Payments Processor Marqeta Climbs After $1.23 Billion IPO

Payments Processor Marqeta Climbs After $1.23 Billion IPO

(Bloomberg) -- Marqeta Inc., an online card and payment processing company, rose as much as 21% in its trading debut after raising $1.23 billion in an initial public offering priced above a marketed range.

Shares of the Oakland, California-based company were up 11.4% to $30.09 at 3:41 p.m. Wednesday in New York trading, giving it a market value of about $16 billion. Diluted to include holdings such as stock options, Marqeta's value rises to more than $16.7 billion.

Marqeta sold 45.5 million shares for $27 apiece on Tuesday after marketing them for $20 to $24.