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 myWalgreens app functions as a hub for the retailer's growing range of financial products. It's designed to encourage consumers to use their Walgreens card accounts for deposits and payments.
September 10 -
Meta Financial Group’s next CEO, Brett Pharr, is expected to keep the company's prepaid and digital banking strategy on track.
September 8 -
Aiia brings thousands of banks to the card network's global open-banking platform.
September 7 -
The tech giant's integration of state-issued identification with its Wallet app could transform the way banks and credit unions handle identity verification. But Apple hasn't stated what its terms will be.
September 1 -
The shift away from human contact increased the popularity of kiosks, ATMs and other technologies that allow for more flexibility in payment methods.
September 1 -
The bill-payments company Doxo is bringing more than 100,000 utilities and other billers to the technology firm InComm's retail network to make it easier for consumers to pay bills in person.
August 27 -
The bank, which issues the Voyager card, and Mastercard are collaborating on U.S. Bank’s first-ever fleet credit card accepted on multiple networks.
August 24 -
The move means companies can give consumers options other than ACH transactions or debit cards to receive disbursements for insurance claims, health care or gig work.
August 20 -
The central bank wants financial institutions to enable additional routing options for online purchases, a change industry advocates say would strain the resources of smaller card issuers.
August 18 -
The card network is bringing Verizon into its innovation lab to turn more phones into payment acceptance devices and use the growing number of consumer gadgets and digital assistants to better verify consumer identities.
August 16
