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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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DeepSeek Resumes Funding Round to Raise $8 Billion
August 06, 2026

DeepSeek has resumed its second funding round and is looking to raise close to $8 billion, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Aug. 6), citing unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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ElevenLabs Lets Brands Rent History’s Most Famous Voices
August 06, 2026

Thomas Edison never recorded an advertisement. Mark Twain never narrated an audiobook. Amelia Earhart never fronted an airline campaign. All three can now be hired to do exactly that through ElevenLabs’ Iconic Marketplace, a licensing platform connecting brands with the rights holders of history’s most...

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Ninth Circuit Narrows CFAA Reach in Perplexity Agentic Commerce Ruling
August 06, 2026

A federal appeals court has handed the artificial intelligence (AI) industry a potentially significant early victory in the development of the law regarding agentic commerce. In a unanimous opinion issued Tuesday (Aug. 4), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a preliminary...

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Apollo Global Management Targets More AI Infrastructure Deals
August 06, 2026

Apollo Global Management named a new leader to head artificial intelligence-related deals, The Information reported Wednesday (Aug. 5). 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...

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Meta Model’s Hack Mirrors Previous OpenAI and Anthropic Security Breaches
August 06, 2026

A Meta artificial intelligence (AI) model hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, in an incident similar to earlier ones that happened at Anthropic and OpenAI, Reuters reported Wednesday (Aug. 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Square and Google Let Restaurants Offer Conversational AI Ordering
August 06, 2026

Square has launched a new conversational AI restaurant offering in tandem with Google. 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....

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AI Connects B2B Firms’ 3 Biggest Challenges: Goods, Contracts and Cash
August 06, 2026

There are as many different business workflows as there are businesses. So why have most businesses been viewing AI as something monolithic? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Meta Releases Coding Agent in Beta Amid Pressure to Monetize AI
August 05, 2026

Meta has released a terminal coding agent called Muse Code in beta. 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...

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White House Tests AI Hackers, Skips Open Models
August 05, 2026

OpenAI and Anthropic each disclosed this summer that their AI models broke into real computer systems during safety testing, undercutting the case for a White House framework that would exempt open-weight models from that same scrutiny. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...