Start Path news and trends

Mastercard Debuts Startup Program For Blockchain, Crypto Companies
Mastercard // July 27, 2021

Mastercard has rolled out a new Start Path global startup engagement program, which will work with digital assets, blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The goal is to grow digital asset technology and make it safer for both customers...

FISPAN Joins Mastercard’s Start Path Accelerator Program
Startups // November 12, 2020

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) banking platform FISPAN announced in a press release Thursday (Nov. 12) that it has joined Mastercard’s Start Path accelerator program. “We are thrilled to have been selected to take part in the Mastercard Start Path program and to be recognized alongside...

Mastercard’s Wish List For The Start Path Class Of 2018
Mastercard // January 10, 2018

When Mastercard launched the Start Path accelerator program in 2014, the goal – according to VP and senior business leader, Amy Neale – was to make it easier for emerging companies to enter “our world” through a combination of operational support, commercial access and some strategic...

HYPR Chosen For Mastercard Start Path Program
Mastercard // December 07, 2017

HYPR, a provider of credit card authentication solutions for corporations, announced news on Wednesday (Dec. 6) that it received a strategic investment from Mastercard and has been included in the payment company’s latest Mastercard Start Path class. The program is a global initiative aimed at...

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Mastercard’s Wish List For The Start Path Class Of 2018

January 10, 2018
When Mastercard launched the Start Path accelerator program in 2014, the goal – according to VP and senior business leader, Amy Neale – was to make it easier for emerging companies to enter “our world” through a combination of operational support, commercial access and some strategic funding. “And when we talk about our world, we mean […]

Mastercard Announces Start Path 2017 Summer Class

June 26, 2017
Class is in session! For the summer. Today, (June 26), Mastercard announced news that it admitted six new startups into the Start Path program’s class of 2017. So far, Mastercard says that Start...

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Mastercard Expands Start Path Program to Boost Payment Acceptance

May 02, 2024
Mastercard has welcomed six startups to its Start Path program focused on improving payment acceptance. “The ability to accept electronic payments has been critical to shaping the future of commerce and spurring the secular shift to digital — unlocking new use cases and enhancing expectations for speed, simplicity and safety,” the company said in a […]

Mastercard Debuts Startup Program For Blockchain, Crypto Companies

July 27, 2021
Mastercard has rolled out a new Start Path global startup engagement program, which will work with digital assets, blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS....

FISPAN Joins Mastercard’s Start Path Accelerator Program

November 12, 2020
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) banking platform FISPAN announced in a press release Thursday (Nov. 12) that it has joined Mastercard’s Start Path accelerator program. “We are thrilled to have been...

HYPR Chosen For Mastercard Start Path Program

December 07, 2017
HYPR, a provider of credit card authentication solutions for corporations, announced news on Wednesday (Dec. 6) that it received a strategic investment from Mastercard and has been included in the...