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Anthropic Fast-Tracks Next Generation of Coders Into Claude Ecosystem
February 13, 2026

Anthropic has formed a partnership that will make its artificial intelligence (AI) tools Claude and Claude Code available to 20,000 college students. 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...

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Banks Shift AI From Chatbots to Autonomous Money Movement
February 13, 2026

The most consequential artificial intelligence deployments in finance are invisible to customers. 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...

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Legora Targets $6 Billion Valuation as Law Firms Rush to AI
February 13, 2026

Legora, provider of an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for lawyers, is in talks on a funding round that would boost its valuation to $6 billion, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 13), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Anthropic Valuation Hits $380 Billion as Enterprise AI Demand Explodes
February 12, 2026

Anthropic raised $30 billion in a Series G funding round that valued the company at $380 billion. 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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ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Builds Buzz in Expanding Video Generation Market
February 12, 2026

The latest artificial intelligence breakthrough from Chinese tech giant ByteDance has ignited fresh excitement in China’s AI sector, with its newly unveiled Seedance 2.0 video-generation model going viral on social media and prompting comparisons to last year’s DeepSeek moment, according to Reuters. Get the Full...

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Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Says Economy Needs Small Business AI
February 12, 2026

Broader adoption of artificial intelligence by small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) could boost Canada’s productivity, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers said Thursday (Feb. 12), according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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PayPay IPO Will Test Investor Hunger for Super Apps
February 12, 2026

Japan-based PayPay filed for a U.S. initial public offering Thursday (Feb. 12), saying it aims to continue expanding the capabilities of its digital finance platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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New Research: Productivity Gains Rise When Companies Pair AI Agents With Strong Oversight
February 12, 2026

Companies have spent the past two years racing to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents across sales, finance, operations and customer support. Now, a new constraint is surfacing inside the enterprise: the technology is scaling faster than the management structures designed to control it. Get the...

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MSI and Mondu Team to Bring BNPL to B2B Procurement
February 12, 2026

Computer seller MSI has formed a pay-later partnership with B2B payments company Mondu. 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...