John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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It's possible to use mobile wallets such as Apple Pay to enroll vending machine customers into a loyalty program — a concept that seems at odds with the impulsive and anonymous nature of most vending machine purchases.
By John AdamsJanuary 5 -
Clarity Money, an artificial intelligence-driven payment concierge, launched on Wednesday, a move its founders hope will provide consumers with an advanced financial health tool.
By John AdamsJanuary 4 -
Mastercard's $900 million acquisition of British payment company VocaLink is under fire, as the U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority contends the deal will give the card network an unfair advantage in ATM-related negotiations.
By John AdamsJanuary 4 -
Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. pressures Mastercard on VocaLink deal; Samsung plans new web refrigerators; Synaptics consolidates biometrics; voice command tech accelerates.
By John AdamsJanuary 4 -
By using some of the sales and performance analysis associated with e-commerce, Revel says the inherent advantage that stores have in connecting with consumers can be enhanced for the next generation of retail competition.
By John AdamsJanuary 4 -
Welcome to the new PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: China starts a fintech investment fund; Trump says computers are unsafe; Topps gets breached; The U.K. plans a new coin.
By John AdamsJanuary 3 -
The University of Illinois is getting an education in how complex tuition payment processing can be, especially when the students enrolled from outside of the U.S. It also serves as an example of the clients that are in big demand for cross-border payment companies seeking larger volumes.
By John AdamsDecember 29 -
One of the highlights of the holiday season for retailers has been the vast growth of e-commerce, but subscription businesses are also enjoying a sizable bump, providing a potential threat to more static retail gifting.
By John AdamsDecember 29 -
Most consumers aren't rushing to throw out their plastic cards in favor of mobile wallets, so the banks and tech companies behind payment apps have to get creative. Here are some of the most noteworthy promotions.
By Daniel WolfeDecember 23 -
A Seattle virtual currency provider is embedding its service in Starbucks' popular mobile app.
By John AdamsDecember 22