** Payments co Square Inc SQ.N up 1.2% at $234.58, while
Marqeta Inc MQ.O up 2.5% at $24.79 premarket
** SQ partners with Marqeta for expansion of Square Card in
Canada urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw4G351Xa
** Deal will help more small business owners better manage
their finances and cash flow, companies say
** Square Card is a business debit card for small business
owners
** On Wednesday, SQ also launched the "Square Photo Studio
App"
** App lets sellers take photos of products from a mobile
and sync them to an online store, to improve customer experience
** SQ up 6.5% YTD, while MQ's shares have shed nearly a
quarter of their value from their June debut, as of last close
(Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru)
((Niket.Nishant@thomsonreuters.com;))