John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
-
It’s unusual for a seemingly healthy company’s website to implore its U.S. customers to seek out a competitor with less than a month's notice, but cross-border payment processor WorldFirst has done just that.
By John AdamsFebruary 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon debuts video shopping; Phishing campaign hits credit unions; New cash in the U.K.; Companies line up for post-Brexit licenses.
By John AdamsFebruary 11 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Bidding war for Earthport; Movie ticket payment technology expands; Advertising executive launches new retail concept; Barclays invests in Bink; Alipay expands in Canada.
By John AdamsFebruary 8 -
Technology investors are bulldozing cash into blockchain and artificial intelligence, but the “why” is just starting to emerge, as is the true nature of the innovation.
By John AdamsFebruary 8 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: WeChat Pay gains another big mall; Coinbase adds bitcoin support for its wallet; Revolut's office perk; Airline ticket glitch.
By John AdamsFebruary 7 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Google detects password compromise; Isle of Man opens blockchain sandbox; Target extends loyalty program; Crypocurrency discloses technology glitch.
By John AdamsFebruary 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Starling's post-Brexit plan; New York Fed to help Bangladesh Bank find stolen funds; Amazon's biggest deal; New rules for crypto.
By John AdamsFebruary 5 -
Unattended retail, which traditionally meant vending machines, laundromats and very small mini-stores, is benefiting from the same trends that make Amazon's cashierless stores possible. But is there room in the market for both models?
By John AdamsFebruary 5 -
Facebook is inching closer to threatening traditional processors and financial institutions with its own digital currency by adding staff with expertise in the underlying technology.
By John AdamsFebruary 4 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Blockchain fuels commuter rewards in the U.K. and news payments in Europe; New malware attacks Apple computers; U.K. payment regulator changes execs.
By John AdamsFebruary 4