Artificial Intelligence

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.
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HHS Wants a Paper Trail for AI in Federally Funded Research
September 24, 2026

A researcher uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) to process data, draft a grant application or assemble a literature review. If the work is later challenged, investigators may need to reconstruct what the tool produced, what the researcher checked and whether the underlying records still exist....

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AI Expands Banks’ Options for Modernizing Legacy Cores
September 24, 2026

Artificial intelligence is opening new routes between banks’ legacy cores and the applications built on top of them, expanding what banks can build around systems they already have. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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What Happens When 10,000 Treasury Agents Make the Same Decision?
September 24, 2026

Treasury departments have traditionally been centered on helping the treasurer, who is typically a human, make better decisions about corporate cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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DeepMind Alumni Draw Investors Beyond Large Language Models
September 24, 2026

One of the researchers behind AlphaGo is seeking tens of millions of dollars from a small initial group of backers for a new startup called Metis Reasoning, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Sept. 24). AlphaGo is the Google DeepMind program that beat a world champion at the...

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Axya Raises $12 Million to Expand AI Procurement Platform
September 24, 2026

Procurement platform Axya raised 17 million Canadian dollars (about $12 million) in new funding, according to a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release provided to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Altman and Amodei Call for Global AI Guardrails at UN
September 23, 2026

The CEOs of rival artificial intelligence labs Anthropic and OpenAI agreed Wednesday (Sept. 23) that there is a need for global standards to address potential risks around AI and that both governments and the industry should be involved in decisions about the technology, Bloomberg reported...

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Is Muse Really the Answer to Meta’s AI Woes?
September 23, 2026

Meta’s Muse, the personal artificial intelligence agent the company launched Sept. 8, has taken Silicon Valley and Wall Street by surprise. Within days of launch the personal AI agent topped the App Store charts, a feat Meta’s earlier AI apps never managed, and Meta shares...

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Verizon Targets AI Skills Gap With $70 Million Training Initiative
September 23, 2026

Verizon said it is spending $70 million to teach artificial intelligence (AI) skills to American workers and businesses. 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...

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Legal Context Protocol Logs the Terms AI Agents Accept
September 23, 2026

A consumer who tells an artificial intelligence (AI) agent to book a vacation for under $3,000 has approved a budget, not every choice the agent makes to stay inside it. The agent can pick the airline, accept a nonrefundable fare, add travel insurance and split...