John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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Biometric authentication has been "replacing" passwords for a long time, but for the most part accounts still rely more on remembered credentials than physical identifiers.
By John AdamsMarch 15 -
The mobile point of sale market is getting more and more crowded, even as the market's largest and most established players struggle to find footing.
By John AdamsMarch 11 -
Retirement was good for Pamela Joseph, former head of U.S. Bank's Elavon business, but not enough to overcome the lure of a high-level executive role at Total System Services, a company rapidly transitioning into a new age of digital payments.
By John AdamsMarch 9 -
Retirement was good for Pamela Joseph, former head of U.S. Bank's Elavon business, but not enough to overcome the lure of a high-level executive role at Total System Services, a company rapidly transitioning into a new age of digital payments.
By John AdamsMarch 9 -
Safe Cash is cozying up to banks by portraying itself as an alternative to two very different corners of financial servicesthe established Swift bank transfer network and bitcoin, arguably the most well-known virtual currency.
By John AdamsMarch 7 -
In the payments industry, tokenization is often portrayed as a new or futuristic security method, better suited for the world of mobile wallets than the era of magstripe cards. But SeatGeak decided early on to make it a cornerstone of its mobile commerce experience.
By John AdamsMarch 4 -
Of all the initials small to mid-sized merchants hear during the digital payments migration"EMV," NFC," "mPOS"an older abbreviation may finally pry open the door to widespread payments automation: CRM.
By John AdamsMarch 3 -
Finding a parking spot is never fun, especially when traveling to an unfamiliar area. But as cars get smarter, so do parking payments.
By John AdamsMarch 2 -
Quick service restaurants often have to make technology decisions faster than other restaurant categories, and the regional fried chicken chain Zaxby's is no exception.
By John AdamsMarch 1 -
In mobile banking technology, remote deposit capture is ancient history. But there's one area that history seems to have forgotten: business payment automation.
By John AdamsFebruary 29