John Adams

Executives from four companies—Worldnet co-founder John Clarke, Payrailz CEO Fran Duggan, CardFree CEO Jon Squire, and Sionic Mobile CEO Ron Herman— view Uber and Amazon as drivers of the shift to an "unattended" retail experience that removes human interaction from the process of making a payment.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Ant denies spying on Equifax; Mt. Gox investors may get refunds; U.K. needs corporate help with payment project; European regulators approve harsh penalties for payment crime.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: EU cracks down on laundering; ATMs decline in the U.K.; Georgia's fintech academy; Softbank builds mobile pay tech.

A new venture capital firm hopes will differentiate it from other fintech investors by taking a more hands-on approach.

BofA Merrill Lynch will extend Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay support for business cardholders, covering corporate, commercial and purchasing cards in the U.S.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: eBay pursues hands-free tech; Sacramento Kings text tickets; NFC reaches 7-Eleven; Hong Kong's 'bay area' gets UnionPay mobile; Ripple and R3 settle legal fight.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Alibaba's next chairman; Visa-backed blockchain; Ripple's new lawyer; and more.

Blockchains and other distributed ledgers are being applied to almost all businesses as a concept, but have had a tough time in ecosystems built on siloed data and complex technology.

Product diversification has boosted Revolut's valuation, and will make or break the company as it battles myriad competitors and a challenging geographic expansion.

Ring's smart doorbell was its billion-dollar ticket to Amazon's empire, which bought the company as part of its move into consumers' homes and communities.