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Marqeta rolls out instant card-tokenization service

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The Oakland, Calif.-based based startup’s Marqeta Tokenization-as-a-Service enables banks or fintechs to instantly add credit, debit or prepaid cards to a digital wallet by directly managing tokens instead of going through a third party, Marqeta announced on Tuesday.

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Goldman Sachs To Acquire Credit Card Company Final

Bank Innovation

Oakland-based Final is a credit card service, which announced that it would close its card portfolio back in December. Goldman Sachs has agreed to purchase fintech startup firm Final, as a part of its efforts to expand in retail-banking products. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Payments firm Marqeta to add 175 jobs to boost global presence

Bank Innovation

Fresh off a $260 million Series E funding round, card issuing and processing startup Marqeta is building its team as it expands to new geographies. The Oakland-based company plans to add 175 jobs this year, bringing its total to 400 employees by 2020, CEO Jason Gardner said on Wednesday.

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Marqeta Introduces Tokenization-as-a-Service For Card Issuers

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Marqeta , the global card issuing platform, debuted its new Tokenization-as-a-Service (TaaS) product, which allows card issuers to access its tokenization technology, the Oakland, California-based company announced on Tuesday (Sept. It is used to instantly provision cards into a mobile wallet.

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Payment Processor Platform Marqeta to Launch in Canada Next Month

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE -Payment card issuing platform Marqeta will be launched in Canada next month and Europe in 2018, Marqeta’s CEO, Jason Gardner told Bank Innovation. Based in Oakland, Calif., Marqeta uses open API technology to process payment cards, virtual cards and mobile authorization products.

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Marqeta Sees Opportunity in Europe Thanks to $45 Million in Funding

Bank Innovation

Card-issuing platform Marqeta sees a lot of potential in working with challenger banks across Europe, and to fuel this opportunity, the Oakland, Calif.-based based company took in $45 million in funding, Jason Gardner, founder and CEO, told Bank Innovation. The new round, announced today, […].

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Marqeta acquires Power Finance for $275M

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Payments fintech Marqeta announced today it will acquire credit card management platform Power Finance in an all-cash transaction to help supplement its credit offerings. The Oakland, Calif.-based based fintech (NASDAQ: […]

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