John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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Seamless is aggressively pushing the reach of its SEQR wallet through global partnerships designed to make the app available at millions of merchant locations, enable technology-agnostic transactions, and pry more retailers away from bank issued cards.
April 4 -
Amazon is lending its considerable brand and heft to a cash payment model that borrows a vital piece of real estate from Apple Pay.
April 3 -
There's been a lot of funding flowing into technology that targets the spending of Chinese travelers as they visit other countries. But this narrow use case isn't the only opportunity for investment and innovation.
April 3 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Starbucks tests 'no cashiers' store; ANZ removes limits for voice payments; blockchain advances in Japan; Citi opens Hong Kong innovation hub.
April 3 -
Wearable payment devices are cutting edge, fast and diverse. But they are not a steady, predictable or popular consumer trend. Even so, investors see a rich opportunity to get involved in the market for wearables.
March 31 -
Artificial intelligence is steadily making its way through the payments and financial services world. The technology's usefulness for fraud detection is clear, but there are other areas where AI can have an impact.
March 31 -
Australia's government says the country's large banks cannot collectively bargain with Apple over terms of support for Apple Pay, ending a public battle between Apple and the banks that has lasted at least a year.
March 31 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple wins in Australia; CNP fraud spikes; The U.K. hires tech companies for check imaging; New British bills may not contain animal byproducts.
March 31 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: VocaLink signs HSBC; DDoS is 'easy and lucrative'; ANZ adopts contactless fundraising.
March 30 -
With scammers steadily improving their techniques, CO-OP Financial Services is starting to offer artificial intelligence to police transactions initiated by online, mobile and other connected devices.
March 30
