Mastercard is among banks and payment networks adopting IBM's $5 billion Project Lightwell, deploying 20,000 engineers to secure open source software with AI-driven vulnerability detection. The initiative extends protections to AI frameworks, coding libraries and data streaming platforms like Apache Kafka, potentially bolstering Mastercard's cybersecurity resilience.
Mastercard is among the first financial firms to integrate IBM's Project Lightwell, committing to leverage the new platform's AI-driven vulnerability detection alongside peers like Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.
Backed by a $5 billion investment and over 20,000 dedicated engineers, the initiative scans and remediates security flaws in open source software including AI frameworks, coding libraries and streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka.
By adopting Lightwell's frontier AI capabilities, Mastercard aims to strengthen its cybersecurity posture, reduce open source vulnerability risk and potentially lower incident response costs across its global network.
