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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Banks have long struggled to migrate financial relationships onto mobile devices and to attract the underserved. Carriers like T-Mobile, on the other hand, come into the market with a distinct advantage.
By John AdamsJanuary 22 -
Whereas banks have long struggled to migrate financial relationships onto mobile devices and to attract the underserved, carriers like T-Mobile come into the market with a distinct advantage.
By John AdamsJanuary 22 -
Global payments company Payoneer and Japanese fulfillment company Quantium Solutions have signed an agreement to jointly offer cross-border payment products to Quantium's international e-commerce and mail order clients.
By John AdamsJanuary 22 -
RBC has rolled out its mobile wallet, enabling consumers to use certain smartphones to make payments funded by Visa credit cards or Interac, Canada's national debit card program.
By John AdamsJanuary 22 -
Financial data company Accuity has completed a massive data management project to deal with the concurrent challenges of a merger conversion, new compliance mandates and the growth of digital and cross-border payments.
By John AdamsJanuary 22 -
Youth payments company Oink has partnered with processor WorldPay in an attempt to broaden its merchant base.
By John AdamsJanuary 21 -
Swedish bank Swedbank will close down Bart, its proprietary mobile payment program.
By John AdamsJanuary 21 -
McAllen, Texas police have arrested two people from Monterrey, Mexico that the local cops say were in possession of fake credit cards made with information obtained from the Target data breach.
By John AdamsJanuary 21 -
McAllen, Texas police have arrested two people from Monterrey, Mexico that the local cops say were in possession of fake credit cards made with information obtained from the Target data breach.
By John AdamsJanuary 21 -
McAllen, Texas police have arrested two people from Monterrey, Mexico that the local cops say were in possession of fake credit cards made with information obtained from the Target Corp. data breach.
By John AdamsJanuary 21 -
Kofax is launching new image capture technology that can be used for mobile marketing and offer redemption tied to multi-channel payments.
By John AdamsJanuary 21 -
Danish payments manager Pensio and London-based fraud prevention provider ReD have partnered to offer a fraud screening service to Pensio's merchant clients.
By John AdamsJanuary 17 -
Total System Services has developed a product that allows consumers to control their card accounts from smartphones or computers.
By John AdamsJanuary 17 -
Starbucks has released an update to its mobile app that's designed to enhance security following reports of vulnerabilities related to how its app stores passwords.
By John AdamsJanuary 17 -
Ingenico's Roam has added staff management functions to its mobile point of sale technology as the company pursues a broader range of businesses.
By John AdamsJanuary 17 -
American Express has escaped serious harm from the recent and massive Target data breach, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Campbell told investors Thursday.
By John AdamsJanuary 16 -
American Express has escaped serious harm from the recent and massive Target data breach, CFO Jeff Campbell told investors.
By John AdamsJanuary 16 -
Starbucks is reportedly storing mobile app users' passwords in a manner that makes them accessible to a hacker with access to a user's phone, creating potential security risks that could erode consumer confidence in mobile payments.
By John AdamsJanuary 16 -
Health and sports nutrition retailer GNC will deploy Near Field Communication payment readers at more than 3,100 retail locations in the U.S.
By John AdamsJanuary 16 -
E-commerce technology provider Wirecard has integrated Bluetooth Low Energy into its mobile wallet for wireless payments.
By John AdamsJanuary 16
