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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Global Payments' agreement to divest its issuer unit is the latest in a series of changes in a complex ownership strategy.
April 22 -
CEO Stephen Squeri said current strategy will continue, adding it would look to adjust expenses in areas such as marketing if there's an economic downturn.
April 17 -
The Sweden-based payment firm, which recently delayed its IPO due to the trade war, will use Fiserv's Clover point of sale system as it looks to build a market in the U.S. Plus: Payoneer makes a deal in China and other news in this week's global payments roundup.
April 16 -
Experts say transaction growth is OK now, but the next year will be fraught with risk.
April 15 -
At the Los Angeles Clippers' Intuit Dome, technology developers hope to forge transaction habits that can be replicated elsewhere.
April 14 -
Regulators said the payment company did not provide sufficient customer identification and monitoring, increasing risk for its transfer app. This week's fine follows earlier penalties in other states and the federal government.
April 10 -
Investors are finding a haven from stock market and crypto volatility, but an economic downturn could slow overall spending, imperiling stablecoins in retail and corporate transactions.
April 10 -
The Bank of Lithuania contends the U.S. fintech broke anti-money-laundering rules; while British contactless payments hit a record. That and more in the American Banker global payments roundup.
April 9 -
The sector includes construction companies and others that rely on materials from outside the U.S., which could challenge lending based on future payment flows.
April 7 -
The Swedish institution's New York listing, which was viewed as a sign of fintech's recovery, has been delayed due to market volatility.
April 4 -
Banks in the U.S. and India will offer cross-border transactions using the technology that underpins cryptocurrency. Our global payments roundup also includes updates from PayPal, Lloyds and a very remote ATM deployment.
April 4 -
The bank technology is launching its signature payment platform in a country where rivals like Square and PayPal are also actively chasing business payments.
April 3 -
Even though it's coming during a volatile period for the markets and economy, the cryptocurrency company's planned listing puts pressure on rivals and regulators.
April 2 -
The industry was already spending billions to automate before 2020. What it needed was a cultural shift to try new things.
April 2 -
Jack Dorsey's payments company cut 931 jobs. Also: Western Union looks to artificial intelligence; Marqeta adds an e-marketplace; Westpac takes on scams; and more news in the global payments and fintech roundup.
March 26 -
The banking industry's march to ISO 20022 compliance by a November deadline has been sluggish, but the messaging organization isn't budging.
March 26 -
Former staffers at Block's crypto unit have launched Stable Sea, a firm that tries to make processing easier.
March 24 -
As Klarna wins installment lending for the retail giant's OnePay app, rival Affirm seeks to downplay the loss.
March 21 -
Bank technology firm Fiserv agreed to buy the Netherlands-based company, which sells multichannel processing systems. Also: the FCA looks to lighten contactless checkout limits; Ripple's Garlinghouse said the SEC has dropped a suit against his firm; and more news in the global payments and fintech roundup.
March 19 -
The payment company's listing comes amid market and political volatility, but the Swedish firm has its strong recent financial performance and distribution deals with JPMorgan Chase and Walmart on its side.
March 19
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