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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The last stage of moving goods from ships and trains to trucks and warehouses involves a stream of payments that is often clogged with complexity.
August 19 -
Siemens Mobility has announced it’s working with Bytemark, a company Siemens partially owns, to develop a payment solution enabling riders to pay once for a trip across the city using multiple public and private modes of transit, from buses to scooters.
August 16 -
As the movement to adopt PCI-validated point-to-point encryption as a way to deter POS malware attacks spreads, Bluefin has patented a new process to identify compromised payment devices.
August 15 -
The Electronic Transactions Association has named Jodie L. Kelley as its new CEO to replace Jason Oxman, who left in January.
August 15 -
Tipping the valet can be tough without cash in hand. It’s only one of many cash-payment scenarios that don't translate well into digital payments, where P2P apps typically emphasize social connections over anonymity.
August 14 -
Former Mastercard and longtime bank executive Colleen Taylor has joined Wells Fargo, where she will oversee the bank's merchant services strategy.
August 12 -
The U.K.’s Equals Group’s FairFX currency unit has purchased Hermex FX, another U.K. firm serving corporate customers with currency exchange and payment services.
August 9 -
Marqeta was in on the API digital payments game early, but rivals from Stripe to Wirecard are aggressively expanding digital payment solutions for diverse consumer and B2B use cases.
August 9 -
As Apple Card’s public test begins this week with a limited number of consumers, details are emerging about how the tech giant is differentiating its product from other cards.
August 6 -
Klarna raised another $460 million in fresh equity funding, pushing the Swedish company’s valuation to about $5.5 billion.
August 6