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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During the March 2023 banking crisis, company executives had to calm panicked customers, shore up liquidity and reassure investors after two other regionals failed. Key decisions during a critical seven-day window likely averted disaster.
March 10 -
As founder of the card network's Center for Inclusive Growth, Singh brings financial resources, corporate tools and volunteer expertise to small businesses around the world.
March 5 -
The peer-to-peer network moved $219 billion in the final three months of 2023, with scams and fraud accounting for about 0.1% of all volume, according to Early Warning Services, which operates Zelle and is owned by a consortium of banks.
March 4 -
Some U.S. banks postponed taking action on ISO 20022, a new global financial messaging standard, while they were busy with preparations for FedNow's faster-payments launch last year. This may not leave them with enough time to meet a March 2025 deadline.
March 1 -
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Ring, a wearable device that might support Samsung Pay, while Amazon has received a payment aggregator license in India.
By John AdamsFebruary 28 -
Legal and accounting firms accustomed to accepting payments online during the pandemic are moving back to accepting in-person payments, with a modern twist.
February 28 -
American Banker's Most Influential Women in Payments share their views on artificial intelligence, hybrid offices, real-time payments and more.
By John AdamsFebruary 27 -
After his aggressive cost-cutting raised profits above analysts' expectations, Block's CEO aims to retool several features of Square and Cash App to enable them to operate like a "social bank."
February 23 -
London-based global money-transfer firm TerraPay has hired Ruben Salazar Genovez, the longtime global head of Visa Direct, in a new role as the startup's president; U.K. challenger bank Revolut has added a tool that uses machine learning to flag payments for fraud; and more.
February 21 -
Data, volume and potential regulatory carve-outs are among the benefits Capital One Financial would get upon the completion of its deal to buy Discover Financial Services.
February 20