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 firm's web services unit is applying hosted technology to parts of transactions that take place behind the scenes in an attempt to reach smaller merchant acquirers.
June 23 -
The bank and MoCaFi are offering digital disbursements and cards as a cheaper and more accessible alternative for underbanked consumers.
June 21 -
NomuPay has acquired parts of the disgraced processor that could help it overcome the barriers of entry to the lucrative market.
June 20 -
Sergio Fogel is taking on a new role as co-president and chief strategy officer to help the fintech battle rivals across the globe.
June 16 -
This week in global news: Stripe joins the MACH Alliance, GoCardless downsizes, CBA battles crypto crooks and more.
June 14 -
The payment company is focused on small-business borrowers operating in areas where branches are shutting down.
June 12 -
Cashless ATMs — which imitate a typical debit card transaction but code them as cash withdrawals — can lead to hefty fines. But many dispensaries still use the devices, partly due to the murky legal environment that surrounds the entire weed industry.
June 8 -
This week in global news: JPMorgan Chase works on blockchain in India, U.K. reps want faster crypto regs and more.
June 7 -
The companies are offering retail merchants a digital catalog of transaction services, which JPMorgan hopes will help it better compete with fintechs and other banks.
June 6 -
The blockchain company bets its experience with cross-border payments is transferable to stablecoins and central bank digital currencies.
June 5 -
The search giant is adding travel, health care and other consumer services to encourage users to stay within its ecosystem.
June 1 -
This week in global news: CaixaBank adopts softPOS; AI makes more inroads and more.
May 31 -
The founders of Vesey Ventures are most interested in startups that want to play nice with the giants of the banking and payment industries.
May 31 -
After years of attempting to pivot away from its historic reliance on ATMs and point-of-sale hardware in favor of software, one of the industry's mainstays is running out of options.
May 30 -
Because the youth account must be tied to a parent or guardian, it guarantees that an adult must also sign up — or keep active an account they may have left unused.
May 24 -
This week in global news: Canada cuts Visa and Mastercard fees; PhonePe draws new funding, and more.
May 24 -
To demonstrate the value of a central bank digital currency to small businesses, the U.S. card network is using Brazil's Real Digital to cut costs for local growers.
May 23 -
A processing rail that's always turned on can potentially help a credit union that's multiple time zones away from partners, or a community bank looking to automate payroll.
May 22 -
The government's routine disbursement of funds to millions of workers, contractors, and retirees could become uncertain if it's forced to default.
May 18 -
Ripple buying a Swiss crypto-custody firm, Binance leaving Canada, and more.
May 17
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