John Adams

Cryptocurrency could be a strong fit for online games, which often develop their own realistic economies despite being cut off from mainstream currencies.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: American Express is ending support for Jawbone's smartwatch payments; Cash is still strong; CBA tightens ATM controls to mitigate money laundering; Indian group works on smart contracts.

PayPal is following its investment in micro-investing app with a direct link, vastly expanding the app's addressable market.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon, Walmart offer dueling home access products; PayPal supports 'tips' for streaming content; Signs of life for cryptocurrency in China; Will Europe crack down on ICOs?; Ripple pushes DLT for governments.

Visa is digging deep into the question of whether transit fare payments can influence habits in other settings.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Technology pros turn down jobs in the U.K. because of Brexit; Amazon Key has a security gap; Singapore extends its fintech influence; Gaming takes to cryptocurrency.

Facebook's introduction of mobile payments in the U.K. and France is accompanied by the complexity of having to adapt as Brexit unwinds the U.K. from the European Union.

Canada's payments modernization initiative is using a distributed ledger to expedite processing across a nationwide network, providing scale that could open the technology to wider use elsewhere if successful.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon Go's sensors spot staff in costumes; A cryptocurrency for cryptocurrency office space; Bango expands in Africa; Kickstarter relaunches artist funding unit.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: People track others' spending habits on Venmo; Square Cash tests bitcoin support; Android Pay's world gets larger; N26 adds Apple Pay support; Placer adds a buy button.