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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One of the options for brick and mortar to strike back at e-commerce is real-time in-store analysis, where nascent technology gives consumers the a personalized experience without stopping to pay or engage with staff.
By John AdamsJanuary 11 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Warren Buffett is bearish on bitcoin; Payroll tech draws funds; Turkey pushes contactless; "Clapping" for cryptocurrency.
By John AdamsJanuary 11 -
Petal has received a $13 million funding round from Valar Ventures, a New York-based venture capital fund that specializes in financial technology, to use artificial intelligence to fill holes in legacy risk vetting.
By John AdamsJanuary 10 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: LevelUp's new order ahead app; Mastercard embraces car tech; Garmin adds payments to running band; New rules for ICOs; Singapore company offers 'buy now pay later'; Blockchain Tea cancels stock sale.
By John AdamsJanuary 10 -
A reverse auction service for restaurants is trying to ease the industry's costs through a decentralized payments system.
By John AdamsJanuary 9 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Toyota demos driverless delivery; Venezuela plans oil cryptocurrency; Bango teams with Netflix in Mexico; Vermont may tax cryptocurrency.
By John AdamsJanuary 9 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa suspends WaveCrest cryptocurrency payments; Fintech investment in the U.K. jumps; U.K. regulator adds tech expert; Facebook considers blockchain; VC investment in cryptopayments.
By John AdamsJanuary 8 -
There's a clear interest in the airline industry in improving onboard payments, but innovations still lag the terrestrial retail sectors that have pushed advancements in mobile ordering, loyalty and in-app payments.
By John AdamsJanuary 8 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: More bitcoin restrictions in China; Dash lures retailers; LG's new robots; Tech vet joins blockchain challenger bank.
By John AdamsJanuary 5 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: New Year's e-commerce spikes; European official calls for bitcoin tax; India company sets up fintech test; A new Bitcoin Bowl.
By John AdamsJanuary 4 -
The payments industry is getting pulled in two directions, as technology and e-commerce promise a borderless future for transactions while political forces apply the brakes.
By John AdamsJanuary 3 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Brett King joins Nebeus' board; Virtual currency exec quits after breach; Alipay's environmental play; Putin thinks cryptocurrency can get around sanctions; another company gets a blockchain boost.
By John AdamsJanuary 3 -
Fevo partners with ticketing websites such as Ticketmaster, Tickets.com and Axs.com, using its software to power a "go with friends" button to the ticketing sites.
By John AdamsJanuary 3 -
After a year of trying to appease U.S. regulators, Ant Financial and MoneyGram have terminated their merger agreement, challenging the Chinese company's strategy for global expansion.
By John AdamsJanuary 2 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Forever 21 suffers a breach; Bitcoin for ransom; IRS gets a tech upgrade; NCR tests outdoor gas station EMV.
By Daniel WolfeJanuary 2 -
Some of the most important work in payments happens before the transaction, when retailers have to make sure their devices can handle the new technologies and card types that are about to get thrust upon them.
By John AdamsJanuary 2 -
As bitcoin's market swings steal the headlines, there are some people in the cryptocurrency industry who are trying to push the market back toward its original intent as a decentralized means of payment.
By John AdamsDecember 29 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: CFPB's postponement for prepaid; Walmart tests cashierless stores; face ID for food; and more.
By Daniel WolfeDecember 22 -
Once 2018 arrives, significant new payment and data-sharing rules will take effect in Europe, and the fallout is expected to affect banks, merchants and technology vendors globally.
By John AdamsDecember 22 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Auto dealership accepts bitcoin; Transit tech draws VC; North Korean hackers cause financial damage; Blockchain's role in financial inclusion.
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