Kate Fitzgerald

First Data Corp. and Fleetcor are bringing their various gift card operations together in a joint venture designed to streamline distribution and share digital gift card technology.

Oro Inc., a rising force in the emerging $7 trillion business-to-business e-commerce market, is teaming with PayPal to streamline transactions as more global suppliers move their sales online.

If money is power, speeding up access to funds is one way to empower millions of struggling consumers, according to Cecilia Frew.

One thing Susan Sobbott has learned in a long and successful career at American Express Co. is that when you're working to drive innovation, fear of failure can paralyze you.

What could theatrical training offer a person preparing for a career in financial services? Plenty, according to Citi Retail Services’ Leslie McNamara.

Even during the busiest days, Carol Juel has learned the power of pausing to look at the big picture.

Pulling out her driving iron to tee off with a group of men on the golf course is always an interesting experience for Suzan Denoncourt, managing director for Ingenico in Canada.

The Most Influential Women in Payments are the ones taking risks with new ideas and investments, and developing the technology that will forever change the way people handle money. Not only do they set an example for their peers, they are unafraid to learn from newcomers and are diligent about encouraging a freshness and diversity of ideas.

This year will mark 10 years since Martina Hund-Mejean was named chief financial officer of Mastercard, and it has certainly been an eventful decade.

An unlikely turning point in Paulette Rowe’s journey to become a top payments executive came many years ago, during the summer she spent working with a group of men in the engineering division of a French piston manufacturer, feeling completely out of her depth.

In her work as a data scientist for several payments startups, Afra Khan's key skill is leveraging fast-evolving technology tools to analyze consumer financial behavior and block fraud before it strikes.

There’s no substitute for standing in the other person’s shoes in a bank-customer encounter, says Heather Lamont.

U.S. corporations with heavy international payments traffic between buyers and suppliers are looking for ways to use financial technology to streamline processes.

The investment will help BillPro's international expansion ambitions in a cross-border payments market that's expected to expand for technology-driven providers.

Other quick serve establishments such as Starbucks have had challenges in managing the changes in customer flow that accompany order and pay.

Downward pressure on Canada’s bank fees continues, as Bank of Montreal this week announced it’s eliminating fees for Interac e-Transfers for all customers with Canadian checking and premium-rate savings accounts.

A broad pilot to test contactless open-loop payments on Singapore's trains and buses will go live March 20, according to local mass-transit authorities and Mastercard, which is sponsoring the initiative.

Sweden-based Klarna has partnered with GhostBed, a U.S. online mattress retailer, as the payments company expands its reach with more direct-to-consumer brands.

Mobile payment solution providers and issuers may now use Global to ensure ExpressPay HCE apps are performing in line with Amex’s specifications.

Trustonic aims to monetize its services by supporting authentication methods such as biometrics, and managing tokens for high-value transactions,