Marqeta news and trends

Marqeta’s Processing Volumes Surge 27% on Card Issuance, BNPL and Flex Credential Growth
Earnings // May 07, 2025

Marqeta’s first quarter results surged across several metrics as new and existing card issuance programs grew on a global stage across debit and credit channels, and the company’s platform gains a tailwind as it enables new BNPL and embedded finance offerings. Total processing volume (TPV)...

The Other Reason That Businesses Need to Know Their Customer
Opinion // May 06, 2025

Understanding a customer’s business inspires proactive solutions, Marqeta Head of Global Strategic Partnerships Anat Hoida writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial Services.”   The highest compliment a customer can give is: “They truly understand my business.”...

Strategic Listening Turns Customer Conversations Into Profitable Growth
Connected Economy // April 21, 2025

The most impactful insights often emerge not from boardrooms or whiteboards but from direct conversations with customers. For today’s financial services, payments and digital economy leaders, these customer exchanges offer a critical compass for strategy, innovation and relationship management. This quarter’s edition of PYMNTS’ eBook,...

Beyond Credit Cards: How ‘Pay Later’ Momentum Is Reshaping the Payments Ecosystem
BNPL // April 08, 2025

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) isn’t just a niche payment option anymore — it’s rapidly becoming a permanent fixture in how consumers budget, shop and pay, according to five industry leaders whose insights preview the new eBook, “Reimagining Consumer Finance: The Strategic Rise of Buy...

Interviews & Exclusives
Earnings Drive FinTech IPO Index 8.1% Higher, Led by Sezzle and Open Lending  

May 09, 2025
The earnings season floodgates opened this past week for the FinTech IPO Index, and outsized gains by several names sent the overall index up by 8.1%. Sezzle shares led the gains, up 44.1%. The company’s latest earnings indicated that gross merchandise volume (GMV) surged 64.1% year over year to $808.7 million, fueled by increased subscriber and […]

The Other Reason That Businesses Need to Know Their Customer

May 06, 2025
Understanding a customer’s business inspires proactive solutions, Marqeta Head of Global Strategic Partnerships Anat Hoida writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The Listening Economy: How Customer Conversations Are Transforming Financial...

Strategic Listening Turns Customer Conversations Into Profitable Growth

April 21, 2025
The most impactful insights often emerge not from boardrooms or whiteboards but from direct conversations with customers. For today’s financial services, payments and digital economy leaders, these customer exchanges offer...

Beyond Credit Cards: How ‘Pay Later’ Momentum Is Reshaping the Payments Ecosystem

April 08, 2025
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) isn’t just a niche payment option anymore — it’s rapidly becoming a permanent fixture in how consumers budget, shop and pay, according to five industry...

Quick Reads
Ingo Payments Taps Marqeta to Bolster Embedded Banking Platform

March 31, 2025
Money mobility platform Ingo Payments has chosen Marqeta as its issuer processing partner. The collaboration will help Ingo fulfill its goal of delivering “innovative instant account issuing” and “ecosystem-driven financial services,” the Georgia-based company said in a Monday (March 31) news release. “Over the past several months, following its acquisition of Deposits Inc.’s banking technology, Ingo has been enhancing its […]

Marqeta Teams With Upside to Offer Cash-Back Rewards

March 25, 2025
Card issuing platform Marqeta has launched a collaboration with retail technology firm Upside. The partnership, announced Tuesday (March 25), lets Marqeta customers integrate Upside’s cash-back offers into their consumer debit...

Marqeta Forms Europe-Focused Spend Management Pact With Spendesk 

March 10, 2025
Card-issuing platform Marqeta has become the issuer processor for Spendesk Financial Services (SFS) in Europe. “Expense management and procurement solutions are vital for medium-sized businesses looking to increase financial control, achieve consistent...

Marqeta and Green Dot Partner to Facilitate Cash Deposits

February 28, 2025
Marqeta customers and their users can now make cash deposits at Green Dot’s network of more than 95,000 locations across the U.S. This capability comes from a new partnership between...