During what was a very busy Fintech Talents Festival, we were delighted to be able to find time to sit down with Jeff Parker, GM – International, Marqeta.

He shared some of his thoughts on what has been a very exciting year for Marqeta – high growth, new partners and new geographies covered. As a relatively new addition to the team, he has had a lot to focus on – included the fast changing payments landscape and embedded finance.

Retail is changing fast yet some of the behavioral shifts that we saw during the pandemic have not, as was assumed, proven to be permanent. Listen to the full interview for Jeff’s thoughts on the melding of the digital and the physical.

Jeff noted the many conversations and exciting content around embedded finance at the Festival. Don’t miss out on the next opportunity to join our growing community and join us for FTT Embedded Finance & Super Apps Europe on 16 May in London.

A bit of a teaser, it will be co-located with the soon-to-launch Customer Alpha series.

Lisa Moyle, CSO, VC Innovations