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Sony Says AWS-Powered AI Platform Processes 150,000 Inference Requests Per Day
December 15, 2025

Sony’s internal enterprise artificial intelligence platform, which is powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI services, is processing 150,000 inference requests per day and is expected to handle 300 times that amount in a few years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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PolyAI Raises $86 Million to Bolster Conversational AI Platform
December 15, 2025

Conversational artificial intelligence startup PolyAI raised $86 million in new funding. 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...

Cross-border Payments
Cross-Border Payments Become a Strategic Chessboard for CFOs
December 15, 2025

Digital wallets, compliance tooling and payment innovations are helping chief financial officers move from checkers to chess with their cross-border strategies. 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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Hong Kong Crypto Exchange HashKey to Raise $206 Million in IPO
December 15, 2025

Cryptocurrency exchange HashKey is set to raise $206 million after pricing its initial public offering, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 15), citing an unnamed source. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Enterprise AI Matures as Companies Move Pilots to Unified Platforms
December 15, 2025

In 2025, enterprises reported meaningful gains from AI pilots, but fragmented deployments quickly ran into rising costs, governance gaps and operational complexity once adoption moved beyond small teams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Why Uptime Is the Unsung Hero of B2B Payments
December 15, 2025

Watch more: What’s Next in Payments: Boost Payment Solutions’ Rinku Sharma 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...

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Agentic AI Splits Big Tech Between Open Alliances and Closed Control
December 15, 2025

Standards. Protocols. Alliances. It was a big week as usual in the Prompt Economy with several announcements that show cooperation among some of the power players that will make agentic AI’s infrastructure the commerce and communication engine of the future. Get the Full Story Complete...

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President Trump’s Ban on State AI Rules Faces Legal Pushback
December 14, 2025

Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order aiming to ban state-level AI regulations. 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,...

Retail
Conversational AI Becomes New Front Door for Holiday Shopping
December 12, 2025

The traditional holiday shopping journey, a linear path of keyword searches, doom-scrolling and multi-step checkouts, is being dismantled in real-time. This season is seeing the rise of agentic commerce, where AI not only suggests products but also actively intermediates transactions. Get the Full Story Complete...