John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker. John interviews top executives in the payments, cryptocurrency and fintech industries, hosts podcasts, moderates conference panels and curates the new Payments Intelligence portal.
His work includes profiles of
John has been with American Banker and related products for 30 years, covering bank technology, advertising, mortgages and capital markets.
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Nearly 90% of central banks are considering or deploying digital currencies to speed transactions and reach underserved communities. But the larger the economy, the more difficult these projects are to implement.
June 3 -
Users of the Goldman Sachs-issued card found themselves unable to make payments or view account details.
June 2 -
The initiative would standardize and expand security, but marketing restrictions weigh against the business case for adoption.
June 2 -
When people stopped using Wag's core business during the pandemic, the company added multiple technologies to allow it to sell pet food, offer digital training and provide other services. Those same upgrades will stay in place as former clients come back.
June 1 -
Development and regulatory costs would be so high that the largest firms would need significantly more scale to justify the investment, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
May 28 -
Ahead of its U.S. launch, the London-based payments card aggregator has raised $14 million from 12,000 individual investors that it hopes to convert to customers.
May 28 -
The technology giant is looking for a negotiator with experience in buy now/pay later, faster payments and cryptocurrency.
May 27 -
The Australian bank's stakes in technology firms Little Birdie and Amber add price shopping for point of sale credit and bill pay.
May 27 -
The bank anticipates strong demand from businesses that want to settle invoices faster. It also wants to get ahead of competition from fintechs offering similar services.
May 27 -
The companies are working to thwart abuse on the Honey platform, a deal-finding system that PayPal acquired in 2019.
May 26 -
As stores that went online-only start to reopen their physical locations, JPMorgan Chase is looking to bolster its position among European merchants by adding software from ACI Worldwide that's designed to support payments across multiple channels.
May 25 -
A group of fintech venture capital firms have made a fresh investment in Resolve, a firm that offers alternative supply chain finance.
May 25 -
The fintech, which is reportedly building a checking and savings account into its app, is using its banking charter to speed the development of new services as it races its rivals to deliver an all-in-one app.
May 25 -
John Adams, Executive Editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Debbie Gamble, chief officer of Innovation Labs and New Ventures at Interac, about Canada's growing digital needs.
May 25 -
More than 250 wholesale clients signed up with the Pittsburgh bank in the past year to use real-time payments for payroll, billing and supply chain management.
May 25 -
Business leaders in Atlanta and San Francisco warn that the digital divide will widen if Black-owned companies can't accept online and mobile payments.
May 24 -
A member of the ECB's board urged local companies to lower their prices, or risk being undercut by global rivals.
May 20 -
The sudden plunge — and recovery — of bitcoin's value highlights the problems in using such volatile currencies in commerce.
May 19 -
DMG Blockchain is using hydro power to mine bitcoin. It's part of a movement to support crypto without straining local power grids or polluting the environment.
May 19 -
The Amsterdam bank offers to directly credit a small business's invoices early after a vetting process — but before the invoice is paid.
May 17
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