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 flow of money between countries is changing, and if banks and merchants get caught unaware, a reliable revenue stream will get shut off like a spigot.
October 24 -
The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Uber's new debit card; France discovers mobile pay collaboration; Mitsubishi uses virtual currency as a reward.
October 21 -
The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. In today's briefing: India's big ATM breach; a new use for Apple Pay; a breach suit for Wells; an arrest in LinkedIn's breach
October 20 -
A group of Canada's largest banks has invested $27 million in SecureKey Technologies as the Toronto-based security company preps a new digital identity service for 2017.
October 19 -
The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. In today's briefing:
PayPal's network deals; Facebook's eBay collab; Tommorow's SiriOctober 19 -
The EMV and mobile wallet movements have split the retail industry, leaving payment companies in the delicate position of having to support clients with very different technological profiles.
October 19 -
SparkLabs and Global Ventures have invested $3.4 million in Pay By Group, which makes a white-label e-commerce tool for splitting costs.
October 18 -
The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. In today's briefing: Charles Scharf's tenure; Apple Pay's goals; giving up gift cards.
October 18 -
Many startups have taken shots at traditional banking, but few have succeeded. However, there is plenty of promise in this model, according to investor Tim Young.
October 18 -
Australia's banks have submitted a formal statement to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
slamming Apple.October 17 -
The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. In today's briefing: Australia's banks and Apple Pay; Thiel doubles down; Brexit weighs on Misys.
October 17 -
Tablet-based point of sale terminals may look sleek and modern, but under the hood they must wrestle with many of the same challenges that older hardware faces.
October 16 -
The pressure to shave friction from cross-border payments will spur even the biggest merchants to seek help from third parties, if dLocal's market plan is correct.
October 14 -
When eBay and PayPal purchased Braintree for $800 million in 2013, it was seen as an immediate fix for PayPal's troubled relationship with the developer community. Today, that transaction is showing a long-term benefit as well.
October 9 -
Fill a room with 100 financial services CEOs. It's likely that only one of them is a woman, even in 2016.
October 6 -
Technology Crossover Ventures sees a mashup of several hot financial technology trends in international payments gateway Payoneer, sparking its participation in a new $180 million round of capital.
October 6 -
Cross-border payments are a complex and global system, so it's no surprise that modernizing this process would require a partnership that spans multiple continents and a relatively new and experimental technology.
October 5 -
PHInterest free installment payments are a staple in markets like Brazil, Turkey, Argentina, Mexico and Israel, but it hasn't been a big option in U.S. payments.
October 4 -
Every merchant knows the saying: "Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half." But perhaps Visa knows.
October 3 -
Restaurants are burdened by a basic payroll issue that might be easily solved by technology, and investors are taking notice.
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