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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With PayPal president David Marcus leaving to join Facebook, the social network is positioned for a substantial market share grab in the digital payments industry.
June 10 -
Enabling payments for online services is the next big opportunity in e-commerce, says Carl Theobald, CEO of digital transaction technology company Avangate.
June 10 -
Israeli contactless payment technology provider On Track Innovations (oti) is expanding its reach to enable self-service payments on several fronts.
June 10 -
PayPal President David Marcus is leaving the eBay unit to lead Facebook's messaging products.
June 9 -
PayPal President David Marcus is leaving the eBay unit to lead Facebook's messaging products.
June 9 -
Amazon.com Inc. will enable scheduled payments of fixed or variable amounts in attempt to attract businesses that rely on subscription-based or recurring transactions.
June 9 -
Financial institutions remain positioned well to forge deep relationships with business clients seeking help in navigating the challenges of emerging payments technology and risks, says Capital One's Jim Gifas.
June 9 -
Square, which built its business on the simplicity of its plug-in payment device, is piling on services that should make banks and other companies take notice.
June 6 -
Wallaby Financial and CreditCards.com are offering a new Web app that recommends payment cards and rewards programs based partly in how consumers make payments.
June 6 -
Even though app development is considered a fast-paced environment, developers often wait a long time to receive payments, says Pollen CEO and co-founder Martin Macmillan.
June 6 -
Square is releasing a new service called Square Invoices, which allows merchants and other sellers to send bills to customers.
June 5 -
Sam's Club plans to launch a cash back program for a new co-branded MasterCard that will also leverage EMV-chip technology, providing some much-needed momentum for the EMV migration in the U.S.
June 4 -
Prepaid card provider Contis Group is combining its loyalty and other closed-loop card products into a single business unit to make its gift card operation more agile.
May 30 -
The CardLinx Association is forming councils for Europe and Canada in an effort to facilitate standards for card-linked offers in those regions.
May 29 -
Square, which built its business on the simplicity of its plug-in payment device, is piling on services that should make banks and other companies take notice.
May 29 -
MeaWallet is prepping to launch in a number of countries, and it is starting in Sweden through the use of a nationalized authentication standard.
May 29 -
Square, which built its business on the simplicity of its plug-in payment device, is piling on services that should make banks and other companies take notice.
May 28 -
Square has launched Square Capital, a credit program for small business, joining a growing number of companies breaking into small-business lending.
May 28 -
AnywhereCommerce is approaching established retailers and merchant service providers with a toolkit for a quick upgrade.
May 28 -
Square has launched Square Capital, a credit program for small business, joining a growing number of companies breaking into small-business lending.
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