Mastercard has confirmed the release of Start Path, a global startup engagement program that is meant to accelerate crypto and blockchain startups.
This program will help “to expand and accelerate innovation around digital asset technology and make it safer and easier for people and institutions to buy, spend and hold cryptocurrencies and digital assets.”
The goal is to register faster advances in “fast-growing digital assets, blockchain, and cryptocurrency companies.”
Jess Turner, executive vice president of New Digital Infrastructure and Fintech at Mastercard, declared: “As a leading technology player, we believe we can play a key role in digital assets, helping to shape the industry and provide consumer protections and security. Part of our role is to forge the future of cryptocurrency, and we’re doing that by bridging mainstream financial principles with digital assets innovations.”