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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Ryan Reynolds bets on Canadian fintech, Virgin Money expands its offerings, and more.
April 19 -
Supermarket chain Kroger refused to accept Apple Pay and similar options in stores for nine years. It's changed its mind — but Walmart, Home Depot and Lowe's remain holdouts.
April 17 -
Early Warning Services' peer-to-peer transfer service drove $180 billion in funds transfers during the first quarter of 2023, up 31% over the same period last year.
April 17 -
The boutique fitness industry is seeing strong growth, powered by a mix of payment tech and software that enables studio owners to accept onsite and remote transactions via mobile apps, QR codes and online.
April 13 -
Betting the road to mass adoption of faster payments won't be smooth, the data technology company's new head of payments is rolling out products to fill potholes between slower and faster payments systems.
April 13 -
Bank of England seeks CBDC experts, BNP Paribas' bonus pool gets larger and more
April 12 -
Marqeta's new CEO faces steep challenges in dismantling the fintech's heavy dependence on Square and finding alternative sources of revenue as consumer spending slows.
April 11 -
The card network vows to make all of its new cards from recycled plastic by 2028, but even the most ardent digital-first card issuers have met obstacles in finding affordable alternatives to using virgin plastic.
April 6 -
PhonePe backs away from a buy now/pay later acquisition, Germany fines EY for Wirecard scandal, and more.
April 5 -
JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Mastercard will extend Hello Alice's do-it-yourself "business health" score to entrepreneurs looking to improve their creditworthiness.
April 5
