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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Commercial cards executive Manish Kohli says the institution is migrating its mobile alerts service for commercial card clients to more than five dozen countries around the world in more than a dozen languages, part of a broader strategy to grow mobile financial services in new markets.
By John AdamsJuly 13 -
In a new side business, the Australian bank uses image capture and business intelligence technology to identify and fix transaction data errors.
By John AdamsJuly 13 -
For banks with less than $100 million in assets, pay-as-you go lending automation helps keep the lights on.
By John AdamsJuly 10 -
A small legal case in Southern Maine could spell big trouble for banks, particularly since it suggests that even strong electronic security doesn't necessarily build a shield large enough to keep either crooks or plaintiffs away.
By John AdamsJuly 9 -
The firm's MoneyDesktop-driven service will leverage First Data's expansive transaction data accumulating capabilities to offer white label budgeting and management service to consumers as a single sign-on.
By John AdamsJuly 6 -
Tech firms like SAP and Temenos are trying standardized tools and processes to speed up deployments of data analytics, compliance and digital banking software.
By John AdamsJuly 5 -
As prepaid usage takes off, self-service kiosk partners Nexxo and Chexar are focusing on mainstream, not underbanked, consumers.
By John AdamsJuly 3 -
Data from Javelin shows that, while people are not moving to smaller institutions in droves, there's still palpable anger and a high risk of customer flight from big banks.
By John AdamsJuly 2 -
Recent high profile online banking outages at large banks beg the question: why does this keep happening and how can it be prevented? Advanced disaster recovery and social media strategies are part of the answer.
By John AdamsJuly 1 -
Even a mobile and web heavy financial institution can benefit from brick and mortar. USAA is using touchscreens and videoconferencing to provide advanced advice and help lightly staffed stores.
By John AdamsJuly 1 -
Conestoga, a Philadelphia-area bank, is hoping higher-end video setups will facilitate more complex transactions and consultations.
By John AdamsJune 29 -
The bank says digital payments help companies spend less — and more efficiently.
By John AdamsJune 26 -
United Community Banks is increasing response rates for sales and marketing pitches by using an algorithm based on pooled, anonymized customer data from a group of banks.
By John AdamsJune 21 -
Using document imaging to support the ability to handle imports and exports on a mobile device.
By John AdamsJune 20 -
Americans are dying a death of a thousand cuts when it comes to spending, says Phil Fremont-Smith, CEO of ImpulseSave.
By John AdamsJune 19 -
The Canadian credit union faces lots of competitors, so it's turning to a mix of new CRM, business intelligence, data analysis and success scorecards to expand relationships with its members.
By John AdamsJune 18 -
Centris Federal Credit Union is deploying new self-service kiosks that offer a range of financial services to the underbanked, helping the credit union forge broader financial relationships with underserved consumers.
By John AdamsJune 15 -
The institution is going beyond the basic "we have mobile banking" message to touting specific features such as bill pay.
By John AdamsJune 13 -
ISIS, American Express, MasterCard and PayPal want the revolution to start now, but they aren't quite in sync with banks.
By John AdamsJune 12 -
Mobile capture reveals potential for corporate mobile, fee income for consumer banking, and even a path to the underbanked.
By John AdamsJune 12
