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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Amazon Go’s getting a lot of the attention among cashierless store projects, but it's far from alone. However, any attempts to dethrone Amazon are just as likely to help it succeed.
By John AdamsOctober 31 -
Mastercard and Visa’s single online payment experience, which has angered some merchants and could shake up the e-commerce market from PayPal to Amazon, is progressing toward a 2019 launch.
By John AdamsOctober 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web:. Today: Hitachi takes a stake in the State Bank of India; Alibaba makes a move into luxury retail; PayPal invests in emerging markets; David Sacks invests in B2B cannabis company.
By John AdamsOctober 30 -
ABN Amro plans to levy fees for some clients that don’t use digital payment processes, an aggressive tactic that’s had mixed results for the companies, retailers, and governments that choose to make intentionally harder to use manual payment processes.
By John AdamsOctober 30 -
A Sam's Club warehouse in Dallas will test a wide range of mobile technology including — artificial intelligence, augmented reality, voice and cashierless checkout — to stay competitive against Amazon Go's high-tech spin on retail.
By John AdamsOctober 29 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web:. Today: PayPal bans Gab message board after Pittsburgh shootings; Sweden's prepping for a cashless society; Server market adds Alipay; ABN Amro adds fees for manual payments; Paytm Bank appoints CEO.
By Daniel WolfeOctober 29 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web:. Today: WeChat Pay expands at airports; Mastercard pushes solar initiative in Uganda; Germany has a su ccessful blockchain pilot; British Airways breach gets larger.
By John AdamsOctober 26 -
A group of large banks is using its considerable size and influence to build standards for trade finance, including agreements on payments processes, documentation and risk—giving the consortium its own ecosystem to counter the myriad forces in technology and e-commerce that threaten to upend traditional practices.
By John AdamsOctober 26 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Big financial brands suffer web spoofs; Circle and Coinbase collaborate; NAB, Microsoft build facial-recognition ATM; Clover launches in Canada.
By John AdamsOctober 25 -
NCR has turned to the acquisition market to shore up its defenses against fintech challengers, a further signal that longtime retail industry staples such as payment hardware and ISOs are going by the wayside as dedicated business models.
By John AdamsOctober 25 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon Go picks a spot in Wesfield Place; HTC reveals its blockchain phone; IBM sets up open banking service; Citi invests in Ondot.
By John AdamsOctober 24 -
Fintechs usually focus on niches rather than trying to be a one-stop shop for every type of merchant. But for Nvoicepay, bigger clients mean bigger opportunities.
By John AdamsOctober 24 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Diebold Nixdorf adds partners; Paytm exec gets blackmailed; Swift and Microsoft's cloud advances; Klarna picks up merchant support.
By John AdamsOctober 23 -
Cryptocurrency companies hope P2P transfers will prove habit-forming enough to convince consumers to try out a new currency.
By John AdamsOctober 23 -
The gap in attitudes and outlook on gender inclusion is wide enough that women and men in financial services often have entirely different takes on gender in the workforce, with men much more likely to have an outsized positive view on progress in gender inclusion.
By John AdamsOctober 22 -
With VC favorites such as Square and Stripe nipping at its heels, ATM and terminal manufacturer NCR plans to shell out $184 million for JetPay to add remote software to its acquiring menu.
By John AdamsOctober 22 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon Go's not the first cashierless store in San Francisco; A new score; JPMorgan's opening a fintech campus; Volvo revs up subscriptions; Western Unoin and banks battle human trafficking.
By John AdamsOctober 22 -
American Express turned its loss of its Costco card business in 2016 into a pivot to a more technology-heavy strategy, a plan that is paying off with major deals with large partners and solid earnings.
By John AdamsOctober 19 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Pakistan reaches out to fintechs to help with payment project; Wearable tech gets more flexible; Digital pay becomes a major market; Bill and Melinda Gates invest in blockchain as a financial inclusion tool.
By John AdamsOctober 19 -
India’s government has been aggressively (and, at times, dramatically) pro-digital commerce — but not necessarily when it involves foreign companies.
By John AdamsOctober 19



















