Marqeta

Marqeta is a card issuing and payment processing company whose platform runs card programs that other businesses brand and offer. In October 2026 it began bringing stablecoin-backed cards to enterprise customers, with settlement on Base.

About Marqeta

Marqeta describes its business as "enterprise-grade issuing and processing, backed by a team of payment experts." Companies use its platform to launch and run their own card programs rather than building issuing and processing infrastructure themselves.

Products & Initiatives

Alongside its core card issuing and processing platform, Marqeta is extending card programs to stablecoins. Its stablecoin-backed cards let enterprise customers spend from stablecoin balances through a card, with settlement on Base.

Partnerships

base announced the stablecoin card work on October 16, 2026, framing it with the line "Stablecoins are for sending and spending." Neither Base nor Marqeta has yet said which enterprise customers will go first, when the cards go live, or which stablecoins they will support.