Company
We are the worldβs first modern card issuing platform
Our mission is to be the global standard for modern card issuing, empowering builders to bring the most innovative products to the world.

Our journey has focused on simplifying payments for businesses
In 2009, our founder and CEO Jason Gardner had a vision to simplify payments. Built from the ground up, our platform enables developers to launch new card programs with speed, flexibility, and scale. Obsessed with making the complex easy, Marqeta evolved into the worldβs first open API modern card issuing platform.

Our journey has focused on simplifying payments for businesses
In 2009, our founder and CEO Jason Gardner had a vision to simplify payments. Built from the ground up, our platform enables developers to launch new programs with speed, flexibility & scale. Obsessed with making the complex easy, Marqeta evolved into the worldβs first open API modern card issuing platform.
βMarqeta runs 24/7, 365 days a year. If we don’t operate near perfect, our customers suffer. We take that responsibility as mission critical.β
Jason Gardner, Founder & CEO
Our global growth is driven by world-class employees & satisfied customers

Our global growth is driven by world-class employees & satisfied customers
800+
employees
Forbes Fintech 50
award
39
countries
Fast Company
50 most innovative award





We define the modern card issuing category
CNBC Disruptor
top 50 in 2020 award
10+ years
of modern card issuing experience
500M+
cards issued through our platform

We define the modern card issuing category
CNBC Disruptor
top 50 in 2020 award
10+ years
of modern card issuing experience
500M+
cards issued through our platform
