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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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.
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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.
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PHIf money is power, speeding up access to funds is one way to empower millions of struggling consumers, according to Cecilia Frew.
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PHOne 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.
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PHWhat could theatrical training offer a person preparing for a career in financial services? Plenty, according to Citi Retail Services’ Leslie McNamara.
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PHEven during the busiest days, Carol Juel has learned the power of pausing to look at the big picture.
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PHPulling 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.
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PHThe 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.
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PHThis year will mark 10 years since Martina Hund-Mejean was named chief financial officer of Mastercard, and it has certainly been an eventful decade.
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PHAn 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.
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