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 city's pilot program enables asylum seekers to pay for food and baby products — reducing government overhead while introducing newcomers to the local economy.
February 9 -
CEO Alex Chriss told analysts the company's AI-heavy product rollouts won't improve financial results in the near-term.
February 7 -
Virgin Money has cut about 150 jobs and 39 branches thus far in 2024, the Central Bank of Nepal has hired ACI Worldwide to build a payment switch to enable interoperable card payments for merchants, and more.
February 7 -
PayPal hopes to demonstrate its coin's utility by using it to take a stake in a company called Mesh.
February 2 -
Banks can choose to only receive transactions instantly, and it's the most popular choice. Simply preferring to get paid faster isn't the reason.
February 1 -
U.S. consumers remain healthy despite several factors that weigh on their spending, said CEO Michael Miebach.
January 31 -
Visa will be the payment partner for the 2026 World Cup and other events, companies in Canada are teaming up to promote open banking for credit unions, and more.
January 31 -
The institution is investing more in analytics as it faces pressure from rival banks and fintechs using automation to attract cost-conscious treasurers.
January 30 -
Google Pay's collaboration with the country's digital transaction network is the latest example of Indian tech informing strategy elsewhere in the world, including the U.S.
January 29 -
Steve Squeri said flatness in the segment is an industry-wide trend, and the company is dedicated to the segment.
January 26 -
As new CEO Alex Chriss streamlines the payment company's strategy, 2024's first major product rollout stresses data-driven, personalized connections between merchants and consumers.
January 25 -
Williams, who died this week at age 90, was CEO of SunTrust — one of the banks that would become Truist — for many years. He also served on the boards of several organizations in Atlanta, including Coca-Cola.
January 25 -
Barclays has redesigned the Cambridge Eagle Lab to focus on companies that develop sustainable and other environmentally focused technology, Vodafone expanded its partnership with global fintech MoneyHub to offer its financial wellness app, and more in this week's global news roundup.
January 24 -
The digital financial services firm announced layoffs Tuesday, with the goal of keeping the company steady until conditions improve for its business users.
January 23 -
Longtime executive Raymond Joabar discusses how the card network mixes direct outreach and fintech partnerships to build a global network covering the U.K., the Caribbean and other regions.
January 22 -
The technology company will allow outside processors, but plans to charge a commission. Epic Games vows to challenge the move in court.
January 21 -
Worldline and Google partner team up for cloud computing; Global Payments works with Commerz in Germany.
January 17 -
Companies such as SeatGeek, a ticketing provider that requires its employees to do a lot of travel, find that artificial intelligence can help manage a large amount of data tied to travel and expenses.
January 15 -
The technology company's move in Georgia could widen its processing relationships with merchants, but the company insists it won't become a traditional financial institution.
January 13 -
The card networks are expanding their development of accelerators for women and minority-owned businesses, improving these entrepreneurs' access to venture capital.
January 11
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