FinTech startup Natural has raised $9.8 million in seed funding to build payments infrastructure for “agentic payments,” enabling software agents to transact on behalf of businesses and users. The round was co-led by Abstract and Human Capital, with participation from leading FinTech and artificial intelligence...
As impressive as artificial intelligence (AI) in all its forms can be, its effectiveness still depends on one essential factor: the quality and governance of the data that powers it. For financial institutions that sit atop vast reservoirs of information, this connection between data and...
OpenAI is doing “well more” than $13 billion in revenue, CEO Sam Altman said on a BG2Pod podcast over the weekend. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Autonomous coding agents can now generate, test and debug entire applications but they still falter without human oversight. A new academic work titled, “A Survey of Vibe Coding with Large Language Models” finds that even advanced models capable of building complete apps lose accuracy and...
AWS and OpenAI have announced a $38 billion agreement that enables OpenAI to run its AI workloads on AWS infrastructure, starting immediately. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Tech companies are reportedly increasing efforts to combat a security flaw in their AI models. 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,...
The Prompt Economy turned its focus to security during the past week, as companies rush to deploy the hottest technology during the hottest commercial season of the year. In fact, while many companies keep a human in the loop for security purposes, OpenAI advanced a...
TranscendAP said Thursday (Oct. 30) that it secured venture funding to accelerate the growth of its artificial intelligence-driven accounts payable automation software. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Agentic AI is reshaping how patents are searched, written and understood, marking what IPWatchdog calls a “new paradigm” for innovation. The emerging technology is moving patent work from single-query search toward multi-step, goal-driven investigation, raising new questions about how invention is defined and who deserves...
