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.
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John has been with American Banker and related products for 30 years, covering bank technology, advertising, mortgages and capital markets.
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The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple pushes its new transit technology; Pittsburgh's upgrading its transit system; Spanish biometric firm expands; PSD2 draws VC investors
May 31 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Revolut adds Apple Pay; Fitbit Pay will support the MTA's contactless test; Flipboard and Checkers suffer breaches; U.S., U.K. form fintech alliance.
May 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Singapore pushes digital ID; Walmart hires an innovation chief; A French youth payment app raises funds; Coinbase expands PayPal support to Canada.
May 29 -
Edit LicenseGlobal Payments' purchase of TSYS is the latest merger of large payment technology companies — and by no means the last.
May 28 -
TSYS and Global Payments have announced a $21.5 billion merger, the third M&A deal in the financial/fintech industry of more than $20 billion this year.
May 28 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: TSYS and Global Payments agree to merge; Rabobank scales back crypto wallet; Carnival adds payment wearable; Mobile money expands;
May 28 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: BNP Paribas adds wearable payments; Facebook's cryptocoin takes another step; USAT expands its executive ranks; Google deploys technology on the New York subway; Japan's regulators take a closer look at cryptocurrency.
May 24 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Regulators in Nepal combat Alipay and WeChat Pay; Marqeta draws investment; Loot faces financial trouble; German regulators pressure N26 on AML compliance.
May 23 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Mastercard exands digital IT work; NAB supports Apple Pay; ACI wins business in Chile; Cyrpto scams jump in the U.K.
May 22 -
The trend is moving far beyond the car, train, bus and car-sharing app. Transportation in 2019 has become a full portal to financial services—and a way to centralize urban movement at the same time.
May 22 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: WeChat Pay grows in Europe; Facebook sets up fintech in Switzerland; Russians dump cash; ABN Amro halts cryptowallet project.
May 21 -
Visa’s recent green light from U.K. regulators to complete its Earthport acquisition was more than just the clearing of a regulatory hurdle — it was a revealing look at how important it has become for the card networks to diversify.
May 21 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Google tests drone delivery; Spend launches a digital wallet; Minna attracts investors; Tokyo recruits fintechs.
May 20 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Ola introduces a credit card; Google Pay makes a push in India; Authorities nab malware ring; YouTrip draw funding.
May 17 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Ticketmaster improves security; Storr draws investors; Mastercard vets smart cities initiatives; Google Pay is fixing navigation for privacy settings.
May 16 -
A Brooklyn startup predicts a mix of blockchain and AI can give retailers a referral and conversion model like Amazon and eBay, but the merchants will have to cede some data control.
May 16 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart upgrades its online shopping; Paytm introduces a card and addresses internal fraud; Samsung extends crypto support; U.K. fintech investment stays strong.
May 15 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm Mall may have suffered internal scam; Apple adds NFC wrinkle; Belfast has its own coin; Uber adds PINs; Flexa adds retailers for crypto payments.
May 14 -
Apple’s aggressive posture when it makes moves in retail and payments has drawn a lot of pushback and controversy, but its setback in the Supreme Court could be the most dire threat yet to the growth of Apple Pay.
May 13 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today Alipay, Adyen, Klarna collaborate; West Ham United adopts cashless pay; Digital advances in Germany, eBay tests a new concept store.
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