Marqeta Inc is a technology company that specializes in providing modern card issuing and payment processing solutions for businesses. By offering a flexible platform, it enables companies to create, manage, and customize their own payment cards and digital wallets while facilitating seamless transactions. Marqeta's services cater to a variety of industries, including fintech, e-commerce, and on-demand services, empowering its clients to enhance their financial products and streamline their payment operations. The company's innovative approach to card issuing and payment infrastructure helps drive efficiencies and improve the overall customer experience in digital payments. Read More
Shares of leading edge card issuer Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ)
jumped 11.6% in the afternoon session after the company reported decent first quarter 2025 results with EBITDA beating expectations on slightly better total payment volume. Sales grew 18%, riding a 27% jump in payment volume. Overall, this print was still decent.
Leading edge card issuer Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 17.9% year on year to $139.1 million. On the other hand, next quarter’s revenue guidance of $140.3 million was less impressive, coming in 3.8% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP loss of $0.02 per share was $0.03 above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions for the world’s innovators, today announced it has been selected by Perpay to power the Perpay Credit Card (issued by Celtic Bank), an unsecured credit card designed to help people build or improve their credit by automating payments directly from a paycheck. Perpay migrated to Marqeta’s modern credit card platform to build a credit card experience that helps meet its goal of enabling customers to get the most out of every paycheck.
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Over the past six months, Marqeta’s shares (currently trading at $4.18) have posted a disappointing 15% loss while the S&P 500 was down 4.1%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ), the global modern card issuing platform that enables embedded finance solutions, today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss first quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 4:30 pm ET. Hosting the call will be Mike Milotich, Interim Chief Executive Office and Chief Financial Officer. A press release with the first quarter 2025 financial results will be issued after the market closes that same day.
Shares of leading edge card issuer Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ)
jumped 23.5% in the morning session after the company reported stunning fourth-quarter results, significantly surpassing analysts' expectations for operating profit. Total payment volume also exceeded Wall Street estimates, and revenue guidance for the next quarter came in ahead of expectations, with projected growth of 14-16%, signaling continued momentum in 2025. Marqeta also highlighted the acquisition of TransactPay, which strengthens its position in Europe and enhanced its ability to provide card issuance and payment solutions across the region. Zooming out, we think this was a good quarter with some key areas of upside.
Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) and Marqeta, Inc. (NASDAQ: MQ) today announced a new relationship enabling Marqeta to provide customers with convenient and affordable cash services, an important function for the many businesses and consumers transacting with cash today. Green Dot’s expansive money movement network (the “Green Dot Network,” powered by Arc) enables convenient access to deposit cash to bank accounts at more than 95,000 locations nationwide.
