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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Goldman Sachs Safeguards Apprenticeship Culture in AI Era
August 24, 2026

Goldman Sachs aims to ensure that new artificial intelligence tools don’t lead to a loss of knowledge within the institution, Chris Churchman, head of the company’s digital platform for institutional clients, Marquee, said, CNBC reported Monday (Aug. 24). Speaking during an episode of Goldman Sachs’...

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No Discount Survives an AI That Can’t See It
August 24, 2026

Loyalty benefits used to show up at checkout: a card swiped, a code entered, a discount applied after the decision was already made. That moment is moving earlier, into the conversation where an artificial intelligence agent is still deciding where to buy. Synchrony announced an...

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US-EU Business Investment Gap Expands Thanks to AI
August 24, 2026

U.S. business investment is reportedly on pace to increase three times faster than in Europe. That’s according to a report Monday (Aug. 24) by the Financial Times (FT), citing a forecast from Oxford Economics showing an artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled gap widening between the two regions....

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Nvidia Considers Backing Perplexity at $30 Billion Valuation
August 24, 2026

Nvidia is considering taking part in a new funding round for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity, The Information reported Sunday (Aug. 23). The new funding would be worth billions of dollars and value Perplexity at more than $30 billion, more than doubling the company’s valuation from...

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Hugging Face Considers $13 Billion Sale of Its AI Platform
August 24, 2026

Hugging Face has reportedly been considering a sale that could value it at $13 billion. The startup, which offers a platform that lets developers find, share and create artificial intelligence (AI) models, has been working with a bank to test buyers’ interest, Business Insider  reported Sunday (Aug. 23),...

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AI Agents Become the API Economy’s Biggest New Customers
August 24, 2026

Every financial API was built for a human developer, a human analyst, or a human customer. A person queries the endpoint. A person reviews the response. A person decides what to do next. That assumption is no longer reliable. AI agents are now the fastest-growing...

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Private Equity Groups Begin Placing AI Experts in Portfolio Companies
August 23, 2026

Private equity firms have reportedly begun placing artificial intelligence experts within their portfolio companies to grow those businesses. That’s according to a report Friday (Aug. 21) from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which cites the example of Wall Street firms like Blackstone and Hellman &...

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OpenAI Exec Tells People to Expect Routine AI-Driven Cyberattacks
August 23, 2026

One of OpenAI’s leading executives says people should prepare themselves for routine artificial intelligence-related cyberattacks. Chris Lehane, the AI startup’s chief global affairs officer, gave this warning to The Guardian on Sunday (Aug. 23), days after his company paused development on its latest model following...

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Apollo Economist Says AI Affecting Wages More Than Employment
August 23, 2026

Artificial intelligence is affecting the labor market, though not in the way people might think. That’s according to Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management’s chief economist, who told Bloomberg News on Saturday (Aug. 22) that the impact of AI can be seen on weaker wage growth...