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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.

Mastercard, Visa and American Express are reportedly preparing to add merchant codes to identify firearm purchases, forcing the networks to straddle a hot-button issue in an election year.

The card network said that recent weeks' cold snap in key cities had a chilling effect on U.S. spending, and reaffirmed its sunny outlook for the year.

Longtime executive Raymond Joabar discusses how the card network mixes direct outreach and fintech partnerships to build a global network covering the U.K., the Caribbean and other regions.

The card networks are expanding their development of accelerators for women and minority-owned businesses, improving these entrepreneurs' access to venture capital.

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.

These executives have taken charge at firms like PayPal, Discover and Early Warning Servcies during a volatile time for the entire industry.

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.

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.

Here's what's happening around the world

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.

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.

Visa said Chairman Al Kelly, the payments giant's former chief executive officer, will leave the board in January.

As false credit-card disputes spike, the networks have updated policies to provide merchants and issuers with more data to combat false chargebacks.

In search of new revenue streams, the card network has researched companies' working-capital and cash-flow headaches to see where it could play a bigger role.

The firm's investors include Visa and PayPal, as well as the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Visa and its rivals have seen spending increases cool with inflation soaring to once-in-a-generation levels.