John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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The U.S.-to-China payments corridor is one of the biggest in the world, according to the most recent World Bank data. It is dwarfed only by the U.S.-to-Mexico corridor, which the Trump campaign targeted as part of its border wall plan.
By John AdamsJanuary 27 -
Ant Financial, the company that operates Alipay, is buying MoneyGram for $880 million, its boldest move yet in a series of partnerships and investments that signal an international ambition.
By John AdamsJanuary 26 -
Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Digital currency advances in China; Australia embraces blockchain for bonds; Germany pushes stable fintech regs; Scotiabank invests in AI.
By John AdamsJanuary 26 -
Amazon and other e-commerce disruptors are turning long-held retail models upside down, but in doing so they create a lifeline for retailers who see them as an opportunity rather than a threat.
By John AdamsJanuary 26 -
President Donald Trump's signing of an executive order Wednesday to push forward with plans for a "security wall" between the U.S. and Mexico has strong implications for how the plan will affect cross-border payments.
By John AdamsJanuary 25 -
Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Airbnb may buy a payments company; Parliament may move on Brexit this week; new tech for vet payments; rewards program debuts for corporate travel,
By John AdamsJanuary 25 -
The fleet card provider WEX isn't sure how blockchain can help its business, but it's confident enough in the technology's promise to move forward.
By John AdamsJanuary 25 -
UnionPay's collaboration with United Airlines and Planet Payment is the latest salvo in a race among Chinese companies to cater to overseas travelers.
By John AdamsJanuary 24 -
Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Net neutrality foe to head FCC; Deutsche exchange builds peer-to-peer tech; Amazon Locker's in BBVA branches; new churn alerts for ISOs
By John AdamsJanuary 24 -
A pair of technology entrepreneurs hopes the flexibility provided by mobile technology and open development tools can finally kill off the stale authentication method.
By John AdamsJanuary 24