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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Citigroup is testing new mobile payment features with its U.S. commercial cardholders in anticipation of a global rollout.
July 3 -
Banks today struggle to make money from electronic person-to-person payments, but some have a more distant goal in sight: they are counting on P2P as the foundation of mobile payments.
July 2 -
Visa is putting some of its most sophisticated commercial card features within reach of small and mid-sized businesses that use credit cards to cover expenses.
June 29 -
Even as American Express Co. seeks a less elite audience in the U.S. for its digital wallet and gift cards, its unit in Canada is aiming for the big spenders by boosting its platinum-level perks.
June 29 -
The reloadable debit card PayPal introduced early this year has finally hit the streets.
June 28 -
Despite constant calls to action, U.S. credit card issuers may still be too complacent about card fraud — even as the fallout from massive data breaches snowballs.
June 28 -
Toys "R" Us' relaunched credit card from GE Capital has a bunch of new features to drive repeat purchases in its latest play against competitors such as Target and Wal-Mart, both of which lack such specialized rewards.
June 27 -
U.S.-based card networks are making it clear they are hungry for a bigger piece of Canada's debit card market, which is making the nation's merchants nervous.
June 27 -
Fraudsters are taking their attacks on banks and payment companies to alarming new levels using automation and cloud-based servers, according to a new report from Guardian Analytics and McAfee.
June 26 -
Consumers weary of shuffling through various credit cards to get the best rewards could get relief from a new service that automates the selection of the proper card.
June 26 -
A fresh rumor that Apple Inc.'s next iPhone will include Near Field Communication is producing more yawns than gasps.
June 25 -
American Express Co. has hatched a new name for its corporate digital payments service to drive home the message that it offers more than just cards for buyers initiating transactions.
June 25 -
More banks are adding prepaid card programs, but lingering regulatory uncertainty is holding many back.
June 25 -
Mobile wallet mania is experiencing another surge that some consider overblown.
June 22 -
Positive credit card charge-off trends resumed during May as the average charge-off rate for credit card receivables in securitized trusts fell, reaching its lowest point since October 2007, Moody's said June 22.
June 22 -
Inside Secure is opening up a Near Field Communication technology patent-licensing program on the heels of another company exiting the sphere.
June 22 -
Consumer use of payment cards is very much in flux, and contradictory trends are making it hard for issuers to react.
June 21 -
Consumer use of payment cards is very much in flux, and contradictory trends are making it hard for issuers to react.
June 21 -
Microsoft Corp. appears to be gunning to increase its relatively low profile in smartphones by beating Apple Inc. in announcing an NFC-based mobile wallet.
June 20 -
Fraud is eating 1.5% of the revenue from airline tickets sold online as merchants struggle to block criminals without making the purchase process too cumbersome for consumers.
June 20