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 cryptocurrency exchange plans to roll out a rewards Mastercard this summer, targeting cryptocurrency neophytes.
April 27 -
On its path to diversify beyond check printing, Deluxe has agreed to purchase Texas-based merchant services firm First American Payment Systems for $960 million.
April 22 -
More than 50 countries support Apple Pay, which launched seven years ago, but adoption still lags in certain developed regions including Israel, Mexico and South Africa.
April 22 -
It is the largest global treasury bank so far to implement Mastercard’s direct debit service.
April 21 -
Two years after the country laid out plans for an instant-payments service backed by Saudi Arabia’s central bank, the project has gone live through a collaboration with Mastercard’s Vocalink and IBM.
April 21 -
Cardholders get a discount, but anyone can use the issuer's new airport lounge — even kids.
April 21 -
Cardholders get a discount, but anyone can use the issuer's new airport lounge — even kids.
April 21 -
As more electric-powered commercial vehicles enter the market, fuel card operators like FleetCor must confront a future where gas stations become less relevant.
April 20 -
Mastercard is buying Ekata, a startup that has been rapidly developing AI-powered digital identity tools that weed out online fraud during the recent surge in e-commerce during the pandemic.
April 19 -
The surge in digital and cloud-based payments technology hasn’t killed off point-of-sale terminals; their role is simply changing, as cloud-based payment providers like Podium roll out their first hardware.
April 16 -
Invoiced is working with with the Mastercard Track Business Payment Service, the open-loop network that supports a vast network and business directory of buyers and suppliers.
April 13 -
CMSPI estimates that retailers lost about $30 billion in potential online sales last year from e-commerce transactions that were declined for a variety of reasons including fraud, insufficient funds, technical problems and errors.
April 12 -
After years of lagging other industries, financial services marketers are finally ramping up their digital investments. But this new spending must be aligned with smart strategies and urgency.
April 8 -
Issuers may provide relief for borrowers who fall behind on installment loans — and mitigate some of the reputational hit to merchants in the process.
April 8 -
Issuers may provide relief for borrowers who fall behind on installment loans — and mitigate some of the reputational hit to merchants in the process.
April 8 -
Gift card giant Blackhawk Network has partnered with Bakkt, which offers an app to manage various digital currencies.
April 7 -
Facebook’s evolving suite of shopping and payment services now includes an option to send funds to another person via Facebook Pay using a QR code.
April 6 -
While working with government agencies and supermarkets to implement the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the company also had to innovate on the fly.
April 5 -
The Utah fintech encourages a playful attitude by devoting the first floor of its offices to entertainment and comfort with video games, Ping- Pong, a pool table and a lounge area.
March 31 -
A surge in e-commerce across Asia began long ahead of the pandemic, according to new data from the Tokyo-based credit card network JCB.
March 31
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