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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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: Frank Abagnale says security tech isn't enough; First Data scores a naming rights deal with the Mets; Payments data fights human trafficking; Phishing attacks spike.
February 24 -
Jennifer Miles will join Ingenico later this year to help the company's North American expansion and mobile point of sale efforts.
February 23 -
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: Alipay expands American support; HyperWallet, Visa run program for disaster fundraising tech; millennials like chatbots; France builds buildings for 'Brexit companies.'
February 23 -
How much do Germans like cash? Consider the following common German phrase: "Geld stinkt nicht," which roughly translated means, "money doesn’t stink."
February 23 -
If you've ever walked past a film shoot, it's easy to see how much more there is to the movies and TV than just the star and director. There's often dozens or even hundreds of other people involved in the production — bit players, stunt performers, musicians and more — and they all have to be paid, at times irregularly and under different rules.
February 22 -
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: A temporary fintech dip? Visa opens a London innovation hub; Will PSD2 compliance get easier? Gulf gets its own mobile payment app.
February 22 -
In the gig economy, more companies need to make more frequent payments to workers, and that need is being met through the use of open development tools and web delivered services to power complex transactions.
February 22 -
While Apple battles a group of large Australian banks over terms of its mobile payments app, it has entered separate deals with ING Direct and Macquarie.
February 21 -
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 picks up support in Australia; Ant makes more investments; Mastercard pushes tech in Russia; U.K. wants AML changes; NAB adds tech to health care pay.
February 21 -
More everyday products are becoming connected devices, including refrigerators, washing machines and even mirrors. As each household item evolves, companies are eager to transform them into channels for shopping.
February 17 -
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: Standard Chartered links to WeChat; Payments for the 'Internet of People,' Ripple gets a boost; Bank P-to-P advances in Kenya.
February 17 -
First Data's quest to be viewed as a diverse digital company means it can't just offer a product; it has to offer a platform that other companies can use.
February 16 -
The payments technology revolution of the past few years has given consumers myriad new ways to shop across different channels. Business payments have not enjoyed the same level of attention.
February 16 -
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: Cabbies push for app tip payments; P-to-P gets insurance; U.K. issues new bills despite protests; a new startup contest in the U.K.
February 16 -
ISOs and agents have a firm hold on selling payment terminals, but that's not where the real action is. Today, merchant acquiring is about tying payments to things such as advertising, marketing and loyalty programs.
February 15 -
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: Jaguar adds payments; Japan invests in Bitcoin; Tipalti expands tax service; a new programming technique for incumbents.
February 15 -
The growing number of Chinese consumers traveling to the U.S. and other countries is becoming a two-for-one opportunity for payment companies. The market's gigantic and growing — and it has a lot of trouble executing transactions.
February 15 -
PayPal has agreed to acquire TIO Networks, a Canadian company that sells software that powers bill payment processing, particularly for underbanked consumers.
February 14 -
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: Grab acquires Indonesian payments company; Singapore's digital transformation advances; Polish hack part of a wave; Bots debut in Nigeria.
February 14 -
The group of Australian banks that want to collectively bargain with Apple over terms of its Apple Pay app have sharpened their focus to an area the technology giant is likely to defend fiercely.
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