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title: "Marqeta vs Synapse: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Marqeta or Synapse? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Embedded finance platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Marqeta vs Synapse: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Marqeta or Synapse? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Embedded finance platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Marqeta and Synapse
- **Competitive set**: Embedded finance platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Marqeta Share of Search**: 89.6%
- **Synapse Share of Search**: 0.06%

## Which is more popular in search, Marqeta or Synapse?

- In August 2026, Marqeta had more branded searches than Synapse among embedded finance platforms worldwide. Marqeta was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Synapse’s 10, and held an 89.6% Share of Search versus Synapse’s 0.06%.
- Marqeta was ahead of Synapse in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Marqeta’s estimated Share of Search among embedded finance platforms worldwide moved from 87.5% to 89.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 18.1K to 14.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Synapse’s estimated Share of Search among embedded finance platforms worldwide moved from 0.14% to 0.06%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 30 to 10.

## How did search popularity change for embedded finance platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Estimated monthly branded searches for Synapse worldwide fell 66.7% over 11 measured months, from 30 to 10 in August 2026.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Marqeta worldwide fell 18.2% over 11 measured months, from 18.1K to 14.8K in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Marqeta estimated searches | Marqeta Share of Search | Marqeta rank | Synapse estimated searches | Synapse Share of Search | Synapse rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 18.1K | 87.5% | 1 | 30 | 0.14% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 14.8K | 82.5% | 1 | 20 | 0.11% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 14.8K | 86.7% | 1 | 20 | 0.12% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 18.1K | 87.2% | 1 | 30 | 0.14% | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 18.1K | 89.1% | 1 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 18.1K | 87.4% | 1 | 40 | 0.19% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 18.1K | 88.7% | 1 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 18.1K | 90.3% | 1 | 10 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 18.1K | 89.6% | 1 | 20 | 0.1% | 5 |
| Jul 2026 | 18.1K | 89.6% | 1 | 10 | 0.05% | 5 |
| Aug 2026 | 14.8K | 89.6% | 1 | 10 | 0.06% | 5 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Marqeta’s and Synapse’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Marqeta**: Measured on the search term “marqeta”.
- **Synapse**: Measured on the search term “synapse fi”.

- [Marqeta profile](/demand/global-en/brands/marqeta)
- [Synapse profile](/demand/global-en/brands/synapse)
- [All embedded finance platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/embedded-finance-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Marqeta or Synapse?

In August 2026, Marqeta had more branded searches than Synapse among embedded finance platforms worldwide. Marqeta was estimated to have 14.8K branded searches compared to Synapse’s 10, and held an 89.6% Share of Search versus Synapse’s 0.06%.

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