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 information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Democratic senator pressure Trump on North Korea cryptohacks; Ripple expands its use cases; JPMorgan's hackathon encourages diversity; U.K. stores dump cash.
March 2 -
The Amazon Go store isn't just reinventing retail; the company's recent acquisitions of Ring and Blink indicate Amazon wants to reproduce its model of camera-fueled commerce in consumers' homes.
March 2 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: New Russian mobile wallet; Canada considers open banking rules; Messenger payments expand in Africa; Nacha and IFX cooperate on API standards; Amazon buys Ring.
March 1 -
Wirecard is aggressively pursuing bank partnerships to diversify its offerings and address global trends in payroll and other transaction types.
March 1 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart starts a new delivery service; Pinterest hires former Square data expert; Visa expands wearable payments; Mastercard works on in-car payments.
February 28 -
The Federal Trade Commission contends Venmo misled consumers on funds availability and security disclosures
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The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PSD2 draws predictions of new jobs and worries about bank compliance shortcuts; A collaboration brings blockchain payments to Silicon Valley; Quebec's power overage could lure bitcoin miners.
February 27 -
AiFi uses artificial intelligence, sensors and cameras to outfit stores with a checkout-free system that can deploy without regard to the differences in store sizes.
February 27 -
The Boston-based Circle has offered several services over the past few years and has shifted its strategy.
February 26 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay's set to grow in Europe; Apple Pay Cash plots international launch; MusicPlanet Live offers a payment gateway; A developers' contest for PSD2.
February 26 -
If they haven't already, card-issuing banks will soon receive a shock when the speed of PSD2's requirements becomes clear. Payments will have to happen faster, and the deadline to make that happen is fast approaching.
February 26 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa opens a tech hub for transit; Europeans warm up to wearable payments; A new cryptowallet in Canada; Postal tax payments advance in Canada.
February 23 -
Ant Financial, which operates China's popular Alipay wallet, has a plan for the U.S. that goes beyond its abandoned purchase of MoneyGram.
February 23 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Venezuela's virtual currency debuts; Crowdsourcing for Square readers in Boston; Tinder's security gap; Samsung Pay gains ground in Australia.
February 22 -
Even in 2018, when mobile commerce and mobile point of sale are commonplace, fintechs are able to find plenty of niches stuck in the past.
February 22 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Bitcoin gets criticized in the U.K. and gains some support in South Korea; Flight Sim Labs apologizes for intentional malware; A new Swift-related hack in India.
February 21 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: London's mayor lobbies for soft Brexit; Ingenico goes contactless to boost charities; Swiss regulator updates authentication rules; A new cryptohack attacks Ethereum.
February 20 -
The rudimentary email pre-orders at Grossman's stores were helpful, but limiting in that it still focused on a one-on-one interaction with the customer. Grossman has since implemented technology that allows multiple customers to submit a single order.
February 20 -
The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: FedEx suffers a major data breach; BBVA makes a move into gig economy financial services; CBA bans credit card bitcoin purchases; EU officer defends cash; Coinbase suffers a tech glitch.
February 16 -
As much as payment companies love to talk about opening up their platforms, there's definite room for improvement.
February 16
