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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Alibaba’s gigantic stock debut in Hong Kong gives it extra fuel to become a global payments empire.
November 21 -
The most recognizable brands in retail are making substantial investments that connect digital and offline channels, with results that have been encouraging enough for Target to get on board.
November 20 -
Sams's Club pushes Scan & Go; Tyro Payments plots an IPO; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 20 -
U.K. weighs in on smart contracts; 7-Eleven adds voice ordering; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 19 -
Apple Pay supports new dApp payments; Digital ID advances in Singapore; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 18 -
Pakistan, Thailand build national pay systems; EZ-Link seeks Singapore bank license; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 15 -
Google Pay adds banks in Singapore; a contactless pay shirt debuts; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 14 -
Veem locks in exchange rates; Chargebacks911 sub centralizes Thomas Cook claims; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 13 -
Large brands such as Barclays and Amazon recently reversed course and allowed cash to accompany clearly digital strategies, moves that made more sense politically than economically. The question is how long public policy can be the main factor in slowing cash’s decline.
November 13 -
Nok Nok Labs and Apple are separately trying to improve authentication techniques as smartwatch payment options stack up.
November 12 -
BIS appoints a stablecoin expert to a top position; Goldman responds to Apple Card gender bias claims; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 12 -
Marks & Spencer offers install payments; Worldline looks for crypto in Switzerland; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 11 -
Faster and real-time payments are finding more and more use cases, but the razor-thin transaction windows are alluring to fraudsters who want to make a swift getaway with stolen funds.
November 11 -
UPI surpasses cards in India; Rapyd finds partners in Singapore; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 8 -
Google Pay gets larger in India; Visa gets a new HQ; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 7 -
Isolationist politics are creeping closer to the payments industry, with European banks threatening to build a localized payment ecosystem to push back against the major American card brands.
November 7 -
Interac makes an ID deal; a Calibra exec takes a long view for Libra; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 6 -
South Korea cool to central bank crypto; U.K. buses adopt mobile payments; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
November 1 -
APIs have opened a window for banks to capture a greater share of business payments, leading JPMorgan Chase to seek partners for faster results.
November 1 -
Currencycloud plans a multicurrency feature; Jack Dorsey invests in crypto startup; and other information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the web.
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