John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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The technology company's major projects over the past couple of years have included a diversification to serve merchants' cross-channel shopping and payment needs, adding advanced ATM technology in Europe and upgrading hardware to compete with rivals such as Square.
March 22 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web:. Today: Instragram's payments feature makes a global move; Investor sets up a new U.K. fintech hub; CBA's sorry for payments glitch; Points for cryptocurrency.
March 22 -
The breach at Expedia's Orbitz not only jeopardized nearly 880,000 payment cards — it cast a spotlight on the weaknesses all companies expose themselves to when they partner with another brand.
March 21 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Russia helped develop Venezuela's state cryptocurrency; Google makes it easier to pay for news subscriptions; Amazon adds security to its home delivery service; Expedia's hack hits Amex.
March 21 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. regulators push for global fintech tests; Trump bans Venezuela's state cryptocurrency; Facebook ups its game against Patreon; Cryptocurrency regs can be confusing.
March 20 -
Because Google Pay is already accepted at numerous mainstream merchants and is the default mobile wallet for many Android smartphone owners, it stands a strong chance of easing the friction of enrollment in a contactless fare system.
March 19 -
Small-business payments are an inefficient mess of unpaid invoices and paper processes that are causing substantial funds to languish and companies to stagnate. One possible solution is to address the cash flow, not the payment mechanism itself.
March 14 -
To detect and combat transaction laundering — the practice of hiding illegal activity behind a business that appears legitimate — American Express' investment group took a minority equity stake in EverCompliant.
March 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Google Pay's next steps, Applebee's breach, digitized rent payments and more.
March 12 -
The wave of payments fraud that's sweeping the globe shows no signs of abating. Martina King has an answer in an artificial intelligence-driven platform that has drawn the interest of some of the world's largest banks, payment processors, merchant acquirers, insurance companies and gaming organizations.
March 12
