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: Grab invests in travel IT; The U.S. government considers privacy coin surveillance; Camel expands payments in Latin America; Xinja plans to crowdsource; Fitness companies run a Touch ID scam.
December 4 -
Even as Amazon has expanded its cashierless Amazon Go stores to new cities, it has been careful to limit the size of each store as a concession to the limits of its technology. That constraint may soon be a thing of the past.
December 3 -
Banks are facing the potential of disruption by digital assistants from Apple, Amazon and Google — and are pouring money into machine learning to provide their own option for automating consumers' financial lives.
December 3 -
An invisible payment becomes a lot more visible when it’s compromised, making Marriott’s data breach a threat to one of the most important innovations in retail, which should scare everyone from Uber to Amazon.
November 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm offers enticements to merchants in India; Mastercard pushes development in Poland; Revolut gets regualtory support in Asia; Sinemia adds debit card to movie ticketing.
November 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Cryptocurrency payments advance in Canada and in the U.S. entertainment business; Asian financial inclusion fintech Oriente draws major investment; IBM's distributed ledger cross-border payments technology picks up major bank support.
November 29 -
Kenya’s Family Bank Ltd. will collaborate with London fintech SimbaPay to launch a transfer service to China with WeChat.
November 28 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay's set for Belgium; Deutsche invests in Modo; U.K. bank glitches soar; WorldRemit expands in Bangladesh.
November 28 -
A period of churn in Canadian airline loyalty is nearing an end as Air Canada moves ahead with a deal to take over its old loyalty program, Aeroplan, and keep its partner banks on board.
November 27 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. pressures PayPal's iZettle deal; Australia's central bank sees a niche role for cash; Sydney expands transit technology; Monzo crowdfunds; Cyber Monday sets records.
November 27 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon's security and labor challenges; A spa without mobile wallets; Google Pay picks up more support; Swift Foundation looks to students for innovation; ABN Amro upgrades its Tikkie app.
November 26 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Alipay HK boards Hong Kong transit; high-level shade for bitcoin; Copenhagen's fintech hub; and more.
November 19 -
B2B transactions are still heavily reliant on checks, and a lot of fintechs hope businesses are ready to break the habit. Silicon Valley fintech Coupa’s part of the parade of innovation, offering a virtual card and a payments-as-concierge approach.
November 19 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Lyft adds more tipping features; A new crypto wallet phishing threat; Hong Kong's national ID aids card issuance; Nacha's developing more faster pay guidance.
November 16 -
This week's plunge in bitcoin's value highlights one of the biggest concerns in using the cryptocurrency for payment. Stablecoins, which are pegged to traditional currency such as the U.S. dollar or a precious metal, are seen as a much less risky investment.
November 16 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Singapore enhances its fintech sandbox; IMF official pushes central bank virtual currency; CBA boosts blockchain, India's post office adds e-commerce.
November 15 -
Amazon Go’s cashierless checkout model has made its impact felt across the board, motivating large chains like Walmart and Kroger's to respond. But the biggest threat it poses is to convenience and fast-food brands like 7-Eleven.
November 15 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: A breach at Nordstrom; Mobile pay deal in South Africa; Pay.UK expands data reach; Flipkart CEO resigns; Hackers hit Target's Twitter account.
November 14 -
Amazon’s transit-friendly posture should provide momentum for digital ticketing and other subway improvements in Queens, N.Y., and northern Virginia — and if recent history is any indication, Amazon may take an active role in improving that infrastructure.
November 13 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Mastercard opens hub in Australia; Grab adds more financial services; EBA pushes Request to Pay in Europe; Ripple wants its XRP suit transferred.
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