John Adams

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There are many contenders working towards developing a universal digital ID system and away from static passwords. A group of credit unions is ready to see if its blockchain-based approach can serve a wider market.

Marketing and venture capital veteran Allison Johnson will become PayPal's executive vice president and chief marketing officer — a new role at the payments company as it tries to monetize its Venmo app.

The Chinese government is not formally considering Visa and Mastercard’s year-old application to process payments inside China, another signal of China’s almost constantly changing regulatory posture toward the American card brands.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: German court rules against Amazon Dash; Georgetown professor says shutdown's hurting fintech; Sandbox advances in Wyoming; Yapstone hires former Amazon Pay executive.

One of the concerns for no-cashier stores, beyond how well they work, is that they must also be placed in the middle of tech-friendly cities, where retail space comes at a high cost.

Square just found a replacement for high-profile CFO Sarah Friar but is facing another big hole in its leadership team as head of payments Mary Kay Bowman leaves for Visa.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Ola, N26 pick up investments; TransferWise's Brexit hedge: WeChat cuts bike sharing service from wallet app.

Tech companies are scrambling to get into the dashboard to embed everything from voice assistants to payments. But the end goal — an in-car shopping experience as seamless as shopping online — remains elusive.

As BillingTree moves deeper into verticals such as health care, it will be helmed by new leadership as Christine Lee becomes CEO.