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Small Models, Big Shift: How AI Is Moving Beyond Model Size
November 05, 2025

For years, progress in artificial intelligence was defined by scale and model size. Companies poured billions into training massive systems with ever-growing data sets, assuming that bigger meant better. That assumption is beginning to change. The next phase of AI is about efficiency, building models...

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Firmly Launches Platform That Eases Merchant Adoption of Agentic Commerce
November 05, 2025

Firmly has launched a platform designed to make it easier for merchants to adopt agentic commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Worldpay Says Americans Most Likely to Adopt Agentic Commerce for Smaller Purchases
November 05, 2025

Worldpay has found that agentic commerce is likely to gain its foothold in smaller, everyday purchases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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Amazon and Perplexity Clash Over Use of Third-Party AI Shopping Agents 
November 04, 2025

Amazon and artificial intelligence (AI) startup Perplexity are in a dispute over the deployment of third-party AI agents for shopping. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Pay3 Recruits AI Agents to Conduct Stablecoin Transactions
November 04, 2025

Stablecoin payment platform Pay3 is the latest company to embrace agentic AI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Anthropic Banks on Increased AI Demand for 28% Growth Jump
November 04, 2025

Anthropic has reportedly projected growth of 28% over the next three years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Zest AI Secures Strategic Investment for AI-Powered Lending Solutions
November 04, 2025

Zest AI said Tuesday (Nov. 4) that it secured strategic investment for its artificial intelligence-powered lending solutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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The Cybernetic Teammate: When One Human Plus AI Equals Two
November 04, 2025

The saying “two heads are better than one” never accounted for the use of artificial intelligence. Updated research from two business schools show what AI and a human collaboration can do. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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From Agentic Payments to AI Infrastructure: This Week’s Startup Funding
November 04, 2025

FinTech startup Natural has raised $9.8 million in seed funding to build payments infrastructure for “agentic payments,” enabling software agents to transact on behalf of businesses and users. The round was co-led by Abstract and Human Capital, with participation from leading FinTech and artificial intelligence...