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In addition to Ant's possible deal to buy MultiSafepay and Adyen's work with Straumur, Visa has partnered with TECH5 on government ID and Mastercard is expanding its virtual-card network through Rawbank.

Projects are underway at a number of payment firms including PayPal, Circle and Ripple. Location and regulation will also play a big role in what the market looks like in the next year.

2023 saw a recovery in ridership and signs of progress for contactless boarding. But there's still lots of work to do.

India softens stance on payment regs; a Dutch neobank turns to gen AI; and more.

Banks, payment companies, mortgage lenders and insurance providers are racing to seize an advantage from generative artificial intelligence. Some have been especially aggressive in deciding which workflows — or entire jobs — can be handed off to AI.

Visa, Mastercard and Global Payments discuss impacts on customer service, web content, security and more.

Visa, Mastercard, SAP, Circle and many other financial firms are launching digital card accounts with an emphasis on B2B clients.

Canada's government has finalized arrangements with Visa and Mastercard to cap credit card interchange for small businesses; Klarna is expanding its work with the Dutch payment processor Adyen; and more.

Companies such as Visa and Mastercard, as well as banks and retailers, are stepping up their investments in artificial intelligence to reach small businesses and spot new uses.

As the government weighs changes to interchange, Michael Miebach voiced his displeasure during the company's earnings call.