Daniel Wolfe is content director for payments and credit unions at American Banker. He was previously editor-in-chief of PaymentsSource, a sister publication that combined with American Banker in 2021. Prior to that, Daniel held roles at American Banker including tech and risk management editor; technology, cards and payments editor; and technology reporter. He has a master's degree in print journalism from Boston University's College of Communication and a bachelor's degree in English from SUNY Binghamton.
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Sometimes an idea is ahead of its time. Many of the most ambitious products in payments and fintech were dismissed as absurd or over-ambitious at the time — only to feel perfectly normal years later as culture and consumer habits evolved.
January 26 -
Mobile wallets blend together, going so far as to share the same branding pattern — Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay, Walmart Pay, etc. — but a few companies are going against conventional wisdom with their own products.
January 12 -
Most retailers still don't want to accept bitcoin, but that doesn't mean they want to be left out of the cryptocurrency craze.
January 5 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Forever 21 suffers a breach; Bitcoin for ransom; IRS gets a tech upgrade; NCR tests outdoor gas station EMV.
January 2 -
With so much uncertainty, the only thing that's clear is how different the sector may look a year from now. Here's an overview of the leading trends in technology that will impact payments and banking in 2018.
December 29 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Apple Pay's movie marketing; EVO's deal in Spain; password problems and more.
December 29 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Alexa and Apple surge in new users; CFPB reports rise in outstanding card debt; and more.
December 28 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Bad fees for bad guys; Israel's plan for digital currency; driverless car tech accelerates; and more.
December 27 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web, including: Amazon buys WiFi camera maker Blink; Apple's Face ID thwarts family payments; NYC stores that stopped taking cash; and more.
December 26 -
Mobile wallets have always been a hard sell. In many countries, credit and debit cards work well enough that consumers don't want to learn a new way to pay. But banks and technology companies are committed to bringing their wallet apps to market. In an effort to stay competitive, these companies have spent considerable effort to get their wallets to stand out not only against competitors, but against the compelling option to keep using cash and cards.
December 22
