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Thomas Halpin, who heads global cash management for North America, talks about real-time processing, generative AI, central bank digital currencies and why the ISO 20022 messaging standard is cool.

Samsung and Curve are setting the groundwork for a return of smart rings and other devices that can turn top-of-wallet cards into a fashion accessory.

TD Bank is among the latest to support Tap to Pay, which allows clients to accept contactless payments on their personal smartphones. Through its investment in Autobooks, it enables others to do the same.

In unrelated initiatives, the two companies are extending their use of open banking to create deeper client relationships.

To serve an increasingly online audience, POS Nation has acquired agriculture e-commerce platform GrazeCart, an example of vendors joining forces to adapt to shifts in the agriculture industry.

Monzo raises a $430 million investment to accelerate its expansion in the U.S.; Stripe adds support for Tap to Pay on iPhone; and more in this week's global payments news roundup.

Brazil's Pix network, at just three years old, now accounts for 15% of all global real-time payments — and its success is inspiring projects in other countries.

The Swedish lender says the use of generative AI hasn't affected headcount. But it has also said previously that AI would impact its own hiring decisions.

Samsung has launched the Galaxy Ring, a wearable device that might support Samsung Pay, while Amazon has received a payment aggregator license in India.

Will AI erase jobs? How can you jumpstart a stagnant career? And what's the latest with real-time transaction processing? The industry's top executives will gather on March 27 and 28 in Hollywood, Florida, to dive into these issues and many others.