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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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: Alibaba's fast growth; U.K. fintechs shuffle leadership; BNP Paribas expands invoice technology; RBS issues new bills.
August 14 -
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: Microsoft releases blockchain framework; U.K. uses animal fats in new bills; U.K. consumers use bills less; Singapore warns on digital currency risk.
August 11 -
Security companies are using technology to stop more complex fraud based on a smaller amount of data, and investors are taking notice.
August 11 -
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: Softbank's investment in Flipkart; Russian e-commerce venture gets funds; Payment vets invest in Railsbank; Fidelity collaborates with Coinbase.
August 10 -
The ransomware threat is likely to get a lot worse before it gets better — if it ever does. And small merchants and ATMs may be the most at risk.
August 10 -
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: BofA's China move; Digital ID advances in Australia; Password 'rules' creator apologies; ATM marketing expands in China.
August 9 -
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: Chase reportedly cuts branch debit issuance; Venmo adds QR codes; Monzo apologizes for outages; CBA hit with AML claim.
August 8 -
The development and adoption of technology too often move at different rates in the payments industry, creating a need to manage usage that is out of sync with expectations.
August 8 -
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: Amazon's limits; Fiserv offers more for Monitise; Capital One's budget app's closing; Shopify pushes voice tech.
August 7 -
Even the most honest customers can look risky if they frequently travel. Their movements can throw off traditional vetting techniques that authenticate transactions by looking at location as a risk factor.
August 7 -
As the digital age reduces the wear on physical cards, how is it that some consumers are requesting new cards more frequently?
August 4 -
From gold plating to silicon guts, the plastic card is not what it used to be. Here are some of the most ambitious attempts to make credit and debit cards relevant in a high-tech world.
August 4 -
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: Alipay expands in Russia; Cardless ATMs in UAE; High-tech self-service debuts in Nigeria; EBA wants ideas for fighting fraud.
August 4 -
Global Payments hasn't hesitated to shell out huge dollars if it provides a quick-strike opportunity to pair technology with multichannel payments in markets where such marriages remain rare.
August 3 -
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: Politics may impact Ant/MoneyGram deal; First Data extends sports branding; Singapore forms payments committee; Ransomware's severe impact on small business.
August 3 -
Enticements such as rewards, loyalty points and coupons seldom face pushback as a marketing concept, but there's been recent concern that these programs are devouring potential revenue from consumers who would be willing to pay full price.
August 3 -
Not long ago, self-checkout lanes were seen as an encroachment on traditional retail sales, depriving shoppers of the personal touch that comes with interacting with a cashier. Today, this model is under attack from mobile devices, which are both more high-tech and more personal.
August 3 -
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: Paytm's launching new tools; Stripe's adding tax tech; NFC may be added to boxes; Contactless expands in the U.K.
August 2 -
Royal Bank of Canada has updated its mobile app to enable personal banking users to ask Siri to pay their bills on iPhone and iPad.
August 1 -
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: Klarna's P-to-P app; Andy Murray makes a tech investment; PayPal invests in AI; DueCourse's invoice payment engine struggles.
August 1
