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Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Says New AI Model GPT-5.2 Unlocks ‘Even More Economic Value’
December 11, 2025

OpenAI has begun rolling out GPT-5.2, saying the new model is designed for professional knowledge work and unlocks “even more economic value for people.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
New AI Browsers Promise Multistep Automated Workflows
December 11, 2025

The age-old desire to automate online work is driving a new arms race in Silicon Valley: the agentic browser. 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...

Retail
Walmart Uses Stores to Counter Amazon’s Speed Advantage
December 11, 2025

When one thinks of retail competition, the battle between eCommerce and brick-and-mortar is typically what leaps to mind. 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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Goldman Investment Helps AI Firm Harness Reach $5 Billion Valuation
December 11, 2025

Software company Harness has been valued at $5.5 billion following its latest funding round. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
Shopify Brings Merchant Catalogs to ChatGPT, Perplexity and Copilot
December 11, 2025

Shopify this week introduced its Agentic Storefronts to put merchant products directly into the AI chat interfaces, where many shoppers now begin their product searches. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Artificial Intelligence
Stripe Introduces Agentic Commerce Suite for Brands and eCommerce Platforms
December 11, 2025

Stripe has introduced a new solution designed to help brands and eCommerce platforms sell through multiple artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Cross-border Payments
Ant and HSBC Team on Cross-Border Tokenized Deposit Transfers
December 11, 2025

Ant International, HSBC and Swift say they have tested a new cross-border payment solution. 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...

B2B Payments
Bank of America’s CashPro Helps Firms Save 250K Hours
December 11, 2025

Bank of America is touting a new milestone for its CashPro Forecasting solution. 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...

Payment Methods
Zilch Enters the ‘Payments Tent’ With FCA License
December 11, 2025

Consumer payments platform Zilch has secured a payment services license in the U.K. 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...