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December 17, 2019 @ 12:28 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marqeta, a fintech unicorn that claims to be the first global modern card issuing platform, announced on Tuesday it is set to issue its 140 millionth card in 2019, ending a calendar year filled with major growth milestones as its open API payments issuing and… Read More

December 15, 2019 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta is one of those Fintech unicorns that is killing it but not getting a whole lot of coverage because it is not consumer facing. Marqeta provides the digital rails to enable businesses to create innovative payment programs and cards allowing companies to customize their… Read More

October 28, 2019 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Visa (NYSE:V), the ubiquitous credit card and payments rails, and Marqeta, the modern card issuing platform, have announced a new partnership designed to “ease global expansion for multinational card programs.” The project is said to provide a streamlined developer-friendly path for Visa issuers to launch… Read More

August 28, 2019 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Marqeta, an Oakland, California based Fintech valued at over $2 billion, reports that the company has experienced “exponential revenue growth.” Following a Series E funding round that raised a whopping $260 million, Marqeta says it will hire 175 new employees during this year as it… Read More

May 21, 2019 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Marqeta is the newest addition to the Unicorn herd as it has closed on $260 million funding round at a $2 billion valuation. The Series E round, led by Coatue Management, should help solidify Marqeta’s importance in the burgeoning card issuance market both domestically… Read More

October 30, 2018 @ 9:23 am By Leyla Mammadova  |  

Modern card issuing platform Marqeta announced its expansion into European market. In cooperation with its strategic partner Visa, Marqeta is now issuing cards and transacting in Europe. Marqeta has also opened a new office in London. With this launch, European payment innovators will now have… Read More

October 20, 2017 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alipay has partnered with Marqeta on real-time payment processing for millions of Chinese travelers visiting North America. Marqeta is an open API payment card issuing platform. Alipay, part of Alibaba, is the world’s leading third-party payment platform with more than 520 million users. Through the partnership,… Read More

August 25, 2017 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, Crowdfund Insider published an article about Marqeta signing a partnership with Visa on payments and loans. The marriage is designed boost innovations in commercial and consumer payments and online lending. Visa also made a strategic investment in Marqeta at that time to the tune… Read More

July 28, 2017 @ 8:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) and Marqeta, a payment card issuing platform that can provide consumers with immediate loans, has announced a global partnership to propel innovations in commercial and consumer payments in lending. Visa has also made a strategic investment in Marqeta and led a $25… Read More