Modern card issuing and payment platform for businesses. Marqeta is a pioneering fintech company headquartered in Oakland, California. Founded in 2010, Marqeta provides a modern, cloud-native open API platform that empowers businesses to issue physical and virtual payment cards, process transactions, and manage various money movement operations with significant flexibility and scalability. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of financial tools, including demand deposit accounts, direct deposit capabilities with early pay, ACH transfers, bill payments, and integrated risk controls. Marqeta serves several industries such as financial services, on-demand delivery, expense management, e-commerce, and buy-now-pay-later providers. With a robust, globally certified infrastructure operating in over 40 countries, the company processes billions of dollars in payments annually and achieves 99.99% platform uptime. As of December 2024, Marqeta employs approximately 854 people, and the company continues to showcase financial growth through recurring revenues and expanded international partnerships.