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.
Chatbot Tracker: The Best Bots Of The Year
December 27, 2016

Chatbots have had quite the year. Bots can order a personal pizza, book a flight to anywhere, stir up a cocktail recipe, ship last-minute holiday gifts, memorialize dead relatives and bring back infamous “Friends” characters, register voters to vote or get a new driver’s license and help...

Banking Chatbot Val Introduced by Kasisto, Varo Money
December 22, 2016

More banking bots are popping up each week. Russian chatbot TalkBank launched last week, and back in November, at Money20/20, Mastercard launched its KAI chatbot and Bank of America launched Erica. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Artificial Intelligence
AI To Bring Economic Growth But Could Hurt Certain Jobs
December 22, 2016

AI brings a lot of promise and will become essential to the growth of the U.S. in the future, but without improvements in education and social services, it could also cause millions of job losses, the White House said in a report on the impact AI...

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Will AI Be Starbucks’ Secret Weapon To Driving Sales And Growth?
December 21, 2016

Starbucks is using AI to reach its customers in new ways and possibly increase its growth and boost sales in the process. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Chatbots
Yahoo Kills Travel Assistant Yahoo Radar
December 21, 2016

Yahoo has reportedly canceled its mobile travel assistant chatbot Yahoo Radar, which was billed last summer as the perfect way to plan your next vacation. The tool was an alternative to online travel websites that relied on artificial intelligence and chatbots to research trips for consumers....

Chatbot Tracker: Is 2017 The Chatbot Year?
December 20, 2016

Tens of thousands of chatbots were born in 2016. They pose as cocktail coaches and help ship gifts. There are airline travel chatbots that will book flight, hungry and hospitable chatbots that will even order you a pizza, chatbots that will memorialize dead relatives, vote-garnering political chatbots and,...

Russian Chatbot TalkBank Talks Banking
December 19, 2016

Many business leaders believe 2020 will be the year of the chatbot. But the future is now for the banking system. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

2020 Could Be The Year Of The Chatbot, According to Business Leaders
December 15, 2016

Thinking about adding a chatbot to your business? You’re not alone. 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...

Chatbot Tracker: A Humorous Chatbot?
December 13, 2016

Be prepared for a chatbot that responds with “Thanks a latte” even if you order a mocha, Americano or just an old-school, plain black coffee. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...