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 Want AI to Shop With Them, Not for Them 
June 19, 2026

Artificial intelligence has already transformed how consumers discover products, compare prices, and navigate digital commerce. But as companies race to build autonomous AI agents capable of making decisions independently, consumers are sending a more nuanced message: They want assistance, not surrender. Get the Full Story...

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Deutsche Bank Points to Proven Returns on AI Investments
June 18, 2026

Deutsche Bank executive Denis Roux said Thursday (June 18) that artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling the bank to cut the completion time of some tasks from two years to as little as three months, Reuters reported Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Senate Bill Would Require AI Firms to Yield Half Ownership to Public
June 18, 2026

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced a bill that would impose a one-time 50% tax on the stock of the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies and deposit that stock into a new sovereign wealth fund, giving the public 50% ownership of the companies. Get the Full...

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Midjourney Enters Medical Imaging With 60-Second Full-Body Scan
June 18, 2026

Midjourney built its reputation on text-to-image artificial intelligence. 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 this form, you...

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83% of ChatGPT Ad Triggers Don’t Exist in Traditional Search
June 18, 2026

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FinTech Finds a New Category in AI’s Untracked Costs
June 18, 2026

As artificial intelligence agents spread across enterprise operations, spend management platforms are racing to fill a gap that traditional finance systems were never built to handle. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Black-Box AI Forces CFOs to Write a New Audit Playbook
June 18, 2026

Innovations typically work best when they feel invisible to the end user. But for finance teams, innovations work best when they are explainable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Salesforce Debuts Agentic Tool to Automate Financial Busywork
June 18, 2026

Salesforce introduced new agentic artificial intelligence tools for financial advisers, according to a Thursday (June 18) press release provided to PYMNTS. 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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PYMNTS Panel Concludes Credit Unions Face an AI Trust Test
June 18, 2026

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