John Adams

Executive Editor, Payments

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 JPMorganChase's payments tech leadership, First Horizon's pivot from a scuttled merger, and hundreds of articles about new fintechs, up and coming business leaders, blockchain pioneers and new frontiers in artificial intelligence.
John has been with American Banker and related products for 30 years, covering bank technology, advertising, mortgages and capital markets.