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Marqeta wins digital current account contract with Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs has selected card issuing platform Marqeta to help deliver its first digital current accounts, which will launch later this year.

15 January 2021

News/payments

Payments have become tech arms race say banks

The vast majority of banks (94%) believe that the Covid-19 pandemic has turned the payments market into a technology arms race for which they are unprepared.

07 December 2020

Company announcement/payments

Marqeta and Uber enter card issuing partnership

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be serving as a global card issuing partner for Uber, helping to provide critical financial infrastructure for its global expansion.

17 November 2020

Company announcement/retail

Marqeta: Covid-19 has forced three-quarters of banks to change their future banking strategy

Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, today released a report that examines how banks intend to change their strategies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

14 October 2020

News/payments

Mastercard invests in Marqeta

Mastercard has invested in open API card issuing and processing platform Marqeta as part of a wider deal that will see the pair partner in a host of new geographies, beginning with Asia Pacific.

08 October 2020

Company announcement/security

Marqeta ships Tokenization-as-a-service product

Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, today unveiled its new Tokenization-as-a-Service product, which allows any card issuer to access its industry leading tokenization technology.

30 September 2020

Company announcement/security

Marqeta gets onboard with 3D-Secure

Marqeta, the world’s first global modern card issuing platform, announced the release of its new 3D Secure solution. Marqeta 3D Secure will not only help card issuers meet regulatory requirements of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) under the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) in certain markets, it will also enable these issuers to create tailored cardholder authentication experiences that can help reduce online fraud.

19 August 2020

Company announcement/payments

JP Morgan taps Marqeta for virtual card programme

Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform, announced today that J.P. Morgan will leverage Marqeta’s unique card tokenization capabilities for its virtual card program.

28 July 2020

News/payments

Marqeta eyes IPO - Reuters

Unicorn open API card issuing and processing platform Marqeta has begun talking to investment banks about a potential initial public offering, according to Reuters.

10 July 2020

Company announcement/payments

Swiss startup Yapeal chooses Marqeta fior instant card issuing

Digital fintech start-up YAPEAL has launched a new, innovative digital wallet, powered by Marqeta’s modern card issuing platform. Having received the first ever fintech licence in Switzerland from FINMA, YAPEAL will provide customers with a full Swiss current account and a mobile-ready Visa debit card in just ten minutes, a process that would usually take a week.

09 July 2020

Company announcement/payments

Capital on Tap expands to Spain with Marqeta platform

Marqeta, the leading global modern card issuing platform, today announced it has helped one of the UK’s fastest-growing companies, Capital on Tap, to expand its small business credit lending services to Spain.

30 June 2020

News/payments

Marqeta raises $150m at $4.3bn valuation

Marqeta has raised $150 million from an unnamed institutional investor, valuing the open API card issuing and processing platform at $4.3 billion.

28 May 2020