John Adams

Faster and real-time payments are finding more and more use cases, but the razor-thin transaction windows are alluring to fraudsters who want to make a swift getaway with stolen funds.

UPI surpasses cards in India; Rapyd finds partners in Singapore; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

Google Pay gets larger in India; Visa gets a new HQ; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

Isolationist politics are creeping closer to the payments industry, with European banks threatening to build a localized payment ecosystem to push back against the major American card brands.

Interac makes an ID deal; a Calibra exec takes a long view for Libra; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

South Korea cool to central bank crypto; U.K. buses adopt mobile payments; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

APIs have opened a window for banks to capture a greater share of business payments, leading JPMorgan Chase to seek partners for faster results.

Currencycloud plans a multicurrency feature; Jack Dorsey invests in crypto startup; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

Amazon offers free delivery; Jumio develops new photo authentication; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.

Mastercard is aggressively building a business payments ecosystem as it keeps an eye on political headwinds it has little control over.