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: PayPal plans domestic payment service in India; Mobile shopping on pace for more records; U.K. banks take different paths to battle payments fraud.
November 3 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: TransferWise raises funds; Robert Carr's new processor expands; Another fine for late breach disclosure; Amazon gobbles up cryptocurrency domains; Link's move may cut free ATMs in the U.K.
November 2 -
New York plans to dramatically digitize its subway system, phasing out its iconic MetroCard to install contactless tap-and-go technology, bringing a dose of the 21st century to a system that dates to 1904 but often feels even older than that.
November 2 -
The Canadian payment system is evolving into something almost completely different, an evolution that's birthing new ideas to handle authentication.
November 2 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: New York and Vermont penalize Hilton over breaches; Microsoft pushes fintech in Japan; Dilbert's Scott Adams plans an IPO; Singapore approves a virtual currency card; GameStop ties rewards to subscription payments.
November 1 -
Blockchain is a bigger opportunity for business transactions than consumer transactions, according to Mastercard president and CEO Ajay Banga, who is poring over the technology to build use cases for corporate users.
October 31 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Sony applies for a blockchain ID patent; U.K. check imaging moves closer; Samsung turns old devices into bitcoin mining machines; Australia doesn't plan to regulate bitcoin.
October 31 -
The bank-powered P-to-P app Zelle officially launched in June with a mostly consistent brand across all of its bank partners, but it still struggles with awareness over PayPal's Venmo, which doesn't share its advantage of living inside banks' mobile apps.
October 31 -
Square has integrated several pieces of hardware and software to sell a point of sale system that goes beyond its single-screen design, incorporating many of the company's moves to attract a wider range of merchants.
October 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: UBS may keep more jobs in the U.K. post-Brexit; Westpac will work with designers on wearables; Ant's not planning an IPO right now; Kansas banks bitcoin for political fundraising.
October 30 -
The European regulation will make data sharing more complex, creating an opportunity for stakeholders to collaborate to build new tools.
October 30 -
The gig economy is one of the most demanding business sectors in terms of technology, speed and security. All of these factors play into how these companies handle payments.
October 27 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart expands its robot tests; eBay offers 'picture shopping,' Barclays' behavioral fraud risk adds consumer questions; McKinsey says big e-commerce is a bigger threat to banks than fintechs.
October 27 -
Insurance claims are one of those tough to crack payment categories, where paper processes linger despite ample options from technology vendors.
October 27 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: ING starts a large fintech fund; PayNearMe tackles parking ticket payments; Patreon adds an API; Monzo suffers a new glitch.
October 26 -
In the crowded small-business payment technology market, Fattmerchant is taking a different approach to revenue.
October 26 -
As Visa continues its long reintegration of Visa Europe, the card brand is tackling the continent's changing regulatory environment — and is sending its top executive overseas to address its needs.
October 25 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Target tinkers with AR, Visa has a strong quarter, Fitbit Pay lands in the U.K., and more.
October 25 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Affirm launches new installment payment app: New York's subways plan to add NFC; Patreon tightens adult content standards; Worldpay chases ISVs.
October 24 -
For the second time in less than a week, First Data has found an already speeding car to hop on board in the company's strategy to cover as many digital commerce bases as quickly as possible.
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