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PYMNTS covers artificial intelligence as it transforms payments, commerce and financial services, from generative AI and agentic commerce to fraud detection, underwriting and customer engagement. Our reporting pairs breaking news with proprietary data and expert analysis to examine how AI is reshaping business models, operational efficiency and competitive dynamics across the connected economy.
CFOs Pay a Price for Every Disconnected Payment System
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CFOs Pay a Price for Every Disconnected Payment System
September 29, 2026

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Enterprises See Bigger AI Payoffs When It Becomes Daily Practice
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Enterprises See Bigger AI Payoffs When It Becomes Daily Practice
September 29, 2026

Artificial intelligence has reached nearly every part of the large companies surveyed by PYMNTS Intelligence, but its place in the daily workflow varies from one business function to another. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Florida Asks Judge to Stop OpenAI Model Development Over Safety Risks
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Florida Asks Judge to Stop OpenAI Model Development Over Safety Risks
September 28, 2026

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked a court Monday (Sept. 28) to stop OpenAI from developing new models until independent safety guardrails are in place. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Shopify Opens Store Checkouts to AI Agents
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Shopify Opens Store Checkouts to AI Agents
September 28, 2026

Shopify now enables browser agents to check out on the websites of all its eligible merchants, Gil Greenberg, staff product manager, checkout at Shopify, wrote in a Monday (Sept. 28) article on LinkedIn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Modulate Raises $25 Million to Expand Audio AI Efforts
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Modulate Raises $25 Million to Expand Audio AI Efforts
September 28, 2026

Modulate has raised $25 million to continue developing its “audio-native” AI models. 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...

Grok Puts the AI Assistant Between Consumers and Their Banks
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Grok Puts the AI Assistant Between Consumers and Their Banks
September 28, 2026

Elon Musk wants xAI’s Grok chatbot to serve as users’ financial assistant. 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 completing this...

Anthropic and OpenAI Scientists Urge Policymakers to Embed Auditors Inside AI Labs
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Anthropic and OpenAI Scientists Urge Policymakers to Embed Auditors Inside AI Labs
September 28, 2026

Senior scientists from Anthropic, OpenAI and Microsoft are calling on policymakers to embed auditors in frontier artificial intelligence companies and set “concrete safety requirements” for continued development of the technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Personal AI Agent Instinct Quadruples Valuation to $10 Billion in 1 Month
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Personal AI Agent Instinct Quadruples Valuation to $10 Billion in 1 Month
September 28, 2026

Instinct, the builder of a personal artificial intelligence agent for everyday life, quadrupled its valuation over the past month, lifting it to $10 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Nvidia Builds a Watchdog to Keep AI Agents in Bounds
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Nvidia Builds a Watchdog to Keep AI Agents in Bounds
September 28, 2026

Nvidia is moving the artificial intelligence kill switch deeper into the machinery, giving businesses a way to stop autonomous agents even when the software directing them fails to keep them within bounds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...