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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Tipalti is building a presence at the intersection of electronic media and advertising, where a different kind of 'faster payment' movement is taking hold.
January 19 -
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: Twitter's ending buy buttons; faster pay gets close in Europe; "no ticket' train in the U.K.; fingerprint debit issuance hits Saudi Arabia.
January 19 -
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: Android's NFC watch nears launch; Thiel invests in startup finance company; ACI accelerates faster payment tech; cards take share from cash.
January 18 -
The online payment service Alipay, an affiliate of Alibaba, is extending its collaboration with luxury travel retailer DFS Group as more Chinese citizens increase their travel frequency to overseas locations.
January 17 -
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: Amazon dominates brick and mortar rivals; Intel invests in retail tech; India pushes virtual currency; blockchain's benefits emerge.
January 17 -
The processor has launched its Integrated Solutions Group, a new segment that focuses on software development tools for integration with First Data platforms.
January 13 -
Bigger isn't always better; as card issuers compete to bring in more spending, many are rethinking the way they offer rewards. Some of their approaches focus on streamlining redemption, while others dabble with cutting-edge technology such as virtual reality.
January 13 -
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: Worldpay's Ogden has a new venture; ANZ offers instant card replacement on mobile; Airtel launches mobile banking in India; Payment Rails targets the gig economy.
January 13 -
Apple Pay helps address the gap between courting donors and getting sustainable donations, according to the software company Blackbaud, which serves the nonprofit sector.
January 13 -
Driverless cars have become a big deal in technology and automotive circles, as what seemed to be science fiction just a few years ago gets closer to applied science. But once cars drive themselves, what will passengers do?
January 12 -
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: JetBlue's onboard Wireless migration's complete; Android Wear 2.0 gets closer; Belgium wants Brexit collaboration; Stripe and Payoneer score big in VC.
January 12 -
Disruptors have chased banks for years with the promise of easier and more social payments and other services, but only recently have they started wielding a weapon that should have incumbents worried, says investor Adam Dell.
January 12 -
Swedish mobile point of sale company iZettle has raised about $80 million in funding, in part from U.S. investors.
January 11 -
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: Buy buttons suffer; South Korea plans to get rid of coins; Toronto enhances its 'hub' status; Alibaba plans to digitize Chinese malls.
January 11 -
Nana Murugesan, Samsung vice president and general manager, spoke to PaymentsSource about Samsung's strategy for making its mobile wallet stand out in the increasingly competitive digital payments market.
January 11 -
Luminate Capital Partners has made an investment in Financial Information Technologies (Fintech), a company that sells data management, payment and software to the spirits industry.
January 10 -
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: Yahoo will keep Alibaba stake post-Verizon deal; payroll app draws VC; e-grocers add food stamps; Aon builds a Brexit risk management tool
January 10 -
Digital merchants don't necessarily have to open a store, but they can still benefit from the tactics of brick-and-mortar retailers, according to David Schwartz, vice president of e-commerce at Wix, a Tel Aviv-based technology company.
January 10 -
Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay may seem to have a marketing edge over retailers' mobile wallets, but there is strong momentum among apps that serve individual merchant brands.
January 10 -
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: Visa sponsors e-sports; Sprig uses e-tips to keep staff; ING builds a mobile donor box; a crook sues Verizon for "allowing" his crime.
January 9
