John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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By partnering with well-known payment providers like PayPal, Apple and Google, Bitstamp hopes to reach a broader audience.
November 2 -
The overall technology sector may be downsizing, but American Express is bulking up for a cross-department innovation initiative, and Visa, Mastercard and Discover are hiring thousands of programmers and developers.
November 1 -
The Dutch payment company is offering merchant loans, a product that's become a staple of firms like Block and PayPal that have been luring entrepreneurs away from traditional financial institutions.
October 31 -
Cashier-free checkout firms such as Nayax and Pye, which just inked a distribution deal with JPMorgan Chase, see opportunities for their technology to help retailers respond to economic and hiring trends.
October 28 -
As with other card companies, the impact of higher prices and a potential recession is not yet showing up in performance, though it is pushing product diversification to reduce reliance on transaction volume — a strategy that helped during the early days of COVID.
October 27 -
In global news this week, India fines Google over its payment policy; U.K. regulators crack down on "greenwashing," and JCB tests a digital currency.
October 26 -
The bank is enabling early access to direct deposits, an alternative to earned wage access products that are becoming more popular with economic stress on the rise.
October 24 -
Amex affirmed its full-year guidance, though it is also monitoring for changes in consumer behavior.
October 21 -
Facing greater competition from fintechs and an increasingly global economy, BofA has improved its business-to-business capabilities with open banking, 24/7 processing, support for the euro and other features.
October 20 -
In global news this week, India adds digital banking centers, NAB embraces tap-to-pay and JPMorgan Chase shakes up its management in the Asia Pacific region.
October 19
