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Marqeta Looking To Raise $250M at a $1.9B Valuation

Peter Renton·
FintechNews RoundupUSA
·Mar. 22, 2019·1 min read

According to Techcrunch a new fintech unicorn is about to be crowned; digital payments leader Marqeta is looking to raise $250 million at a valuation of $1.875 billion; their previous round in 2017 they were valued at $545 million; their customers include fintech leaders like Square, Kabbage, Klarna and Affirm; they have also recently entered the European market; in addition to powering cards for others Marqeta’s products include virtual cards, payment reconciliations, real-time fund transfers and more. Source.

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    Peter Renton cofounded Fintech Nexus as the world’s largest digital media company focused on fintech before it was acquired by Command. Peter has been writing about fintech since 2010 and he is the author and creator of the Fintech One-on-One Podcast, the first and longest-running fintech interview series.

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