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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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 -
The acquisition will add more than 1,500 mortgage risk specialists to service provider MphasiS and help the company provide more intense mortgage risk analysis.
By John AdamsDecember 3 -
The search giant brings in $100 million in revenue every 24 hours in its AdWords search and web display advertising business. Financial services is the top category.
By John AdamsDecember 1 -
The recession is over for bank tech jobs, but challenges remain. There will be lots of opportunities for people with skills in emerging areas such as cloud computing, social networking and "big data."
By John AdamsDecember 1 -
Which technology companies will break new ground in financial services in the coming year? Purveyors of analytics, responsive design, and services for the underbanked were among those from which our editorial team expects big things in 2013.
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Banks like UMB and Citi are offering cards with buttons on them that let customers make loyalty and payment choices on the fly. Experts say a boost in cobranding will be one result.
By John AdamsNovember 30 -
A look at how Silicon Valley Bank is reconsidering the data analysis it conducts to gauge the impact of future economic shocks on its portfolio.
By John AdamsNovember 29 -
My Community Federal Credit Union in western Texas discusses ways to get consumers excited about digital budgeting tools that have underperformed elsewhere.
By John AdamsNovember 28 -
First Financial Bankshares is hoping customers will be willing to pay for the convenience of being able to pay bills with the snap of a smartphone camera.
By John AdamsNovember 27 -
On January 7, 2013, the IRS will begin accepting electronically-signed income verification forms that are part of the processing of almost every mortgage and loan modification.
By John AdamsNovember 26 -
A break-in at a state agency enabled by lax security is a life lesson for banks. They need to better protect account information and lobby for stricter laws to protect customer data that's stored outside the bank.
By John AdamsNovember 21
