John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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A partnership with Marqeta gives the remittance provider the online banking tools necessary to better compete in Europe, where digital money movement is in demand.
By John AdamsJune 14 -
Drought, inflation and the lingering effects of the pandemic are making it harder for farms to make ends meet. Many are shifting to a direct-to-consumer model that relies heavily on digital payments and banking.
By John AdamsJune 13 -
The card network's corner of Decentraland will host LGBTQ thought leaders and artists, and provide a way for visitors to connect with one another.
By John AdamsJune 9 -
The bank is using a recent fintech acquisition to embed its services in merchant categories like health care and philanthropy, which have typically lagged in the move to digital commerce.
By John AdamsJune 8 -
An early bank entrant to the BNPL space, Citizens Financial Group argues that other lenders are taking on too much risk by expanding into everyday spending categories.
By John AdamsJune 7 -
The boost in the transfer ceiling — to $1 million from $100,000 — is opening new use cases for firms such as Dwolla that connect to the transaction rail.
By John AdamsJune 6 -
The Columbus, Ohio-based bank will incorporate corporate and customer-facing digital tools it obtained by acquiring fintech Digital Payments Torana in May.
By John AdamsJune 3 -
Consumers share loads of personal information online that scammers can use to break into their bank accounts. But Royal Bank of Canada is betting that users will still keep their PIN codes secure.
By John AdamsJune 2 -
Scammers are using age-old tactics like phishing to take advantage of the uncertainty — and panic — stemming from the recent price swings of several prominent digital currencies.
By John AdamsJune 1 -
EMV and contactless payment technologies evolved at different paces around the world. Brian Byrne of the standards body EMVCo explains how the organization plans to cut through the clutter with its latest release.
By John AdamsMay 31