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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The company, which became independent in July, will rely on the cloud to reach new markets.
By John AdamsAugust 18 -
Bank of Ireland ATM glitch spurs mistaken withdrawals, Stablecoin issuers get rules in Singapore, ANZ is looking for money mules, and more.
By John AdamsAugust 16 -
President and COO Dave Glaser discusses his company's strategy as demand builds for services that could stress older systems.
By John AdamsAugust 15 -
The fintech is relying on Alex Chriss' experience in melding technology with marketing to ignite growth with small-business and consumer users.
By John AdamsAugust 14 -
The product, which is both popular and controversial in consumer financial services, is attracting interest from merchants that don't want to pay high interest for a traditional loan.
By John AdamsAugust 11 -
As part of its resurrection plan, the terminal maker will pursue financial inclusion and growth markets for ATMs as it prepares for its relisting on the New York Stock Exchange.
By John AdamsAugust 9 -
In global news this week, Microsoft is working with the London Stock Exchange Group on artificial intelligence, Apple's mobile wallet debuts in Vietnam and more.
By John AdamsAugust 9 -
Bank of New York Mellon, U.S. Bank and others are looking at how the Federal Reserve's instant settlement network could safely speed up routing, payroll and billing.
By John AdamsAugust 9 -
The payment company's sizable audience and existing technology differentiate it in a market that is otherwise dominated by startups.
By John AdamsAugust 7 -
Deployments picked up speed during the pandemic, and have continued into this year as commuter networks try to win back riders.
By John AdamsAugust 7 -
The fintech is expanding a service that calculates sales taxes worldwide as more small businesses go international to seek new customers.
By John AdamsAugust 4 -
The payment company's CEO views Afterpay, a buy now/pay later lender it bought two years ago, as a way to drive usage of Cash App and broaden consumer experiences.
By John AdamsAugust 3 -
This week in global news: Ripple is working with the Pacific island nation of Palau on a stablecoin test, Klarna is dropping the Kosma brand from its open banking service, and more.
By John AdamsAugust 2 -
Flywire, Visa and Mastercard all entered partnerships that anticipate a post-pandemic recovery. But politics are still keeping them from getting deeper into the market.
By John AdamsAugust 1 -
Payment companies hope the government-backed rail could spur both domestic and international growth for instant settlement.
By John AdamsJuly 31 -
Michael Miebach, the card network's chief executive, discussed his plan for competing against the Federal Reserve's new real-time settlement system.
By John AdamsJuly 27 -
Travelers in China can now add Visa and Mastercard to WeChat Pay and Alipay, providing a boost for the country's tourism industry as it tries to recover from the pandemic. Additionally, British regulators may delay plans to tighten the rules for by now/pay later lenders, partly based on concerns that some of the largest lenders may depart the market.
By John AdamsJuly 26 -
A rising payments star — and photographer — is helping the card network reach content creators and new entrepreneurs.
By John AdamsJuly 26 -
American Banker is proud to recognize, in its third annual Most Influential Women in Payments, Next, the women under 40 who have demonstrated expertise, leadership skills and an ability to adapt in an ever-changing payments industry.
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As banks and merchants gear up for instant settlement, the merchant acquirer is using artificial intelligence to sharpen the accuracy of its fraud detection.
By John AdamsJuly 25




















