Discover how the Mastercard Strive EU program is empowering small businesses in Europe through digital tools, access to finance, AI integration, and cybersecurity support for a stronger economy.

Discover how Mastercard Strive EU empowers small businesses with digital tools, AI-driven financial insights, and climate action solutions to boost resilience and overcome growth barriers.

With Arifu and partners accross Sub-Saharan Africa, Mastercard Strive is equiping small business with the digital tools and skills they need to grow.

Mastercard Strive helps small businesses grow by adopting digital payments, improving cash flow management and credit history building without expensive hardware.

Small businesses face cyber threats online; cybersecurity support helps them find weaknesses, respond faster, reduce stress, and grow digitally with greater confidence.

Mastercard Strive works with a global network of partners to support inclusive AI solutions that help small businesses make informed decisions and grow their revenue.

In the United States, Mastercard Strive USA aims to unlock $50 billion in lending capital, engage 600+ ecosystem partners, and strengthen small business ecosystems across the country.

In this video session, we will deep dive into how income volatility affects MSEs and how their responses are shaped by the cognitive biases and perceived frictions that surround them.

Through our partnership with Mayasoft, more than 9,000 small businesses across Uzbekistan are unlocking working capital and building resilience in the digital economy.

Through the Viqtoria program in Ecuador, Mastercard Strive and Impaqto, in partnership with Caribou, have supported 13 innovative tech startups.

ShopUp is helping micro-retailers in rural and semi-urban areas grow their businesses with digital tools, skills, and last-mile delivery support.

INCAE Business School helps women entrepreneurs learn by doing — building skills in finance, operations, digital marketing, and procurement through real-world simulations.

Through Mastercard Strive, we’ve partnered with fintechs and innovative organizations around the world to unlock access to finance and data-driven tools that help small businesses grow and thrive.

In Bucharest, a Mastercard Strive bootcamp gathered key players to explore how Romanian innovations can shape the future of small businesses across Europe.

Mastercard Strive partnered with IMPAQTO to connect small businesses in Ecuador with innovative startups that can equip them with digital solutions to accelerate their transformation.

SoBanHang is unlocking small businesses’ access to credit and leveraging AI to enable them to access market data, make smarter decisions, and manage operations.

Alner is enabling micro and small businesses to buy goods in reusable packaging at lower prices than the single-use plastic options commonly found in the market.

ChatGenie, our partner in the Philippines, has enabled businesses to explore and integrate new shipping and digital payment options through its automated ordering solution.

Africa 118 is supporting thousands of small businesses in Ethiopia to sell and establish a presence online, increase their revenues, and leverage digital marketing techniques to reach new markets.

Through our partnership with Nilus, we’re unlocking credit for women-led micro-retailers, supporting them to provide affordable, healthy food to low-income families.

Our partner in Colombia, Datasketch, is democratizing access to AI, with the potential to reach 65,000 small businesses across Latin America through its AI-powered chatbot.

Small businesses in Samoa need the right digital tools and support to access new markets and make more informed decisions. Our partner, SkyEye Pacific, is supporting them to do just that.

The Mastercard Strive EU program boosts the resilience and growth of European small businesses by surfacing new innovations that support them to go digital, get capital, and access resources.

Ten innovative organizations from across the EU are now set to scale and adapt their digital and data-first solutions to support small businesses across Europe to grow and thrive.

Behavioral nudges and gamification help small businesses adopt digital tools, boosting engagement, sales, and participation in digital marketplaces.

Women-centered last-mile distribution boosts rural sales by empowering women agents with mobility, training, trust, and safer, flexible delivery models.

Social commerce helps small businesses reach customers, boost sales, and access digital payments and credit through social media platforms.

Digital financial services help women-owned small businesses overcome funding gaps, build resilience, and grow through accessible credit, savings, and digital tools.

Consumer protection risks fuel small business distrust of digital finance, highlighting the need for safer, transparent DFS to drive adoption and growth.

Embedded finance helps small businesses access payments, credit, payroll, and insurance directly within digital platforms to boost growth, cash flow, and efficiency.

Learn how digitizing payments boosts small business growth, resilience, and financial inclusion.

Explore best practices for designing digital training programs for small businesses, from microlearning and storytelling to user-centered design.

Learn how outsourcing helps small businesses boost productivity, cut costs, and access global talent.

Discover how digital mentoring boosts small business growth, with evidence, best practices, and strategies for designing impactful mentor programs.

Discover how digital insurance helps small businesses manage risk, build resilience, and close the coverage gap.

Learn how digital measurement helps small business programs track impact, improve decisions, and use real-time data responsibly.

Explore how digital lending is expanding small business access to finance, from fintech credit models to responsible lending practices.

Learn how digital peer networks help small businesses grow through shared knowledge, collaboration, and trust.