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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Andon Labs Handed an AI a Café and Business Boomed
May 15, 2026

Andon Labs signed a café lease in Stockholm, handed it to an artificial intelligence (AI) agent and told it to run it. Two weeks later, the café had earned 44,000 SEK (about $4659), 120 eggs for a kitchen with no stove and impersonated two employees...

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OpenAI Considers Raising More Capital to Meet AI Demand
May 15, 2026

OpenAI may raise more capital, Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar said Friday (May 15), about six weeks after the company closed a funding round in which it raised $122 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Anthropic’s Valuation Nears $1 Trillion as Investors Race to Back AI Revenue Surge
May 15, 2026

Anthropic is closing in on a $1 trillion valuation, and the speed of the deal tells you everything about where investor confidence in the artificial intelligence sector now sits. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Banks Discover AI’s Best Trick Is Boring
May 15, 2026

Artificial intelligence got its start by hitting customer-facing home runs. For financial services, the technology appeared poised at first to stay there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Fiserv and OpenAI Bring Frontier AI to Banks
May 14, 2026

Fiserv has announced an agentic artificial intelligence (AI) operating system designed for banking and a collaboration with OpenAI to put frontier AI to work for financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Martha Stewart Wants AI to Run Your Home
May 14, 2026

Martha Stewart has spent decades telling Americans how to take care of their homes. Now she wants artificial intelligence to do it for them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Anthropic Launches Claude AI Agents for Small Business Finance
May 14, 2026

A Manhattan marketing agency founder stopped spending hours each week generating invoices and chasing payments. A coffee roaster’s COO found operational problems he didn’t know existed. Neither hired anyone new. They plugged in an artificial intelligence agent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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AI Needs Customers More Than Chips 
May 14, 2026

The artificial intelligence (AI) story has been framed as a provider arms race. Nvidia earnings became macroeconomic events, data centers turned into strategic assets, and partnerships among cloud providers, chipmakers and frontier-model companies came to define the industry’s center of gravity. Get the Full Story...

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Albertsons Builds AI That Grades Produce Before It Ships
May 14, 2026

Albertsons wants to know whether a grape is bad before it ever reaches a store shelf. 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...