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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States are changing how they regulate bitcoin, but convincing merchants and consumers to jump-start a dreary cryptocurrency payments market is another matter.
February 20 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: EU fee relief; Girl Scouts add Clover; Facebook posts for blockchain talent; Marriott offers hack info.
February 19 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon gains bank support in India; Facial recognition for ATMs in Spain; ATMs are declining in the U.K.; UATP and Conferma Pay offer virtual pay for flights.
February 15 -
Ant Financial, the Chinese payments company that operates Alipay, has a scale that’s almost unimaginable to a U.S. audience. But the giant's ability to build a true empire has already run into regulatory trouble in the U.S.—and it’s affecting Ant's strategy worldwide.
February 14 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Ant agrees to WorldFirst deal; Kroger ups its mobile technology; Sony adds watch upgrade; Starling Bank raises funds for new accounts; DLT moves foward in Italy.
February 14 -
Stripe’s large and quickly expanding valuation enable it to forge connections among many sources of innovation, placing even more pressure on traditional technology providers and financial institutions.
February 14 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart loses a delivery partner; Bill.com opens a new office; Jack Dorsey talks up bitcoin; Swiggy's big expansion.
February 13 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Softbank's bullish on driverless vehicles; Pakistan courts PayPal; Monzo adds business services; Japanese consortium cuts paper from transactions.
February 12 -
It’s unusual for a seemingly healthy company’s website to implore its U.S. customers to seek out a competitor with less than a month's notice, but cross-border payment processor WorldFirst has done just that.
February 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon debuts video shopping; Phishing campaign hits credit unions; New cash in the U.K.; Companies line up for post-Brexit licenses.
February 11 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Bidding war for Earthport; Movie ticket payment technology expands; Advertising executive launches new retail concept; Barclays invests in Bink; Alipay expands in Canada.
February 8 -
Technology investors are bulldozing cash into blockchain and artificial intelligence, but the “why” is just starting to emerge, as is the true nature of the innovation.
February 8 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: WeChat Pay gains another big mall; Coinbase adds bitcoin support for its wallet; Revolut's office perk; Airline ticket glitch.
February 7 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Google detects password compromise; Isle of Man opens blockchain sandbox; Target extends loyalty program; Crypocurrency discloses technology glitch.
February 6 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Starling's post-Brexit plan; New York Fed to help Bangladesh Bank find stolen funds; Amazon's biggest deal; New rules for crypto.
February 5 -
Unattended retail, which traditionally meant vending machines, laundromats and very small mini-stores, is benefiting from the same trends that make Amazon's cashierless stores possible. But is there room in the market for both models?
February 5 -
Facebook is inching closer to threatening traditional processors and financial institutions with its own digital currency by adding staff with expertise in the underlying technology.
February 4 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Blockchain fuels commuter rewards in the U.K. and news payments in Europe; New malware attacks Apple computers; U.K. payment regulator changes execs.
February 4 -
Mobile technology is giving restaurants new ways to accept orders and payment, but largely ignores the social aspect of ordering a meal, particularly in office complexes.
February 4 -
Global politics are dividing the world of e-commerce, forcing companies to make tough decisions about their strategies for the U.S., India and other regions.
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