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 collaboration with Thunes enables millions of underbanked mobile wallet users and merchants to perform digital cross-border sales, providing another route to cut processing costs.
November 22 -
A partnership with Singapore authorities and a project with a network of banks aim to demonstrate the viability and interoperability of central bank digital currencies.
November 21 -
Sometimes the right worker has the wrong skills. The card network's lab in Chicago is hiring people with general technology expertise, then training them for specific tasks.
November 18 -
The companies are improving the way older, "offline by nature" industries like steel and food services handle transactions and financing.
November 17 -
In global news this week, Spanish banks test a CBDC, RBC offers buy now/pay later in Canada, and Microsoft expands its relationship with a British fintech.
November 16 -
The financial institution is offering tools for merchants to make better use of the viral video platform.
November 15 -
Companies like Blockchain.com are teaming up with traditional financial firms to meet a demand that has endured despite the crash in many digital currencies' valuations.
November 11 -
Musk's public statements provide a rough road map for the creation of a financial services business. Social media sites has been down this road before.
November 10 -
As the CEO of Navy Federal Credit Union, Mary McDuffie can never lose touch with the needs of a young membership stationed across the globe.
November 9 -
The merchant service firm's stake in SoftPos.eu, which supports software-based smartphone payments, positions it to better serve the businesses that want to move away from traditional terminals.
November 9 -
Gas, or the fee associated with crypto transactions, is spiking. Canvas and other tech firms are trying to ease this expense to promote the technology's use for payments and other financial services.
November 7 -
The payment company, which is downsizing, plans to expand into markets where merchants are increasingly migrating to digital commerce.
November 4 -
By partnering with well-known payment providers like PayPal, Apple and Google, Bitstamp hopes to reach a broader audience.
November 2 -
The overall technology sector may be downsizing, but American Express is bulking up for a cross-department innovation initiative, and Visa, Mastercard and Discover are hiring thousands of programmers and developers.
November 1 -
The Dutch payment company is offering merchant loans, a product that's become a staple of firms like Block and PayPal that have been luring entrepreneurs away from traditional financial institutions.
October 31 -
Cashier-free checkout firms such as Nayax and Pye, which just inked a distribution deal with JPMorgan Chase, see opportunities for their technology to help retailers respond to economic and hiring trends.
October 28 -
As with other card companies, the impact of higher prices and a potential recession is not yet showing up in performance, though it is pushing product diversification to reduce reliance on transaction volume — a strategy that helped during the early days of COVID.
October 27 -
In global news this week, India fines Google over its payment policy; U.K. regulators crack down on "greenwashing," and JCB tests a digital currency.
October 26 -
The bank is enabling early access to direct deposits, an alternative to earned wage access products that are becoming more popular with economic stress on the rise.
October 24 -
Amex affirmed its full-year guidance, though it is also monitoring for changes in consumer behavior.
October 21
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