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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Called Mezu, the P2P platform has been live for about a week and uses a location-based code to execute payments, avoiding the need to even share usernames or other identifying information to move money.
June 22 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa developer event targets gender gap; PayPal halts payments for school shooting game; Akon plans his own cryptocoin; Spanish banks push blockchain ID project.
June 21 -
PayPal is spending billions on M&A to throttle the heightened competition it faces from the likes of Square and Stripe.
June 20 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Interac ramps up development; Regulators issue more PSD2 guidance; Contactless technology moves deeper into donations; Payments Canada appoints a payments and technology chief.
June 20 -
PayPal can combine its payment service, Braintree and Hyperwallet for a variety of use cases for online marketplaces and gig economy workers.
June 19 -
Visa, which was criticized for its vague explanation of a June 1 outage in Europe, was in the process of installing better technology, but the project was not complete at the time of the incident and won't be finished until the end of this year.
June 19 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: A dire warning for bitcoin's impact; Toss draws funding; A new strain of malware; Press freedom advocate will accept cryptocurrencies.
June 19 -
Western companies desperately want a chunk of China's vast domestic consumer payments market, though they may find themselves feeling lucky to be left out.
June 18 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart gets a patent for energy crypto; Chase embeds cards into fitness bands; London tube adds trip trackers to mobile pay; Alipay and WeChat pay expand gaming payments.
June 18 -
As competition from the bank-powered Zelle mounts, the popular social P2P app Venmo is phasing out support for online payments in favor of its mobile app.
June 15 -
Microsoft is the latest to try to help a big retailer jettison cashiers — and the latest to discover how hard that is.
June 15 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today; Amazon's rivals work on cashierless store; PayPal cuts fees in Ireland; Ripple says a full DLT is still on the way; William Shatner endorses a solar cryptomining company.
June 15 -
As the gig economy balloons, a private network is adding partners and geographies to separate itself in a fintech-dominated market.
June 15 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Singapore studies the right way to use AI; Slovenia develops a cryptocurrency mall; Klarna expands into auto repair payments; Dixon's suffers a breach.
June 14 -
A fintech that has grabbed a sizable chunk of the Australian digital payments market has made some quick merchant scores for its American launch.
June 14 -
The simplified pricing of fintechs like Square and Stripe has finally caught up with banks' more complex fees, prompting Wells Fargo to restructure its billing for small businesses. Other banks will also face consequences—particularly community banks that depend on local merchants.
June 13 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm's push at the point of sale; French ride hailing app SnapCar streamlines payroll; NatWest tests cardless pay; Payments Canada adds risk management exec.
June 13 -
MyBucks plans to give away entry-level smartphones, loaded with the company's financial technology, to encourage mobile payments, mobile banking and broader access to digital services in Africa, where financial innovation often moves quickly.
June 13 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple won't allow cryptocurrency mining; Researchers say P2P's precision could turn some people off; Swedish central bank wants input on faster payments; London's mayor touts the city's AI prowess.
June 12 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Recruitment site hack exposes Australian banks; Amex makes a sustainability play; An e-wallet debuts in Angola; Italy gets bearish on blockchain.
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