John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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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: SEC investigates Yahoo; EU warns on blockchain security; Societe Generale looks for startups; Amazon may bring virtual reality to shopping.
By John AdamsJanuary 23 -
The parent of Alipay is also investigating uses for biometrics and artificial intelligence.
By John AdamsJanuary 20 -
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: A lobby for open data; e-commerce expands in Brazil; Wix makes an e-commerce buy; Shopify expands space for developers.
By John AdamsJanuary 20 -
Technology toolkits such as application programming interfaces (APIs) have enabled small businesses to use simple programming to extend online payments to consumers, and the same technology can be applied to marketplace transactions.
By John AdamsJanuary 20 -
Loyalty programs can be a mixed blessing. When they work as advertised, they can lock in consumers and build relationships; when they fail, they vex shoppers and sour relationships.
By John AdamsJanuary 20 -
Tipalti is building a presence at the intersection of electronic media and advertising, where a different kind of 'faster payment' movement is taking hold.
By John AdamsJanuary 19 -
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: Twitter's ending buy buttons; faster pay gets close in Europe; "no ticket' train in the U.K.; fingerprint debit issuance hits Saudi Arabia.
By John AdamsJanuary 19 -
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: Android's NFC watch nears launch; Thiel invests in startup finance company; ACI accelerates faster payment tech; cards take share from cash.
By John AdamsJanuary 18 -
The online payment service Alipay, an affiliate of Alibaba, is extending its collaboration with luxury travel retailer DFS Group as more Chinese citizens increase their travel frequency to overseas locations.
By John AdamsJanuary 17 -
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: Amazon dominates brick and mortar rivals; Intel invests in retail tech; India pushes virtual currency; blockchain's benefits emerge.
By John AdamsJanuary 17