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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Pacing is one of the largely unchallenged themes of fintech—new ideas come up every few months that require an almost constant state of new tech deployment. But it doesn't really work that way, says Steve Sarracino, CEO and founder of Activant Capital.
February 14 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Bank-supported real-time payments take shape in Australia; Fintech investment soars in the U.S.; New bitcoin ATMs; Dbrain pays AI developers in cryptocurrency.
February 14 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Yapstone raises funds; Governments suggest they won't protect cryptocurrency fraud victims; Hack in Italy; Ripple's network gets larger; Hong Kong banks dig QR codes.
February 13 -
Amazon recently made headlines by teaming up with JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway in a collaboration that might use e-commerce tools to wring inefficiencies out of the companies' health care coverage. It's an idea that's already underway in Sweden.
February 13 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Automation emerges for school payments; European banks back guide for open banking; Razer halts gaming bonus program; NCR intros new ATMs in India.
February 12 -
Electric cars have long faced an uphill battle, though TrueCommerce and AeroVironment are trying to remove one barrier by making it easier to shop and pay for fast in-home chargers.
February 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: WhatsApp expands in India; New skimming attack; Tap for Change enters the fundraising space; Hotels wear a bullseye for malware.
February 9 -
Cross-border transactions are getting smaller in size and more frequent, rendering the correspondent banking model increasingly obsolete as new use cases pile up.
February 8 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. fintech investment sets record; Ripple expands in China; Venezuela pushes oil cryptocurrency; Google gets pressured on bitcoin ads.
February 8 -
There are still regions where contactless and EMV cards are slow to roll out, and Mastercard is working to bring these markets up to speed so that they are ready for future innovations.
February 8 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa-funded study says cities can save by dumping cash; Jackpot attackers face charges; Patreon goes behind the scenes; A new phishing attack emerges.
February 7 -
The banks behind the Zelle network had more in mind than P-to-P payments between consumers, and BNY Mellon is beginning the network's evolution by targeting the business payments market.
February 7 -
When asked to discuss the corporate gender gap, Linda Perry paused, just long enough to be noticeable in 30-minute phone conversation. She took that moment to ponder how pervasive predatory behavior remains inside the workplace — and how to address it as both an issue of culture and as a business challenge.
February 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: A cryptotown in Puerto Rico?; Nigel Green launches cryptowallet; Singapore Airlines debuts new loyalty program; Interac reorganizes.
February 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Lloyds bars credit cards for bitcoin; Santander builds new DLT payments hub; UPS applies for bitcoin locker patent; Mnuchin calls for international cryptocurrency regs; EU blockchain group forms.
February 5 -
Walt Disney Co. is among the many companies that have aggressively pushed the limits of technology to do away with the need for cash. Its biggest test is about to begin.
February 5 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon patents wearable tech; Grab expands; New tech for the gig economy; Messenger payments expand in Belgium.
February 2 -
Strong holiday spending was marked by active e-commerce spending, providing an impetus to invest in more digital payment technology.
February 2 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: eBay hires Adyen to replace PayPal; Samsung's new cyrptocurrency chip; Amazon adds QR code tech; Link pushes ATM discounts; Open banking advances in Australia.
February 1 -
Sage Payment Solutions has spent most of the past half-year separating itself from its former parent company, Sage Group, a break that necessitated a new name as it changed its focus to sell a broader range of technology innovation for merchants and businesses.
February 1
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