John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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Lots of countries are making big changes to their payment ecosystems, with lots of public fallout. By contrast, Canada's efforts appear much more subdued.
By John AdamsMarch 27 -
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: Square's Caviar tries new marketing; Virtual currency AML; Singapore automates risk; Billion expands distributed ledger pay.
By John AdamsMarch 27 -
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: Samsung extends contactless reach; m-commerce hurts malls; Russian hacker faces jail; U.K. ATMs take part in Red Nose Day.
By John AdamsMarch 24 -
Rent is one of the few payment types where automation has made very little headway, still relying heavily on mailed checks that the landlord deposits in person at a bank. One strategy to change that is to borrow a concept from the gig economy, in which the payment rides along with other services.
By John AdamsMarch 24 -
Accenture has agreed to acquire First Annapolis Consulting in an effort to add payments expertise in several international markets.
By John AdamsMarch 23 -
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: Wells' cardless ATMs go national: Collison brothers make Forbes billionaires list; U.K. pushes check imaging; EMV sales slide.
By John AdamsMarch 23 -
Within the payments industry, Braintree was a well-known technology provider even before it became a unit of PayPal in 2013. But as the company expands, it finds that its reach has its limits.
By John AdamsMarch 22 -
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: LG Pay to launch in June; New York hits record for breaches; U.K.'s Three has a mobile number mishap; Amazon Prime expands voice ordering.
By John AdamsMarch 22 -
Royal Bank of Canada has long been enthusiastic about payment technology that most other banks usually see as long-term projects.
By John AdamsMarch 22 -
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: Square adopts voice tech; Yes Bank adds a bot in India; HCE diversifies bus payments; Linked2pay diversifies its ISO pitch.
By John AdamsMarch 21