Commerzbank, Visa and CreditEase could be in line for exits after the card issuing platform developer confidentially filed to go public at a possible $10bn valuation.

Marqeta, the US-based payment card issuer backed by corporate investors Commerzbank, Visa and CreditEase, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering, Reuters has reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

The company is targeting a $10bn valuation in the offering, more than double the $4.3bn valuation at which it last raised funding. Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are among the underwriters for the IPO, which could take place as soon as April this year.

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Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.