John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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Mastercard's CEO sang the praises of a single "button" for online purchases, a stance that puts heat on online payment leader PayPal without the whiff of a direct attack.
By John AdamsMay 2 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. cryptocurrency firms ask for more regs; Circle boosts its security; Philadelphia adds transit payments tech; Lots of Americans use cards just for the loyalty points.
By John AdamsMay 2 -
Like plucking thorns off a flower one by one, Nvoicepay has incrementally built an automated B2B payments chain, this week turning directly to the guts of corporate technology to wring out lingering old-school processing techniques.
By John AdamsMay 1 -
American Express has issued a series of deadlines for merchant acquirers in markets outside of the U.S. in an attempt to jolt the global migration.
By John AdamsMay 1 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Mastercard pursues another blockchain patent; PSD2's huge global impact; Ride sharing app Pathao launches a digital wallet; A Swift exec joins the U.K.'s Mansion House Consulting.
By John AdamsMay 1 -
A Delaware company's plotting to use blockchain to blow the lid off of supply chain inefficiencies and be the main catalyst behind Asia's burgeoning open markets and electronic payments initiative.
By John AdamsMay 1 -
Given the scant use of cryptocurrencies for payments relative to their use for investment, some companies are rooting for the kind of government oversight and monetary policy that used to be considered an assault on the alternative currency movement.
By John AdamsMay 1 -
PayPal is dusting off the idea of conducting commerce augmented reality glasses, a concept that fell flat five years ago. But a half decade is an epoch in technology time, enough to reevaluate the competitive necessity of AR payments.
By John AdamsApril 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. PayPal pushes for an AR glasses patent; Mastercard tests contactless in Poland; Ripple adds more partners; Payments technology continues to accelerate in Singapore.
By John AdamsApril 30 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Citi, BBVA boost Apple Pay's reach; Mastercard extends financial inclusion deal; Biometrics advances for foreign exchange; Lattesso brews blockchain marketing.
By John AdamsApril 27