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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Experian is feeling the heat in the wake of a hacking at Abilene Telco Federal Credit Union that wound up exposing data at the credit reporting agency, leading Experian to defend its security protocols.
By John AdamsNovember 1 -
BNY's Suresh Kumar and Allen Cohen are driving a data managemet project that aims to change user experience. Like other banks, it's under pressure from data-savvy competitors.
By John AdamsNovember 1 -
This fall's cyberhacktivist attacks at banks such as Bank of America, PNC, and Wells Fargo has tech and risk minds working on locating the next threat, and conjuring up frightening scenarios.
By John AdamsNovember 1 -
Tech analysts say the challenges of dealing with exceptions and screen sizes are major issues for new imaging apps such as automated bill payment and mobile loans.
By John AdamsOctober 31 -
Users of SaveUp, which offers prizes for debt reduction and savings, enjoyed improving their financial habits and said they liked their financial institution better as a result.
By John AdamsOctober 30 -
Social media is a work in progress at some banks, which are still using venues such as email to communicate information to staff in the eye of Hurricane Sandy.
By John AdamsOctober 29 -
New Forrester research finds old-fashioned channels, like the phone call, matter almost as much as online and mobile banking services.
By John AdamsOctober 29 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers's survey on board strategy suggests bank boards aren't knowledgeable about technology, but are willing to learn.
By John AdamsOctober 26 -
The technology that lets a user deposit checks by taking photos of them with his smartphone is being applied to mortgage documents, though with some limits.
By John AdamsOctober 25 -
PointsPay's new mobile app lets users turn loyalty points and miles into immediate cash that can be used at almost any merchant, a market that's also being chased by Amex and Edo Interactive.
By John AdamsOctober 24 -
Numerica Credit Union recently held what amounts to a happy hour at its branches, except instead of cocktails, people were given $5 checks and shown how to use phones to deposit those checks.
By John AdamsOctober 23 -
Groups like CO-OP Financial and the Smartcard Alliance seek to be information portals as payment card security standards evolve toward the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) standard.
By John AdamsOctober 22 -
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has just finished work on a new supply chain finance module for its CashPro Online banking channel for corporate clients.
By John AdamsOctober 19 -
Cybercriminals are reportedly prepping new attacks that can "clone" computers by bypassing commonly used device protection.
By John AdamsOctober 18 -
When it comes to borrower vetting, there's some information that only originators are checking.
By John AdamsOctober 17 -
New research from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Capgemini details how the "rush to comply" has become a rush to digitize.
By John AdamsOctober 15 -
With the prevalence of mobile devices hastening the day when cash isn't needed, ATM manufacturers like NCR, Diebold and uGenius hope to stay relevant by integrating with mobile channels.
By John AdamsOctober 12 -
The manufacturer introduces software as a service features at BAI Retail Delivery conference.
By John AdamsOctober 11 -
What did attendees at 2012's BAI Retail Delivery conference take away from the event?
By John AdamsOctober 11 -
Narrow budgets, broad regulations and popular digital alternatives from startups are a bad combination for community banks and credit unions.
By John AdamsOctober 11