John Adams

Like a crime wave, data leaks and vulnerable static identifiers show no sign of abating, as MyFitnessPal became the latest in a string of sites to have users' data exposed trough usernames and hashed passwords.

President Trump's isolationism is colliding head-on with a lucrative trend of Chinese tourists coming to the U.S. looking — and payments companies are caught in the crossfire.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Atlanta slowly comes back online after ramsonware attack; Monero's not as "invisible" as its reputation; EU changes its transaction fee rules; More green cryptocurrency.

Uber is clearly doing more to get into payments, but is hampered by a heavy regulatory burden and self-inflicted wounds to its brand.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Uber applies for an e-money license; Shyp shuts down; Apple Watch getting a redesign; Massachusetts halts some ICOs.

There are still millions of merchants in the U.S. clinging to relic point of sale methods — and they are not easily swayed by fancy new touchscreens and mobile wallets. This means companies such as Verifone must go to greater lengths, just to meet them halfway.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Venmo's new privacy policy; Alipay's boss on blockchain; Jet.com's new president; and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Santander embraces contactless giving; Long Island Blockchain invests in a financial institution; China nudges toward virtual currency; Amex acquires mobile pay firm Cake; Steven Seagal-backed virtual currency faces political heat.

PSD2's open banking wave is attracting lots of attention from payments technology firms, and Zafin is making moves to cement its place in the market.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Square speeds payments in the U.K.; Saga aims to counter cryptocurrency fears; A group forms to help with PSD2 compliance; Bitcoin scores in New York real estate.