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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United Arab Emirates plans to launch a central bank digital currency this year; Adyen adds travel payment cards; and more.
February 15 -
Travel disruptions make it crucial for hospitality providers to handle bookings, cancellations and postponements — and the underlying payments and refunds — with ease. Software vendors are tailoring their products to address the needs of this and other niches.
February 15 -
The payments company said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has closed a probe it began in 2020 after a consumer advocacy group accused PayPal of offering students at for-profit universities high-cost financing for unaccredited courses.
February 13 -
Sluggish single-digit e-commerce growth drove PayPal to postpone its forecast for the coming year, as CEO Dan Schulman, who plans to retire this year, itemized further cost cuts.
February 10 -
Schulman, president and CEO of PayPal since 2014, will leave at the end of 2023. He will continue to serve on the company's board and will join in its search for a successor, the company said.
February 9 -
Amex and Microsoft are developing a business-travel expense approach that gives users a green, yellow or red code indicating whether an expense is approved, under consideration or rejected.
February 9 -
Bank of England releases digital pound details, CBA adds anti-scam tech, and more. Here's what's happening around the world.
February 8 -
The loyalty tech provider aims to bypass credit card networks with an account-to-account payment option leveraging faster payment rails. Observers say it faces long odds for mass adoption.
February 8 -
EWA provider ZayZoon is seeing steady growth with an option that offers extra funds when users choose to receive their payouts on a retailer gift card
February 6 -
Twitter signals plan for payments, Barclays opens banking pods as a branch alternative, and more. Here's what's happening around the world.
February 1
