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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Consumers Use AI Assistants but Hesitate to Hand Over Their Wallets
September 09, 2026

Trusted payments are the key to consumers’ willingness to participate in agentic commerce, Visa said in a Wednesday (Sept. 9) press release. 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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Mastercard Launches Agent Connect to Help Merchants Scale AI Shopping
September 09, 2026

Mastercard is expanding one agentic AI offering for merchants while introducing another. 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...

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Banks Turn Card Replacement Into a Single AI Workflow
September 09, 2026

Banks have spent the past several years asking whether artificial intelligence can make better decisions. The more important question is becoming whether their infrastructure can execute those decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Cognition Secures $48 Billion Valuation as Demand for AI Coding Surges
September 08, 2026

Artificial intelligence coding startup Cognition raised over $2 billion at a $48 billion valuation in a Series E funding round, the company said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Coca-Cola’s AI Just Solved Retailers’ Inventory Headache
September 08, 2026

Coca-Cola thinks its artificial intelligence just solved one of the oldest headaches in retail: knowing what to stock, and how much to buy. Coke Buddy, Coca-Cola’s self-ordering platform for retailers, lets merchants buy products through its app, website or WhatsApp, with personalized purchase suggestions, promotions...

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Congress Returns With Sweeping AI Bills Targeting Superintelligence, Health Insurance
September 08, 2026

As Congress returned from its summer recess last week, lawmakers proposed a series of artificial intelligence-related measures, including a ban on development of superintelligent AI systems and human review of health insurance decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Anthropic Wants More Control Over Its Payments Stack
September 08, 2026

Anthropic’s revenue jumped to more than $11.5 billion in its second quarter, up from $787 million a year earlier, CNBC reported. That pace of growth is pushing the company to weigh a harder question than most startups face: keep renting its financial infrastructure or start...

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Runway AI Hits $200 Million Revenue and Expands Robotics Capabilities
September 08, 2026

Runway AI, a company building world models as well as platforms built on top of those models, has doubled its annual recurring revenue (ARR) since April, reaching $200 million, Co-Founder and Co-CEO Anastasis Germanidis said in a Tuesday (Sept. 8) post on LinkedIn. Get the...

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Forus Raises $3 Million to Bring Agentic AI to Medical Prescriptions
September 08, 2026

Healthcare technology developer Forus raised $150 million in new funding, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 8) press release. 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...