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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Days after Visa touted its crypto tech and settlement partnership with USD Coin, Mastercard showcased its work with the Central Bank of the Bahamas and supporting innovation such as digital ID.
April 29 -
The bank's blockchain venture with Temasek and DBS, called Partior, creates a wholesale blockchain network.
April 28 -
CEO Al Kelly sees strong potential in central bank digital currencies and other virtual assets.
April 28 -
CEO Al Kelly sees strong potential in central bank digital currencies and other virtual assets.
April 27 -
Central bank digital currencies are moving much faster in China and Latin America, where the financial structures are less complicated than in the U.K. and U.S.
April 27 -
Acker wants crypto investors to convert their wealth into expensive wines.
April 26 -
New York's Acker wants crypto investors to convert their wealth into expensive wines.
April 26 -
Affirm's deal to buy Returnly emphasizes the need to simplify the process when a point-of-sale lender stands between the consumer and merchant.
April 23 -
The New York bank, which holds deposits for the stablecoin firm Circle and enables payments for the smart contract provider GreenBox, wants to provide loans to crypto firms as well.
April 22 -
The New York bank, which holds deposits for the stablecoin firm Circle and enables payments for the smart contract provider GreenBox, wants to provide loans to crypto firms as well.
April 22 -
From Coinbase and Grab to Affirm, technology companies are expanding their payments operations — and picking up billions of dollars in public listings.
April 21 -
The PayPal subsidiary serves a more youthful and tech-savvy demographic than many of the mainstream payment companies that have already added crypto support.
April 20 -
The PayPal subsidiary serves a more youthful and tech-savvy demographic than many of the mainstream payment companies that have already added crypto support.
April 20 -
By taking its U.S. card issuing technology to more countries, the fintech is becoming a bigger threat to the acquiring banks that focus on B2B payments.
April 20 -
By taking its U.S. card issuing technology to more countries, the fintech is becoming a bigger threat to the acquiring banks that focus on B2B payments.
April 19 -
By using a direct listing instead of an IPO, Coinbase can quickly draw mainstream investors to fuel a payments franchise.
April 19 -
The shutdown of the U.K. company's Pingit app demonstrates why even the most tech-savvy banks should collaborate with fintechs rather than go it alone.
April 15 -
PSO contentDante Disparte brings global experience to drive international growth and financial inclusion.
April 15 -
The shutdown of the U.K. company's Pingit app demonstrates why even the most tech-savvy banks should collaborate with fintechs rather than go it alone.
April 14 -
The nine-year-old service predates the payments-oriented fintechs that have become popular in recent years.
April 13
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