John Adams

Fevo partners with ticketing websites such as Ticketmaster, Tickets.com and Axs.com, using its software to power a "go with friends" button to the ticketing sites.

After a year of trying to appease U.S. regulators, Ant Financial and MoneyGram have terminated their merger agreement, challenging the Chinese company's strategy for global expansion.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Forever 21 suffers a breach; Bitcoin for ransom; IRS gets a tech upgrade; NCR tests outdoor gas station EMV.

Some of the most important work in payments happens before the transaction, when retailers have to make sure their devices can handle the new technologies and card types that are about to get thrust upon them.

As bitcoin's market swings steal the headlines, there are some people in the cryptocurrency industry who are trying to push the market back toward its original intent as a decentralized means of payment.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: CFPB's postponement for prepaid; Walmart tests cashierless stores; face ID for food; and more.

Once 2018 arrives, significant new payment and data-sharing rules will take effect in Europe, and the fallout is expected to affect banks, merchants and technology vendors globally.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Auto dealership accepts bitcoin; Transit tech draws VC; North Korean hackers cause financial damage; Blockchain's role in financial inclusion.

Payment technology and card network veteran Lance Johnson is the new executive director of the PCI Security Standards Council, effective January 2018.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon faces regulatory pressure in France; Italian banks build blockchain; Swiss cryptocurrency company seeks bank license; PCI Council adds new director.