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 still regions where contactless and EMV cards are slow to roll out, and Mastercard is working to bring these markets up to speed so that they are ready for future innovations.
February 8 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa-funded study says cities can save by dumping cash; Jackpot attackers face charges; Patreon goes behind the scenes; A new phishing attack emerges.
February 7 -
The banks behind the Zelle network had more in mind than P-to-P payments between consumers, and BNY Mellon is beginning the network's evolution by targeting the business payments market.
February 7 -
When asked to discuss the corporate gender gap, Linda Perry paused, just long enough to be noticeable in 30-minute phone conversation. She took that moment to ponder how pervasive predatory behavior remains inside the workplace — and how to address it as both an issue of culture and as a business challenge.
February 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: A cryptotown in Puerto Rico?; Nigel Green launches cryptowallet; Singapore Airlines debuts new loyalty program; Interac reorganizes.
February 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Lloyds bars credit cards for bitcoin; Santander builds new DLT payments hub; UPS applies for bitcoin locker patent; Mnuchin calls for international cryptocurrency regs; EU blockchain group forms.
February 5 -
Walt Disney Co. is among the many companies that have aggressively pushed the limits of technology to do away with the need for cash. Its biggest test is about to begin.
February 5 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon patents wearable tech; Grab expands; New tech for the gig economy; Messenger payments expand in Belgium.
February 2 -
Strong holiday spending was marked by active e-commerce spending, providing an impetus to invest in more digital payment technology.
February 2 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: eBay hires Adyen to replace PayPal; Samsung's new cyrptocurrency chip; Amazon adds QR code tech; Link pushes ATM discounts; Open banking advances in Australia.
February 1 -
Sage Payment Solutions has spent most of the past half-year separating itself from its former parent company, Sage Group, a break that necessitated a new name as it changed its focus to sell a broader range of technology innovation for merchants and businesses.
February 1 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Facebook bans bitcoin ads; Western Union opens a tech center in Pune; Apple extends Face ID to help parents control kids' apps; South Africa grapples with the fast pace of fintech.
January 31 -
JPMorgan Chase and Amazon have demonstrated substantial power to digitize their industries, even influencing the strategy of others. But automating and streamlining health care will be a particularly tough task.
January 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon, Buffett and JPMorgan Chase team on health care; VoiceLabs launches new retail tech; Lenovo fixes a security gap; Card fraud's wide impact; Young people struggle with passwords; UnionPay adds to its mobile reach.
January 30 -
Dishonestly taking advantage of false membership in a group to score a discount sounds like something most people wouldn't dare do, but it's enough of a threat to retailers that investors see future returns in technologies that guard against it.
January 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: "Jackpot" attackers hit ATMs; Link opens competition for ATMs in U.K.; Brisbane Airport supports bitcoin; Banks comply with new Swift rules; Robert Shiller warns on bitcoin bubble.
January 29 -
Digital assistants are increasingly commonplace, and the trend is pressuring merchants and issuers to figure out how to keep up with consumers' interest in conversational computing.
January 29 -
PayPal has been working to expand Venmo's audience beyond millennials for more than a year, a strategy that it hopes to further with instant transfers.
January 26 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Ken Chenault joins Airbnb's board; Payoneer goes green; 50 Cent's a bitcoin millionaire; India draws more fintech attention.
January 26 -
Apple is not going to sit idly as Facebook transforms its Messenger app into a platform for P-to-P payments and commerce.
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