John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker. John interviews top executives in the payments, cryptocurrency and fintech industries, hosts podcasts, moderates conference panels and curates the new Payments Intelligence portal.
His work includes profiles of
John has been with American Banker and related products for 30 years, covering bank technology, advertising, mortgages and capital markets.
-
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 -
Madeline Aufseeser's background prepared her well for a career as an technology entrepreneur. In her previous role as a financial services industry analyst, Aufseeser was responsible for taking the temperature of an entire industry and knowing how an event in one area could spark opportunity in another.
March 12 -
They laughed at her. Now she's taking their customers.
March 12 -
Business payments are among the last major transaction types to cling to paper checks, an automation gap that's both an annoyance and an opportunity for Nicole Tackett.
March 12 -
Kim Schwendeman's story is one of toughness, learning, perseverance, and the special job that teachers perform every day.
March 12 -
This year, as PaymentsSource honors The Most Influential Women in Payments, a new pattern has emerged. This year's list recognizes the contributions of entrepreneurs who took their ideas directly to market, showcasing new ways of handling business in an industry that is forced to quickly adapt to rapid changes in technology and global culture.
March 12 -
Countries all over the world are embracing faster payment processing, and Di Challenor is one of the major forces behind the movement in Australia.
March 12 -
Andrea Dunlop has more than two decades of experience in the payments industry following a stint in military service. At Paysafe, she competes in an increasingly digital and borderless technology environment.
March 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: The EU pushes for a common fintech market; CBA limits ATM deposits; Swift's distributed ledger proof of concept is mixed; PhonePe takes a shot at Paytm.
March 9 -
deVere Group has added "Companion Accounts," which is designed to remove fees and enable shopping and expense management for relatives and companions that are in other countries, such as students or spouses.
March 9 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Activists plan anti-gun protest at Visa headquarters; New cannabis payment wallet; Judge rules cryptocoins are commodties; Google debuts chat for Tez in India.
March 8 -
By adding direct deposit for payroll, Square is diversifying the Cash App as it competes in the P-to-P space with Venmo and Zelle.
March 7 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Citi and Kabbage join PSD2 forum; Central Bank of Lithuania holds contest for collectable virtual currency; China deepens crackdown on crypto; Armored car company sheds paper.
.March 7 -
Chicago's government agencies are a mess of disconnected legacy systems that smacks of old-school municipal malaise and revenue loss as people trek to midcentury government facilities and wait in line to pay.
March 7 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PayPal files virtual currency payments patent; Manny Pacquiao gets his own cryptocurrency; Chip cards advance in Africa; U.S. Marshals auction seized bitcoin; Iceland investigates alternative currency mining theft.
March 6 -
As with most of the company's inventions, an Amazon checking account would more deeply embed customers into an Amazon ecosystem that provides an endless flow of data and efficiencies.
March 5 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon's reportedly in talks with JPMorgan Chase to build a checking account; Mexico may adopt open banking; U.K.'s regulatory sandbox may expand; Walmart adds to its delivery strategy; Louisiana investigates unauthorized bitcoin mining.
March 5 -
Customer support may seem like it's innovating through the use of artificial intelligence and chatbots, but all of that is built on a foundation that's stuck in the stone age.
March 5 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Democratic senator pressure Trump on North Korea cryptohacks; Ripple expands its use cases; JPMorgan's hackathon encourages diversity; U.K. stores dump cash.
March 2
Load More