Kate Fitzgerald is an Arizona-based senior editor for American Banker and longtime payments reporter. Fitzgerald began her journalism career at the San Diego Tribune, and has worked as a reporter and editor at several other publications, including Advertising Age and the Arizona Republic. She is a graduate of Lewis & Clark College and holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
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As wireless handset costs rise, American Express is throwing in insurance coverage for phone repair or replacement on top-tier rewards cards as another way to get upscale travel-and-entertainment customers to stick around as the pandemic drags on.
March 1 -
The buy now/pay later pioneer's new card does not require sellers to opt in if they already accept debit cards.
February 25 -
The buy now/pay later pioneer's new card does not require sellers to opt in if they already accept debit cards.
February 25 -
Though the lower-ticket sales in fast food traditionally weren’t a large fraud magnet, that’s changed as fraud expanded to new channels during the pandemic.
February 24 -
Kate Fitzgerald, senior editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Barry Baird, head of payments capability and delivery at TD Bank, about how technology has transformed the way people make P2P payments and handle other day-to-day interactions with the bank.
February 23 -
The organizations are working to deliver $1 million in grants to help some of the most treasured and vulnerable restaurants in the U.S. get through the pandemic.
February 23 -
The London-based firm chose a new name as it prepares to go public this year.
February 22 -
When bicycle purchases surged during the pandemic as people flocked to new outdoor activities, many bike dealers were frustrated by strained supply chains and tight access to capital.
February 22 -
Credit card and bank account fraud have soared during the pandemic, with fraudsters intercepting consumer data via retail and banking disruptions and worsening synthetic ID fraud.
February 19 -
Marqeta reached a $4 billion valuation over the last decade focusing only on prepaid and debit card issuing, and now it’s retooled its digital platform to issue credit cards, too.
February 18
