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.
His work includes profiles of
John has been with American Banker and related products for 30 years, covering bank technology, advertising, mortgages and capital markets.
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Stripe’s large and quickly expanding valuation enable it to forge connections among many sources of innovation, placing even more pressure on traditional technology providers and financial institutions.
By John AdamsFebruary 14 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart loses a delivery partner; Bill.com opens a new office; Jack Dorsey talks up bitcoin; Swiggy's big expansion.
By John AdamsFebruary 13 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Softbank's bullish on driverless vehicles; Pakistan courts PayPal; Monzo adds business services; Japanese consortium cuts paper from transactions.
By John AdamsFebruary 12 -
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 -
Mobile technology is giving restaurants new ways to accept orders and payment, but largely ignores the social aspect of ordering a meal, particularly in office complexes.
By John AdamsFebruary 4 -
Global politics are dividing the world of e-commerce, forcing companies to make tough decisions about their strategies for the U.S., India and other regions.
By John AdamsFebruary 1 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: WorldFirst to stop U.S. transactions; Amazon pulls items in India to comply with new rules; Youth payments startup preps for cashless future; U.S. sandbox expands: Movie ticketing app gets more flexible.
By John AdamsFebruary 1 -
The U.S. has long lagged in contactless payment adoption — despite aggressive efforts to bring the technology to market years ago — but there’s finally signs of a turnaround as more consumers and merchants get on board.
By John AdamsJanuary 31 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa and Mastercard have strong earnings; Indian bank's data exposure; RBS gets sued; Blockchain paper; Discover replaces cards after a breach.
By John AdamsJanuary 31 -
Visa CEO Alfred Kelly said the company's earnings, though solid, could suffer if if politicians in Washington and London don’t resolve their biggest issues.
By John AdamsJanuary 30 -
Just five months after first reaching a $20 billion valuation, Stripe has attracted another $100 million investment that's put it past $22.5 billion, allowing the fintech to put even more pressure on the legacy acquiring industry.
By John AdamsJanuary 30


















