Katherine Fan is a personal finance expert, journalist, and public speaker. She began her career in tech sales before transitioning to journalism in 2015.
Katherine currently serves as Personal Finance Insider’s correspondent for credit card coverage.
Before joining Business Insider as Senior Editor of Credit Cards, Katherine covered aviation, award travel, loyalty programs, and credit cards as a senior reporter for The Points Guy, and small business finances as a lead writer for Nerdwallet.
Katherine has also freelanced for CNN Underscored, Forbes Advisor, Wall Street Journal Buy Side, Bankrate, CreditCards.com, the Dallas Morning News, LendingTree, Upgraded Points, Fortune Recommends, Newsweek, and Slickdeals Money. Her work has been syndicated by Nasdaq, MSN and Yahoo.
Her articles, guides, and reviews span multiple beats including credit card benefits and rewards, small business finances, points and miles travel, loyalty programs, and real estate investing.
Katherine has been a speaker at TravelCon, and has been featured on multiple podcasts including NPR Life Kit, Expedia’s Out Travel the System, and The Points Guy’s Miles Away.
In her spare time, Katherine moonlights as a photojournalist covering Formula 1, Austin City Limits, and SXSW for the Austin American-Statesman and other media outlets. When she’s not jetsetting around the world, you’ll likely find her in Austin cooking up a batch of spicy Chinese food.