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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It's a common lament that businesses cling to checks and other forms of paper-based transactions while consumer payments rush into a digital future.
September 5 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: China KFC intros "smile" pay; Nacha shifts execs; Paconiq moves to Amsterdam; Fiserv closes Monitise deal.
September 5 -
In a market seemingly dominated by "Pays" from smartphone makers, a few companies are taking a much different approach to mobile payments. Here are some of the more extreme examples.
September 1 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Nets considers suitors; Cryptotokens for art; Bleep forms an ISO; A new blockchain accelerator.
September 1 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alipay reaches out to merchants; Citi Bike adds Apple Pay; Grab adds P-to-P; Russia opens blockchain hub.
August 31 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple partners to grow payments in China; Digiliti turns down offer; Singapore to form QR standards; Visa seeks mobile adoption in UAE.
August 30 -
New European standards require greater data sharing to accommodate faster transaction processing, mobile payments and other digital efforts — a trend that is also inspiring new collaborations across the pond.
August 30 -
Some virtual currencies are getting narrower focuses on individual categories such as dentistry, and Burger King will soon find out if the concept is transferrable to Russian fast food.
August 29 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Target combines apps; Satellite glitch hits ATMs; Singapore gets new P-to-P app; Alipay partners with GNC.
August 29 -
Arguably the most recognized name in wearable fitness trackers, Fitbit launched the Fitbit Ionic smartwatch with support from Mastercard, Visa and Amex. But you'd be forgiven if you didn't know about the card brands' involvement.
August 28 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon pushes grocery subscriptions; Will the inventor of Bitcoin speak?; Trump loses web security experts; South African startup builds payments tech for Messenger.
August 28 -
Ant Financial's Alipay is a big deal in China, and it wants to be a big deal globally. It's got several strategies already in motion, some of which have very big implications for other markets.
August 25 -
Mobile wallets and digital payments apps are erasing the distinction between credit and debit, but many issuers still cling to old practices that treat those audiences differently. SunTrust is working to change that.
August 25 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Australia's agenda for payments; developers flock to blockchain; fraud spikes in the U.K.; and more.
August 24 -
Mobile wallets and digital payments apps are erasing the distinction between credit and debit, but many issuers still cling to old practices that treat those audiences differently. SunTrust is working to change that.
August 24 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Google adds Walmart to voice ordering; PayPal expands gaming payments; Klarna examines young shoppers' habits; Standard Chartered teams with Chinese airline.
August 23 -
Amazon casts a huge shadow over the retail industry, but it can be as much an inspiration as a threat.
August 23 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart's Uber collaboration expands; P-to-P drives digital adoption; Ebix makes acquisitions in India; QR codes push financial inclusion in Africa.
August 22 -
All business categories are vulnerable to breaches, but hotels seem to attract the most attention.
August 22 -
Cardtronics CEO Steven Rathgaber will retire at the end of the year and will be replaced by Edward West, the ATM operator's current chief operations and financial officer.
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