John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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First Data is one of many payments companies working to get its customers back up and running in the wake of the severe storms, but it's also a victim — its center in Sugar Land, Texas, suffered flooding, causing the Atlanta-based company to set up operations at a hotel in Houston for 400 staff.
By John AdamsSeptember 11 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Equifax breach's scope; 'Personal information' store; Cubic expands payments for London transport; Fintechs have mixed Brexit outlook.
By John AdamsSeptember 8 -
Petal is using machine learning in its new card program to make the most of the scant financial data available from young consumers.
By John AdamsSeptember 8 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alibaba may take advantage of NAFTA pressure; A new voice pay vulnerability; Facial recognition expands; EU may loosen bank tech rules.
By John AdamsSeptember 7 -
As the next step of Nacha's faster payments initiative nears, technology and management adjustments may be required to handle increased overdraft risk.
By John AdamsSeptember 7 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alibaba's new mall; Cross-border pay expands in South Africa; New bitcoin wallet; Virtual currency volume spikes.
By John AdamsSeptember 6 -
It's a common lament that businesses cling to checks and other forms of paper-based transactions while consumer payments rush into a digital future.
By John AdamsSeptember 5 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: China KFC intros "smile" pay; Nacha shifts execs; Paconiq moves to Amsterdam; Fiserv closes Monitise deal.
By John AdamsSeptember 5 -
In a market seemingly dominated by "Pays" from smartphone makers, a few companies are taking a much different approach to mobile payments. Here are some of the more extreme examples.
By Daniel WolfeSeptember 1 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Nets considers suitors; Cryptotokens for art; Bleep forms an ISO; A new blockchain accelerator.
By John AdamsSeptember 1