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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PayPal and Circle are among the companies pushing the rapidly growing payment-friendly cryptocurrency as a catalyst to use other services.
By John AdamsApril 30 -
The card network took a 3% stake in Corpay to improve international payment processing for corporate clients, while also pushing technology that aims to drastically reduce the need for human supervision of artificial intelligence.
By John AdamsApril 30 -
During the payment company's earnings call, CEO Alex Chriss said "we can be a place to come in times of need."
By John AdamsApril 29 -
Supply-chain woes, inflation and skittish travelers are just a few of the tariff-driven factors pressuring PayPal, Visa and Mastercard during upcoming earnings calls.
By John AdamsApril 28 -
As the president's policy changes on a dime, machine learning can quickly alter strategies for compliance, payments and supply-chain management.
By John AdamsApril 28 -
The USDC issuer is trying to connect financial institutions across borders for instant settlement, an industry goal that has proven elusive.
By John AdamsApril 24 -
A federal judge in California blocked rules requiring disclosures for payments near the Mexico border; Stripe has added more products as it bolsters investments in Asia; and more in the weekly global roundup.
By John AdamsApril 23 -
Global Payments' agreement to divest its issuer unit is the latest in a series of changes in a complex ownership strategy.
By John AdamsApril 22 -
CEO Stephen Squeri said current strategy will continue, adding it would look to adjust expenses in areas such as marketing if there's an economic downturn.
By John AdamsApril 17 -
The Sweden-based payment firm, which recently delayed its IPO due to the trade war, will use Fiserv's Clover point of sale system as it looks to build a market in the U.S. Plus: Payoneer makes a deal in China and other news in this week's global payments roundup.
By John AdamsApril 16 -
Experts say transaction growth is OK now, but the next year will be fraught with risk.
By John AdamsApril 15 -
At the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, technology developers hope to forge transaction habits that can be replicated elsewhere.
By John AdamsApril 14 -
Regulators said the payment company did not provide sufficient customer identification and monitoring, increasing risk for its transfer app. This week's fine follows earlier penalties in other states and the federal government.
By John AdamsApril 10 -
Investors are finding a haven from stock market and crypto volatility, but an economic downturn could slow overall spending, imperiling stablecoins in retail and corporate transactions.
By John AdamsApril 10 -
The Bank of Lithuania contends the U.S. fintech broke anti-money-laundering rules; while British contactless payments hit a record. That and more in the American Banker global payments roundup.
By John AdamsApril 9 -
The sector includes construction companies and others that rely on materials from outside the U.S., which could challenge lending based on future payment flows.
By John AdamsApril 7 -
The Swedish institution's New York listing, which was viewed as a sign of fintech's recovery, has been delayed due to market volatility.
By John AdamsApril 4 -
Banks in the U.S. and India will offer cross-border transactions using the technology that underpins cryptocurrency. Our global payments roundup also includes updates from PayPal, Lloyds and a very remote ATM deployment.
By John AdamsApril 4 -
The bank technology is launching its signature payment platform in a country where rivals like Square and PayPal are also actively chasing business payments.
By John AdamsApril 3 -
Even though it's coming during a volatile period for the markets and economy, the cryptocurrency company's planned listing puts pressure on rivals and regulators.
By John AdamsApril 2


















