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 bank is working with The Clearing House and real estate tech company EMTransfer and is hoping to cut paper and time from the process of selling property.
By John AdamsMay 17 -
As fintechs struggle, the bank is introducing a line of credit and plans new installment lending products shortly after launching its buy now/pay later product on Amazon Pay.
By John AdamsMay 16 -
The several high-profile failures in the digital-asset sector haven't deterred the financial institution from forging ahead with a plan to expand support for payments.
By John AdamsMay 15 -
The financial institution has released a series of new products in response to a slew of competitors pursuing corporate treasury management clients.
By John AdamsMay 11 -
Interac launches ID verification, the U.K. cracks down on bitcoin ATMs, and more.
By John AdamsMay 10 -
Workplace culture is changing as rapidly as transaction technology. Some of the industry's leaders discussed the new culture at American Banker's Payments Forum.
By John AdamsMay 9 -
Dan Schulman plans to accelerate moves into advanced machine learning, checkout and merchant services to add speed and efficiency to product development.
By John AdamsMay 9 -
Along with money, fraud could also move quicker, putting pressure on financial institutions and clients. Here's what two execs had to say at American Banker's recent Payments Forum conference.
By John AdamsMay 8 -
Like many fintechs, Stripe's valuation fell in recent months, highlighting the need to look beyond transaction processing for revenue.
By John AdamsMay 3 -
The messaging organization is providing a sandbox for developers to enable cross-border transactions for central bank digital currencies, an elusive goal as most central banks focus on domestic use.
By John AdamsMay 1 -
The Federal Reserve's long-awaited real-time payment system is at the finish line. But there's still some wrinkles that need to be ironed out so it can work with its cousin from The Clearing House. And how much will banks have to pay?
By John AdamsApril 30 -
Like Visa CEO Ryan McInerney, Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach spent part of his company's earnings call drawing a competitive distinction between the card network and FedNow.
By John AdamsApril 27 -
An appeals court ruling said the tech company must provide access to outside parties to process transactions.
By John AdamsApril 26 -
Visa halts single-click payments in India, ING uses recycled beach plastic for payment cards and more.
By John AdamsApril 26 -
The U.S. and other Western nations have imposed severe financial penalties against Russia. Will this boil over into other countries?
By John AdamsApril 25 -
A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine thrust the country into chaos, financial services workers are helping to rebuild the country and are expressing hope for the future.
By John AdamsApril 25 -
Ryan McInerney said Visa's debit volume has remained steady in the U.K., which has had real-time payments since 2008, and it sees the Fed's instant settlement option as a potential ally,
By John AdamsApril 25 -
The U.K. payment firm recently paired with the small-business technology firm Bluevine, part of a growing network of collaborations to compete in the crowded international transfer market and cut out correspondent banks.
By John AdamsApril 21 -
The card network says it is prepared to act on any new demand created by the recent banking crisis or possible economic downturn even though it reported slower growth in small-merchant card spending in the first quarter.
By John AdamsApril 20 -
The card network's ambition to add services has led it to work alongside companies like JPMorgan Chase, Jack Henry & Associates and Stax.
By John AdamsApril 19




















