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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Private Equity Groups Begin Placing AI Experts in Portfolio Companies
August 23, 2026

Private equity firms have reportedly begun placing artificial intelligence experts within their portfolio companies to grow those 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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OpenAI Exec Tells People to Expect Routine AI-Driven Cyberattacks
August 23, 2026

One of OpenAI’s leading executives says people should prepare themselves for routine artificial intelligence-related cyberattacks. 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,...

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Apollo Economist Says AI Affecting Wages More Than Employment
August 23, 2026

Artificial intelligence is affecting the labor market, though not in the way people might think. 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,...

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Anthropic Customers Switch to Cheaper Models Ahead of IPO
August 23, 2026

Anthropic customers are reportedly using lower-cost alternatives to its most powerful artificial intelligence model. 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...

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Your AI Notetaker Would Like a Word
August 22, 2026

The modern meeting has acquired a new participant. It doesn’t contribute, laugh at jokes or pretend to understand the quarterly strategy. It simply joins with a name like “John’s AI Notetaker,” records every syllable and later produces a summary in which John apparently agreed to...

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One AI Agent, 2,395 Payments. Still No Final Say
August 21, 2026

Preparing a batch of payments used to mean a person checking each invoice, confirming it matched what was approved, and grouping everything by hand. Coupa just showed how much of that work software can now do on its own. The company’s Payment Batch Creation Agent...

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Ford and GM Use Agentic Data to Drive Subscription Revenue
August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) could give automakers something they have spent years trying to build: a way to keep making money from a vehicle long after it leaves the dealership. Ford and General Motors (GM) are both betting that an AI assistant tied to a vehicle’s...

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Nvidia Pays $6 Billion to License Poolside AI Model-Development Software
August 21, 2026

Nvidia will pay $6 billion to license Poolside’s artificial intelligence model-development software, Model Factory, and will make offers to hire 109 Poolside employees who were involved in making the company’s AI open-source model, Laguna, The Information reported Thursday (Aug. 21), citing a paywalled post by...

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AI Jobs Are Booming for Gen Z, Not Everyone
August 21, 2026

Artificial intelligence has not been around long enough to reward seniority the way most fields do, and that gap is starting to show up in who gets hired. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...