John Adams

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: New Year's e-commerce spikes; European official calls for bitcoin tax; India company sets up fintech test; A new Bitcoin Bowl.

The payments industry is getting pulled in two directions, as technology and e-commerce promise a borderless future for transactions while political forces apply the brakes.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Brett King joins Nebeus' board; Virtual currency exec quits after breach; Alipay's environmental play; Putin thinks cryptocurrency can get around sanctions; another company gets a blockchain boost.

Fevo partners with ticketing websites such as Ticketmaster, Tickets.com and Axs.com, using its software to power a "go with friends" button to the ticketing sites.

After a year of trying to appease U.S. regulators, Ant Financial and MoneyGram have terminated their merger agreement, challenging the Chinese company's strategy for global expansion.

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.

Some of the most important work in payments happens before the transaction, when retailers have to make sure their devices can handle the new technologies and card types that are about to get thrust upon them.

As bitcoin's market swings steal the headlines, there are some people in the cryptocurrency industry who are trying to push the market back toward its original intent as a decentralized means of payment.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: CFPB's postponement for prepaid; Walmart tests cashierless stores; face ID for food; and more.

Once 2018 arrives, significant new payment and data-sharing rules will take effect in Europe, and the fallout is expected to affect banks, merchants and technology vendors globally.