David Jones
David Jones
David Jones is the editor of Mobile Payments Today. He is a veteran business and technology journalist, with three decades of experience writing about business travel, real estate and technology.
Since 2015 he covered a range of technology stories for the ECT News Network, which includes the E-Commerce Times, TechNewsWorld, LinuxInsider and CRM Buyer, writing about cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, open source computing and privacy issues among others. He recently covered FinTech issues for PYMNTS.com.
He worked as a staff writer for Bloomberg Business News and an online reporter for Crain’s New York Business. He has written for numerous media organizations, including Reuters, The New York Times, The Real Deal, Continental, City Limits and The Nation.
He was previously awarded the George Washington Williams Fellowship for Journalists of Color by the Independent Press Association.
Recent Contributions
Coronavirus pushes transit systems to adopt contactless
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
Public transit systems are speeding up their efforts to promote contactless travel as the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated ridership and revenue on many of…
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QR codes get a new life as COVID-19 recovery spurs contactless payments
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
The rapid demand for safe, contactless merchant payments has led to renewed interest in QR codes, a payment technology that historically dominated Asian…
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Global Payments to acquire TSYS in $21.5B merger
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
Global Payments is buying TSYS in a merger valued at $21.5 billion, marking the latest in a series of international mergers and acquisitions of payments and…
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors passes ban on cashless retail
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
San Francisco became the latest municipality to ban cashless retail as vulnerable populations demand equal access to shopping and dining service.
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Cashless trend raises concern over the underserved
by David Jones — Editor, Networld Media Group
The rise in cashless payments and the declining presence of bank branches and ATMs is leading to a potential crisis point in many communities across the U.S.
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