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.
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John has been with American Banker and related products for 30 years, covering bank technology, advertising, mortgages and capital markets.
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The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa suspends WaveCrest cryptocurrency payments; Fintech investment in the U.K. jumps; U.K. regulator adds tech expert; Facebook considers blockchain; VC investment in cryptopayments.
January 8 -
There's a clear interest in the airline industry in improving onboard payments, but innovations still lag the terrestrial retail sectors that have pushed advancements in mobile ordering, loyalty and in-app payments.
January 8 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: More bitcoin restrictions in China; Dash lures retailers; LG's new robots; Tech vet joins blockchain challenger bank.
January 5 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: New Year's e-commerce spikes; European official calls for bitcoin tax; India company sets up fintech test; A new Bitcoin Bowl.
January 4 -
The payments industry is getting pulled in two directions, as technology and e-commerce promise a borderless future for transactions while political forces apply the brakes.
January 3 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Brett King joins Nebeus' board; Virtual currency exec quits after breach; Alipay's environmental play; Putin thinks cryptocurrency can get around sanctions; another company gets a blockchain boost.
January 3 -
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.
January 3 -
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.
January 2 -
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.
January 2 -
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.
January 2 -
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.
December 29 -
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.
December 22 -
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.
December 22 -
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.
December 21 -
Payment technology and card network veteran Lance Johnson is the new executive director of the PCI Security Standards Council, effective January 2018.
December 20 -
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.
December 20 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: North Korea may be behind cyrptocurrency hacks; Bitcoin ATMs expand; Indonesia and Australia collaborate on fintech; First Data expands contactless in Asia.
December 19 -
One of the indirect offshoots of Brexit is a government program that's designed to keep the U.K. relevant by lending a hand to new companies.
The program, FCA Innovate, may have a global effect by nurturing companies that aim to retire static authentication modes such as usernames and passwords.December 19 -
In a move designed to strengthen its capabilities for integrated payments, processor and technology provider Total System Services has agreed to acquire Cayan for $1.05 billion. The news shortly follows another deal valued in the billions — Thales agreeing to buy the chip maker Gemalto for $5.4 billion.
December 18 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Thales agrees to acquire Gemalto; Citi starts a new blockchain project; North Korea's cryptohackers; Airwallex draws funding; ANZ cuts fees for transfers.
December 18
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