Marqeta teams with financial wellness benefits provider Rain for earned wages

Marqeta announced its new partner Rain, a financial wellness benefits provider that helps companies give employees greater control over their finances. Marqeta will power the Rain Card, a branded debit card that will enable employers to disburse earned wages onto the cards seamlessly. Through its strategic partnership with Rain, Marqeta can scale its early wage access offerings to more employers across diverse sectors of the economy such as healthcare, education and hospitality…With Marqeta’s modern platform and embedded finance capabilities, Rain can seamlessly integrate the Rain Card into its customer experience, allowing employers to distribute Marqeta-powered debit cards that provide workers early access to their earned wages. Marqeta’s comprehensive card issuing platform allows Rain to expand its offerings into secured and unsecured credit card solutions and more diverse employee rewards. “We are thrilled to partner with Marqeta and its world-class team and modern tech stack,” said Alex Bradford, Chief Executive Officer of Rain. “Rain’s mission is to empower millions of workers to reach financial freedom. Marqeta will be a critical partner as we launch new products that enable our users to access their wages faster and more economically and that help them grow their cash flow and savings.”