Marqeta Announces New European Leader, Sees Rising Demand for Embedded Finance Offerings and New Customer Launches
Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ) has appointed Marcin Glogowski, a PayPal veteran, as SVP, Managing Director Europe and UK CEO. Glogowski will lead the company's growth in the region, which has seen an 86% increase in Total Processing Volume year-over-year. Marqeta's European expansion is driven by rising demand for embedded finance, partnering with firms like Klarna, Uber, and Western Union. The company's global platform facilitates card product launches in over 40 markets, with 70% of its top customers using Marqeta in multiple countries. Glogowski, formerly with PayPal, brings extensive regional expertise to his new role. Recent collaborations include powering Lydia's new digital bank, Sumeria, and offering a commercial debit card with UK digital bank OakNorth.
- Marcin Glogowski, a PayPal veteran, is appointed SVP, Managing Director Europe and UK CEO.
- Total Processing Volume in Europe grew 86% year-over-year.
- Partnerships with leading firms like Klarna, Uber, and Western Union.
- Global platform enables card product launches in over 40 markets.
- 70% of top customers use Marqeta in multiple countries.
- Recent partnership with Lydia Solutions to power the new digital bank, Sumeria.
- Collaboration with UK digital bank OakNorth to offer a commercial debit card.
- No significant negative aspects highlighted in the press release.
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The company named PayPal veteran Marcin Glogowski as SVP, Managing Director Europe and
UK CEO, responsible for leading Marqeta in the region. -
As Marqeta experiences strong traction in the European market, its Total Processing Volume in
Europe grew86% year-over-year.
Marqeta has partnered with market leading organisations across
Marcin Glogowski to Lead European Go-To-Market Team
Glogowski joins Marqeta from PayPal, where most recently he led the
“Marqeta's vision of the future of brand loyalty, centered around embedded finance, resonated deeply with me. The growth potential and large untapped European market fueled my decision to join the company,” said Marcin Glogowski, SVP Managing Director,
“The growth of our business in
Recent
Marqeta also announced today the expansion of its partnership with Lydia Solutions to power Sumeria, its new digital bank. Marqeta began partnering with Lydia Solutions in 2019 to power its peer-to-peer payments app, and has helped it scale to serve 8 million users throughout
Marqeta recently announced a partnership with
In the second half of 2022, Marqeta signed Trade Republic, Europe’s largest broker and leading savings platform, headquartered in
About Marqeta (NASDAQ: MQ)
Marqeta’s modern card issuing platform empowers its customers to create customized and innovative payment cards and embedded finance offerings. Marqeta’s platform, powered by open APIs, gives its customers the ability to build more configurable and flexible payment experiences, accelerating product development and democratizing access to card issuing technology. Its modern architecture provides instant access to highly scalable, cloud-based payment infrastructure that enables customers to launch and manage their own card programs, issue cards and authorize and settle transactions. Marqeta is headquartered in
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