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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Consumers are eager to use contactless stickers for routine payments as a bridge before Near Field Communication-equipped mobile handsets are available on a mass scale, suggest the results of a recently completed Discover Financial Services pilot.
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PARIS — The global recession has reshaped key aspects of the payment card industry, executives participating in a roundtable discussion here said, but most of the panelists said the worst of the economic downturn is past and that there is some room for cautious optimism about 2010.
November 20 -
In MasterCard Inc.'s vision of the future, mobile phones have become versatile financial tools that offer a broad range of payments capabilities.
November 19 -
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The poor economy is prompting many companies to shift their payments from paper to plastic, driving up volume for corporate credit cards, according to issuers.
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October 1 -
Facing rising printing and postage costs, credit card issuers are taking a tough look at the practice of mailing paper statements to customers every month.
September 21 -
Discover Financial Services' partnership with the Belgian processor Trionis added to a string of deals this year that have raised Discover's international profile.
September 15 -
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