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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Governments Draw the Line on Where AI Glasses Can Go
October 14, 2026

Artificial intelligence glasses such as Ray-Ban Meta can film people around the wearer, often without those people knowing, and governments are only now deciding what to do about it. Norway is among the first to act at the national level. On Oct. 5, its Ministry...

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AI Becomes Part of the Machinery of UK Financial Supervision
October 14, 2026

Artificial intelligence is becoming part of the machinery of financial supervision in the United Kingdom as the Financial Conduct Authority deploys tools to review firms’ documents, accelerate routine casework and help investigators identify financial crime threats across disparate datasets. The shift could expand the regulator’s...

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The $100 Million CFO’s Playbook for Onboarding AI Agents
October 14, 2026

The 21st century finance team is growing. But instead of hiring more employees, chief financial officers are onboarding artificial intelligence solutions. After all, AI agents can today already reconcile accounts, investigate payment exceptions, manage invoices and initiate financial workflows. FIS, for example, on Monday (Oct....

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Analyst Dan Ives Says Siri AI Integration Could Drive Apple Services Revenue
October 13, 2026

Apple’s new smart home accessories, which were unveiled Tuesday (Oct. 13), are centered on Siri AI and could create a new revenue stream for the company’s Services business, Dan Ives, partner and analyst at Yorkville Ives, said in a Tuesday investor note, according to a Seeking Alpha report. The smart...

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Google Says New Frontier Model Excels at Deep Work Across Domains
October 13, 2026

Google’s new frontier model, Gemini 4 Argon, is now available to developers, enterprises, scientists and consumers, the company said in a Tuesday (Oct. 13) blog post. “Argon excels at deep work in complex, real-world tasks across domains including coding, finance, legal, cybersecurity and science,” Google said in the post. Google...

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Goldman Sachs CEO Flags Financing Risk in AI Buildout
October 13, 2026

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon’s comments on artificial intelligence flagged a financing risk with implications beyond Wall Street. How will companies fund an infrastructure expansion that could require trillions of dollars, and which projects will justify the expense? The bank’s third-quarter earnings results reflected the...

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400 Scientists Call for AI Containment Systems and Incident Reports
October 13, 2026

More than 400 scientists have signed an open letter calling for additional measures on artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. The scientists recommend that organizations involved with cyber-capable AI models adopt high-assurance containment systems; work with governments and experts in the fields of AI and cybersecurity to...

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61 Million Shoppers Now Start Their Search With AI Assistance
October 13, 2026

New research shows that consumers are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools to conduct their product research. An October PYMNTS Intelligence report titled “From Prompt to Purchase: Who Wins the AI Shopper?” argues that this shift has created a major commercial opportunity for merchants to win...

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AI Robots Are Ready for Whatever Shoppers Send Back
October 13, 2026

Every returned item has to be picked up, identified and sorted before it can be sold again, and that work has long resisted automation. “If a system only works on articles it has seen before, it does not work in a returns operation at all,”...