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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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Anthropic Valuation Hits $380 Billion as Enterprise AI Demand Explodes
February 12, 2026

Anthropic raised $30 billion in a Series G funding round that valued the company at $380 billion. 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...

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ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 Builds Buzz in Expanding Video Generation Market
February 12, 2026

The latest artificial intelligence breakthrough from Chinese tech giant ByteDance has ignited fresh excitement in China’s AI sector, with its newly unveiled Seedance 2.0 video-generation model going viral on social media and prompting comparisons to last year’s DeepSeek moment, according to Reuters. Get the Full...

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Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Says Economy Needs Small Business AI
February 12, 2026

Broader adoption of artificial intelligence by small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) could boost Canada’s productivity, Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers said Thursday (Feb. 12), according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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New Research: Productivity Gains Rise When Companies Pair AI Agents With Strong Oversight
February 12, 2026

Companies have spent the past two years racing to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents across sales, finance, operations and customer support. Now, a new constraint is surfacing inside the enterprise: the technology is scaling faster than the management structures designed to control it. Get the...

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Experian Brings Its Insurance Market to ChatGPT
February 12, 2026

Experian says it is launching its insurance comparison platform on OpenAI’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT. 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...

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PayPal Teams With Sabre and Mindtrip on Agentic AI Travel
February 12, 2026

PayPal is launching an artificial intelligence-focused partnership with tech firms Sabre and Mindtrip, according to a Thursday (Feb. 12) 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...

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Simile Raises $100 Million for AI That Aims to Predict Human Behavior
February 12, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) startup Simile has raised $100 million in a new 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 Today. By...

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AI Agents Are Now Running the Back Office at Insurance Giants
February 12, 2026

Insurance companies are beginning to deploy agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems that do more than summarize documents or answer customer questions. They are orchestrating entire workflows across claims, underwriting and policy servicing functions, touching legacy policy administration, billing and claims systems that were never designed...

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Modal Labs Targets $2.5 Billion Valuation for AI Inference Work
February 12, 2026

AI startup Modal Labs is reportedly looking to raise funds at a $2.5 billion valuation. 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....