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: eBay pursues hands-free tech; Sacramento Kings text tickets; NFC reaches 7-Eleven; Hong Kong's 'bay area' gets UnionPay mobile; Ripple and R3 settle legal fight.
September 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Alibaba's next chairman; Visa-backed blockchain; Ripple's new lawyer; and more.
September 11 -
Blockchains and other distributed ledgers are being applied to almost all businesses as a concept, but have had a tough time in ecosystems built on siloed data and complex technology.
September 11 -
Product diversification has boosted Revolut's valuation, and will make or break the company as it battles myriad competitors and a challenging geographic expansion.
September 10 -
Ring's smart doorbell was its billion-dollar ticket to Amazon's empire, which bought the company as part of its move into consumers' homes and communities.
September 10 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon Go opens in New York; Paul Galant joins Softbank subsidiary; Visa adds disaster recovery feature; Russian hacking suspect extradited to New York; Vizeo TV may have to disclose spying on viewers.
September 10 -
Initial coin offerings have become controversial enough for the SEC to weigh in. And even though the commission has not announced a clear stance, technology investors are noticing a difference in its actions.
September 6 -
Ripple's role in streamlining international transactions and the popularity of its XRP tokens has boosted the company's value, but has also drawn critics who claim Ripple is illegally gaming the market.
September 6 -
Technology developers have little choice but to see big data deals like Mastercard’s reported collaboration with Google as an opportunity for deep, actionable analysis, setting aside the chilling effect of privacy concerns and a consumer buy in.
September 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm launches investment app; Reserve Bank of Australia suffers an outage; Virtual Cryopto Technologies launches a bitcoin ATM converter; Ipagoo joins Chaps; Adyen tests 3D Secure.
September 4 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm extends tech for grocery stores; U.K. businesses lag in supply chain automation; Wonga collapses; India plans more cash reduction.
August 31 -
David Mangum will be leaving his post as president and chief operating officer of Global Payments, an announcement that came on the same day it inked deals to retain other top execs, including CEO Jeff Sloan.
August 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PayPal expands in Brazil; Skagen boosts wearables; Terra gets funding for stable coin; EMV approaches full maturity in the U.S.
August 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Buffett investor takes a seat on Paytm's board; Xoom's network gets larger; Glint preps for U.S. launch; Alipay checks on rice authenticity; Modo and Etihad partner on loyalty.
August 29 -
Despite legal cannabis category's regulatory complexity — or perhaps motivated by it — a new breed of merchant acquirers is slicing through the thick government red tape to process cannabis payments, one state at a time.
August 28 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon Go opens another store; Singapore digital pay project gets larger; Kenyan bank spins off fintech unit; People petition PayPal to do more to halt hate groups.
August 28 -
Jim DeBello will leave his post as CEO of digital capture and mobile identity company Mitek, one of a handful of high-level personnel moves at the company.
August 27 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alipay cracks down in cryptocurrency; Visa invests in digital payments; Mobile wallets are growing quickly; A consortium pushes a universal blockchain.
August 27 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen suffers a breach; Swift's faster pay makes progress; Apple pushes charitable giving to boost mobile pay; Ripple seeks more e-money licenses.
August 24 -
It’s been a rough year of politically charged headlines and financial woes for Facebook, pressuring the social network to do more with its Messenger app's huge and largely unmonetized user base.
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