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Payments Innovation
Making Lifetime Value the Daily Metric for Modern Payments
October 02, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft CEO Hands Off Some Duties to Be ‘Laser Focused’ on AI
October 01, 2025

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella is handing off some duties related to the company’s commercial business so that he and the firm’s engineering leaders can be “laser focused” on technical work related to artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Artificial Intelligence
AI Moves Banks From Solving Problems to Building Experiences
October 01, 2025

By combining permissioned customer data with artificial intelligence (AI), financial institutions can tailor moments of interaction today and anticipate the needs and products clients will demand tomorrow, in a shift toward “cognitive banking” that builds on trusted relationships. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Artificial Intelligence
Meta Will Use AI Interactions to Generate Personalized Ads
October 01, 2025

Meta will begin using people’s conversations with its artificial intelligence to create personalized ads and content. 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...

Artificial Intelligence
From Search to Checkout, AI Agents Rewrite Retail’s Rules
October 01, 2025

AI agents are fast becoming the new gatekeepers of commerce, shrinking discovery from thousands of listings to a handful of curated options and collapsing checkout into a single click. Google, PayPal and eBay are racing to control that interface, each with a distinct strategy but...

Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI Benchmark Tests AI Productivity as CFOs Demand ROI
October 01, 2025

Artificial intelligence’s credibility in enterprise now hinges on whether it can perform real professional work at the standard of a trained expert. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Artificial Intelligence
Stripe Shifts Focus to Monetizing AI Products
October 01, 2025

Stripe has launched new tools that enable businesses to issue their own stablecoins, prepare for agentic commerce and better monetize their artificial intelligence products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Artificial Intelligence
Small Models Could Redefine AI Value, Nvidia Says
October 01, 2025

AI’s future may not belong solely to the giant models that grab headlines with trillion-parameter counts. Nvidia’s latest research makes the case that small language models (SLMs) could prove more practical and more profitable in the enterprise. The argument is straightforward: SLMs are powerful enough...

B2B Payments
Mastercard Brings Its Small Business Navigator to Canada
October 01, 2025

After launching in the U.S., Mastercard’s Small Business Navigator is heading north. 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...