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: Bitcoin at the top banks; Hyatt and Equifax targeted again; and more.
October 13 -
Mike Kennedy is OFX's new president for North America, providing more local digital payment experience for the Australian-based international transfer company.
October 12 -
Omnyway wants to boost its global reach, necessitating a geographically diverse range of investors for its $12.75 million funding round, led by Nyca, CommerzVentures and CEFIF.
October 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon updates Echo; ZenCash expands to include billing; SecureKey adds a large bank to Canada's national ID project; Cash declines in Sweden.
October 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Trade group opposed Square's ICL bid; Amazon considers home access tech; Mastercard opens lab in India; Monzo pushes new account.
October 11 -
Standard Cognition's Michael Suswal says his company — often compared to Amazon Go for its cashierless checkout model — is not racing to market against Amazon. But he does admit there's a benefit to getting there first.
October 11 -
Bill.com's efforts to crack one of the last bastions of paper checking with automation has drawn a fresh $100 million investment round.
October 10 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: NBA adds NFC in new campaign; ATM attacks spike in Europe; BofE embraces fintech's future; A new Swift-related hack in Taiwan.
October 10 -
In an enclosed campus like a college or hospital, people are eager to simply pay for their food and get back to their business. But streamlining the payment process isn't always easy.
October 10 -
The digital era is changing a lot of habits, including dining. Mobile devices and other technologies now play a vital role in bringing patrons into coffee shops, fast food restaurants and sit-down establishments.
October 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Post-Equifax breach legislation draws bipartisan support; Circle's new blockchain payment system; More mobile pay incentives from India; Nacha's first API standards; Monzo runs out of cards.
October 6 -
A trip to the doctor's office requires a lot of forms, oftentimes collecting the same information for different purposes. This redundancy is a clear example of where technology can offer a better experience.
October 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Square extends contactless to Canada; Siri pay expands in Singapore; Moscow transit adds wearable payments; Web crooks like treasury departments; Smart contract consortium tackles trade.
October 5 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Equifax grilled before Congress; More fallout from IRS and Yahoo breaches; Walmart ups delivery game; Another bull for bitcoin; New standards for tokenization.
October 4 -
Bank of Ireland's quest to offer a faster path for cross-border payments has fed the sort of collaboration that's becoming more common as issuers seek to advance their technology.
October 4 -
What makes Shake Shack's cashless store so potentially powerful — even if it's only one location in Manhattan — is what the burger chain can do when every customer is known to it.
October 3 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Shake Shack opens a cashless location; Revolut CEO apologizes for glitch; Consumers may not trust PSD2's data sharing; Oakland As test NFC stadium entry.
October 3 -
Two years after the EMV liability shift date, many merchants still aren't EMV compliant. By some counts, about half of U.S. merchants are still swiping cards despite the risk.
October 2 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Equifax breach may have had inside help; Capital One's card game; HSBC gets forex fine; South Korea bans ICOs.
October 2 -
The company, founded by musician Jack Conte about five years ago, allows fans to give creators a steady paycheck to create new content, and it's a clear hit among certain communities. But by severing the clear link between product and payment, it has also created some unprecedented issues.
September 29
