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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Deals such as NCR's purchase of uGenius accelerate the evolution toward smaller, self-service-heavy financial centers.
By John AdamsJanuary 3 -
Efforts to boost consumer adoption focus on imaging via smartphone cameras.
By John AdamsJanuary 2 -
What's wrong with passwords? Plenty, if you ask almost anyone. The traditional user name and password is old and unsafe. The alternative is "bring your own ID" - voice, fingerprint and facial recognition technology that's emerging from tests into production.
By John AdamsJanuary 1 -
After years spent responding to the financial crisis, bank IT shops are turning toward innovation, spurred by nimble competitors.
By John AdamsJanuary 1 -
Like most financial executives, My Community Federal Credit Union's Susie Masten and Lezlie Veach are excited about new innovation in personal financial management (PFM), such as offering the budgeting tools on mobile devices.
By John AdamsDecember 24 -
Good Technology has developed mobile security technology that provides risk-based access to buildings, servers and transactions.
By John AdamsDecember 21 -
MoneyDesktop, a PFM startup and credit union service provider, will embed budgeting and spending tools directly into web banking.
By John AdamsDecember 20 -
Aite's number crunching for smartphones and tablets reveals triple-digit growth for banking, research and personal financial management. But placing the right function on the right device does matter.
By John AdamsDecember 19 -
People widely use Google when house shopping, but a U.K. researcher says Google's own foray into mortgage comparison shopping, which has struggled in the U.S., faces an uphill battle because of how the search engine's brand is viewed by consumers.
By John AdamsDecember 18 -
Mobile banking is off to a fast start at American Savings Bank in Honolulu. Next, the bank plans to deploy mobile customer relationship management.
By John AdamsDecember 17 -
HSBC will undertake a review and correction of policies that could cost nearly $1 billion. It's already increased spending on anti-money-laundering technology 900%.
By John AdamsDecember 14 -
Capital Access Network's new online engine leverages a large historical database to measure credit worthiness, joining Kabbage, Amazon and others in a crowded market.
By John AdamsDecember 13 -
Monitise also hopes a new round of investment will help build out its mobile money strategy.
By John AdamsDecember 11 -
Bank of America's efforts to increase mobile usage include the use of QR codes for quick app downloads.
By John AdamsDecember 11 -
As banks dig deeper into mobile commerce, they’ll likely bump into industries like telecom and device manufacturing, where the development cycles and patent fights come much faster.
By John AdamsDecember 10 -
Payoff.com and Encore partner to match collection, advice and research into improving consumer debt payments.
By John AdamsDecember 7 -
Tech chief Ken Nagel tells Bank Technology News about the bank's new mobile banking apps and "smart" ATMs.
By John AdamsDecember 7 -
Agriculture and other remote businesses face unique cybercrime threats. Rabobank and ThreatMetrix discuss approaches to protection.
By John AdamsDecember 6 -
As banks dig deeper into mobile commerce, they're likely to bump into businesses like telecom and gear-making where development cycles and patent fights are fast and furious.
By John AdamsDecember 4 -
Adyen's excitedly touting its new chip card mobile payments reader. Its potential competitors in the U.S. have responded with a shrug.
By John AdamsDecember 3