Payments giant Mastercard has selected six fintech companies from across the globe for its accelerator programme – Start Path Digital Assets.
Mastercard said that the companies handpicked for Start Path have a demonstrated product-market fit focused on digital assets, cryptocurrencies, blockchain value-added services and the metaverse, and have already raised seed or Series A capital.
Through the Start Path Digital Assets programme, startups will receive bespoke training, access to Mastercard’s channels and customers as well as subject matter expertise, and an opportunity for technical collaboration.
These six startups will join the more than 350 companies from 42 countries that have participated in Start Path. Since the programme was founded in 2014, Start Path has created more than 10,000 startup connections around the world.
Many of these companies are now entering the public markets, reaching unicorn status and entering extended commercial engagements with Mastercard and its customers.
Startups interested in the Start Path Digital Assets programme can apply here.
Here are the startups are joining the Mastercard Start Path Digital Assets programme:
Axelar (Canada)
Delivers secure interchain communication for developers to interact with any asset or application on any chain with one click.
Cheeze, Inc. (U.S.)
Uses the power of blockchain to allow a new way for brands to license user-generated content and help creators unlock additional revenue streams and rewards.
Coala Pay (U.S.)
Tokenizes grant proposals, making it easier than ever to find, fund and track the impact of grassroots aid activities around the world.
Qonbay.io (China)
Provides vendors and creators with tools to create their web3-based customer loyalty schemes that enhance scalability and ease navigation between both traditional and virtual worlds.
RociFi Labs (Singapore)
Builds machine learning and on-chain data solutions that democratize wallet intelligence for credit analytics.
Suberra (Singapore)
Simplifies Web3 payments with an all-in-one infrastructure that accelerates crypto payment acceptance for recurring subscriptions, metaverse commerce, marketplaces and more.
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