John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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Billions of dollars in investments are pouring into digital payments, but the hefty numbers obscure a regulatory and competitive squeeze that could shut banks out of the profits for good.
March 26 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Domino's plans in-car order and pay; Arizona college adopts robot serving; Monzo leaves U.K. check image scheme; IBM's blockchain picks up more adoption.
March 26 -
The new Apple Card wasn't just one product of many announced at the Steve Jobs Theater on Monday — it was the glue that binds all of Apple's new services together.
March 25 -
As PayPal seeks to turn Venmo into a profit engine, the service has also taken steps to collect consumer debts, moves that are sure to spark controversy as some of the targeted users claim they have been fraud victims.
March 25 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple plans card with Goldman Sachs; Russia pushes alternative payment network; Shopify dumps Mailchimp; Walmart plans gaming system; Banks miss a PSD2 deadline.
March 25 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Google Pay hits the rails in India; Patreon changes its fees; EBA builds a registry for PSD2; Avnet supports cryptocurrency payments.
March 20 -
Dumping passwords in favor of interoperable, flexible identity is an evolution as bumpy as it is necessary. FIS and Worldpay’s combination stands to create tools that can smooth this road.
March 19 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple and Google Pay make headway in Germany; New payroll fintech debuts; Prepaid cryptocurrency card expands in Europe; A new collaboration offers intallment payments for travel.
March 19 -
Bank technology giants FIS and Fiserv are spending nearly $66 billion between them in just the past few weeks to add a broad swath of payments technology — including a few key nuggets that will help them go toe to toe with fintechs.
March 18 -
Given the size of the deal — which includes about $9 billion of Worldpay’s debt on top of a $34 billion bid — the pressure’s on to build a global powerhouse that can counter other major fintech mergers announced in the past weeks. FIS must also emerge as a nimble rival to the startups that threaten the old order.
March 18
