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.
His work includes profiles of
John has been with American Banker and related products for 30 years, covering bank technology, advertising, mortgages and capital markets.
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Development and regulatory costs would be so high that the largest firms would need significantly more scale to justify the investment, according to new research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
By John AdamsMay 28 -
Ahead of its U.S. launch, the London-based payments card aggregator has raised $14 million from 12,000 individual investors that it hopes to convert to customers.
By John AdamsMay 28 -
The technology giant is looking for a negotiator with experience in buy now/pay later, faster payments and cryptocurrency.
By John AdamsMay 27 -
The Australian bank's stakes in technology firms Little Birdie and Amber add price shopping for point of sale credit and bill pay.
By John AdamsMay 27 -
The bank anticipates strong demand from businesses that want to settle invoices faster. It also wants to get ahead of competition from fintechs offering similar services.
By John AdamsMay 27 -
The companies are working to thwart abuse on the Honey platform, a deal-finding system that PayPal acquired in 2019.
By John AdamsMay 26 -
As stores that went online-only start to reopen their physical locations, JPMorgan Chase is looking to bolster its position among European merchants by adding software from ACI Worldwide that's designed to support payments across multiple channels.
By John AdamsMay 25 -
A group of fintech venture capital firms have made a fresh investment in Resolve, a firm that offers alternative supply chain finance.
By John AdamsMay 25 -
The fintech, which is reportedly building a checking and savings account into its app, is using its banking charter to speed the development of new services as it races its rivals to deliver an all-in-one app.
By John AdamsMay 25 -
John Adams, Executive Editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Debbie Gamble, chief officer of Innovation Labs and New Ventures at Interac, about Canada's growing digital needs.
By John AdamsMay 25 -
More than 250 wholesale clients signed up with the Pittsburgh bank in the past year to use real-time payments for payroll, billing and supply chain management.
By John AdamsMay 25 -
Business leaders in Atlanta and San Francisco warn that the digital divide will widen if Black-owned companies can't accept online and mobile payments.
By John AdamsMay 24 -
A member of the ECB's board urged local companies to lower their prices, or risk being undercut by global rivals.
By John AdamsMay 20 -
The sudden plunge — and recovery — of bitcoin's value highlights the problems in using such volatile currencies in commerce.
By John AdamsMay 19 -
DMG Blockchain is using hydro power to mine bitcoin. It's part of a movement to support crypto without straining local power grids or polluting the environment.
By John AdamsMay 19 -
The Amsterdam bank offers to directly credit a small business's invoices early after a vetting process — but before the invoice is paid.
By John AdamsMay 17 -
The purchase is one of several moves the payment company has made to improve its identity expertise.
By John AdamsMay 14 -
Snippets API combines with other APIs to produce marketing and sales programs for merchants.
By John AdamsMay 14 -
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is enlisting banks, payment companies, retailers and universities to address problems that digital commerce creates for cash-reliant consumers.
By John AdamsMay 14 -
The Facebook-affiliated stablecoin's move from Switzerland brings it to a country where regulators are familiar with crypto and rival currencies have already debuted.
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