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 technology company will allow outside processors, but plans to charge a commission. Epic Games vows to challenge the move in court.
By John AdamsJanuary 21 -
Worldline and Google partner team up for cloud computing; Global Payments works with Commerz in Germany.
By John AdamsJanuary 17 -
Companies such as SeatGeek, a ticketing provider that requires its employees to do a lot of travel, find that artificial intelligence can help manage a large amount of data tied to travel and expenses.
By John AdamsJanuary 15 -
The technology company's move in Georgia could widen its processing relationships with merchants, but the company insists it won't become a traditional financial institution.
By John AdamsJanuary 13 -
The card networks are expanding their development of accelerators for women and minority-owned businesses, improving these entrepreneurs' access to venture capital.
By John AdamsJanuary 11 -
In addition to Ant's possible deal to buy MultiSafepay and Adyen's work with Straumur, Visa has partnered with TECH5 on government ID and Mastercard is expanding its virtual-card network through Rawbank.
By John AdamsJanuary 10 -
A potential antitrust lawsuit may open iPhones to outside payment apps. But any bank that seeks to profit from the Department of Justice's moves will face a host of other challenges.
By John AdamsJanuary 10 -
These executives have taken charge at firms like PayPal, Discover and Early Warning Servcies during a volatile time for the entire industry.
By John AdamsJanuary 5 -
The governor's proposed license for buy now/pay later lending adds momentum to the efforts to rein in the fast-growing and unregulated product.
By John AdamsJanuary 4 -
In a crowded market for mobile payment apps, the search giant hopes to expand its support of driver's licenses, providing a key method of authentication for more financial services.
By John AdamsJanuary 3 -
Germany, traditionally a cash-heavy economy, is seeing a rise in debit card use. Meanwhile, Indian regulators accuse several crypto exchanges of violating anti-money-laundering rules.
January 3 -
The bank's cross-border transaction service opens a new lane for customer acquisition in an increasingly competitive niche.
By John AdamsJanuary 2 -
Projects are underway at a number of payment firms including PayPal, Circle and Ripple. Location and regulation will also play a big role in what the market looks like in the next year.
By John AdamsDecember 29 -
2023 saw a recovery in ridership and signs of progress for contactless boarding. But there's still lots of work to do.
By John AdamsDecember 28 -
India softens stance on payment regs; a Dutch neobank turns to gen AI; and more.
By John AdamsDecember 27 -
Here's what's happening around the world
By John AdamsDecember 20 -
Google's $700 million antitrust settlement is part of a series of legal battles that are eroding Big Tech's control over checkout, cracking a door for other transaction processors and the bank-led Paze wallet from Zelle's developers.
By John AdamsDecember 19 -
Visa, Mastercard and Global Payments discuss impacts on customer service, web content, security and more.
By John AdamsDecember 19 -
Alex Holmes talks about money transfers, the tough economy and the role of crypto wallets in the firm's future.
By John AdamsDecember 18 -
The Swedish payment company is using generative artificial intelligence to make its human workforce more efficient — but also expects the technology to fill in for roles it loses to attrition.
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