Marqeta, Inc. announced the appointment of Jeff Parker as its new SVP and Managing Director, International. Parker joins from WorldFirst, the international business payment provider, where he assumed the position of CEO shortly after its acquisition by Ant Group. In his new role, Parker will be responsible for building Marqeta's go-to-market and operational functions internationally and advancing the company's service offerings in its key markets across Europe and APAC.

Marqeta works with businesses worldwide to empower payments innovation built using its open modern API card issuing and payment processing platform. By giving developers the tools they need to build, test, launch, and iterate single integration payment programmes, Marqeta has supported organizations such as Klarna, Western Union, Lydia, and Capital on Tap to realise their market expansion ambitions and embrace new opportunities. Parker is tasked with leading Marqeta's continued global expansion from the company's London office, bringing to the table over 20 years' experience in the financial services space accumulated across four continents, holding senior roles at Macquarie Bank and international payments businesses, OFX, and then WorldFirst, a company he ultimately led as CEO.