 Starbucks. mFoundry was founded in 2004 by Drew Sievers and Rodney Aiglstorfer. The company is headquartered in Larkspur, California, with additional offices in downtown San Francisco. For more information, please visit http://www.mfoundry.com.
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