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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There are many contenders working towards developing a universal digital ID system and away from static passwords. A group of credit unions is ready to see if its blockchain-based approach can serve a wider market.
January 15 -
Marketing and venture capital veteran Allison Johnson will become PayPal's executive vice president and chief marketing officer — a new role at the payments company as it tries to monetize its Venmo app.
January 14 -
The Chinese government is not formally considering Visa and Mastercard’s year-old application to process payments inside China, another signal of China’s almost constantly changing regulatory posture toward the American card brands.
January 14 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: German court rules against Amazon Dash; Georgetown professor says shutdown's hurting fintech; Sandbox advances in Wyoming; Yapstone hires former Amazon Pay executive.
January 14 -
One of the concerns for no-cashier stores, beyond how well they work, is that they must also be placed in the middle of tech-friendly cities, where retail space comes at a high cost.
January 13 -
Square just found a replacement for high-profile CFO Sarah Friar but is facing another big hole in its leadership team as head of payments Mary Kay Bowman leaves for Visa.
January 11 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Ola, N26 pick up investments; TransferWise's Brexit hedge: WeChat cuts bike sharing service from wallet app.
January 11 -
Tech companies are scrambling to get into the dashboard to embed everything from voice assistants to payments. But the end goal — an in-car shopping experience as seamless as shopping online — remains elusive.
January 11 -
As BillingTree moves deeper into verticals such as health care, it will be helmed by new leadership as Christine Lee becomes CEO.
January 10 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart tries driverless delivery; A new project to speed electric car charging; India appoints a digital pay panel; Central banks go slow on digital currency.
January 10 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Mercedes-Benz concept car supports ride app and delivery; Motiv's new pay and fitness ring; A tech update dings Google Pay; China Mobile adds token incentive to water purification.
January 9 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: New York's plans for crypto; Phillips 66 in-car payments; U.K. contactless fraud; and more.
January 7 -
More companies are adding financial health programs to their benefits, creating a market that fits with one of the common uses consumers have found for prepaid cards.
January 7 -
Banks and payment companies are already comfortable using artificial intelligence to guard against fraud. The tech could soon be just as welcome in creating payment products and matching them to potential customers.
January 4 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Chase is recuriting a blockchain leader; Elavon gets nod from U.K.'s Faster Payments scheme; Abine suffers a breach; Self-driving car deliveries advance in San Francisco.
January 4 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm's out of India's regulatory spotlight; Mary Meeker's new investment firm gets a brand; Prepaid trade group changes its name; Bitcoin processor turns down investment.
January 3 -
As the federal budget dispute shoves an increasing number of government workers to the sidelines, there’s a window to provide payments relief that’s superior to options such as payday lending and bartering.
January 2 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Sony's increasing production of facial recognition cameras; Finger ID can be spoofed; Android apps send data to Facebook; Swift's payments technology expands.
January 2 -
Nestled among the waves of tourists and commuters near Grand Central Terminal is a spot were a “no cash” store is working, free from political pressures. But its success still suggests that paperless payments are a niche play.
December 24 -
Signature Bank on Jan. 1 will open its Signet Platform to support real-time settlement for commercial payments. The bank is collaborating with trueDigital Holdings, a New York-based blockchain infrastructure, exchange and settlement technology company.
December 24
