John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa won't support cryptocurrency payments; Blockstream extends virtual currency tech; EMV advances in Ghana; Blockchain becomes art.
By John AdamsJanuary 18 -
The anxiety that a crook is using a lost or stolen card can be a powerful lure to mobile technology, Citigroup has learned.
By John AdamsJanuary 18 -
As mobile commerce matures, consumers are getting more accustomed to the process of populating a shopping cart from a smartphone's screen. It's a process that could translate well to brick-and-mortar stores.
By John AdamsJanuary 18 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Curve launches its all-in-one card; States push Congress to relax weed regulations; OnePlus gets attacked; Ethereum finds another user; China takes another swipe at cryptocurrency.
By John AdamsJanuary 17 -
Most U.S. merchants faced a 2015 deadline for EMV compliance, but gas stations have until 2020. Those extra years bring with them an assortment of new technology that can fundamentally change the ways motorists fuel up.
By John AdamsJanuary 17 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Bitcoin mining stresses electrical grids; State taxes for cryptocurrency; Facebook payments expand in Africa; A pop song in Japan for cryptocurrency.
By John AdamsJanuary 16 -
Despite the growing legality of marijuana sales, banks have largely written off the industry as being too high-risk. Recent remarks by Attorney General Jeff Sessions would seem to reinforce that position.
By John AdamsJanuary 16 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon opens Dash's tech; Hyundai makes a move into car tech; Faster payments advance in the U.S. and Lithuania.
By John AdamsJanuary 12 -
One of the options for brick and mortar to strike back at e-commerce is real-time in-store analysis, where nascent technology gives consumers the a personalized experience without stopping to pay or engage with staff.
By John AdamsJanuary 11 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Warren Buffett is bearish on bitcoin; Payroll tech draws funds; Turkey pushes contactless; "Clapping" for cryptocurrency.
By John AdamsJanuary 11