John Adams

Banks are facing the potential of disruption by digital assistants from Apple, Amazon and Google — and are pouring money into machine learning to provide their own option for automating consumers' financial lives.

An invisible payment becomes a lot more visible when it’s compromised, making Marriott’s data breach a threat to one of the most important innovations in retail, which should scare everyone from Uber to Amazon.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm offers enticements to merchants in India; Mastercard pushes development in Poland; Revolut gets regualtory support in Asia; Sinemia adds debit card to movie ticketing.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Cryptocurrency payments advance in Canada and in the U.S. entertainment business; Asian financial inclusion fintech Oriente draws major investment; IBM's distributed ledger cross-border payments technology picks up major bank support.

Kenya’s Family Bank Ltd. will collaborate with London fintech SimbaPay to launch a transfer service to China with WeChat.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay's set for Belgium; Deutsche invests in Modo; U.K. bank glitches soar; WorldRemit expands in Bangladesh.

A period of churn in Canadian airline loyalty is nearing an end as Air Canada moves ahead with a deal to take over its old loyalty program, Aeroplan, and keep its partner banks on board.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. pressures PayPal's iZettle deal; Australia's central bank sees a niche role for cash; Sydney expands transit technology; Monzo crowdfunds; Cyber Monday sets records.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon's security and labor challenges; A spa without mobile wallets; Google Pay picks up more support; Swift Foundation looks to students for innovation; ABN Amro upgrades its Tikkie app.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Alipay HK boards Hong Kong transit; high-level shade for bitcoin; Copenhagen's fintech hub; and more.