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.
Chatbots
Chatbot Tracker: Changing The Future of Business?
May 02, 2017

Over the past few months, we’ve seen several chatbot developments. Of particular note, many companies have partnered up with Facebook’s Messenger app to help streamline customer service and introduce new commerce offerings. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Tencent To Open Seattle AI Research Lab
May 01, 2017

Chinese internet giant Tencent, which just last month passed Wells Fargo to become the world’s tenth most valuable public company, recently announced a play that looks to boost the company’s AI prowess. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Topic TBD: Voice AI Reality Check
May 01, 2017

Voice-activated AI is certainly having its moment in the sun. What was a concept mostly in the realm of science fiction a decade ago, is now widely predicted to be the “next big thing” in life-changing technology. Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Allo, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana,...

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Oracle Rolls Out AI For Customer Experience Cloud Suite
April 27, 2017

Oracle, the software company, is getting into the artificial intelligence market, announcing a bunch of AI-focused capabilities for its Customer Experience Cloud Suite. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Chatbots
Chatbot Tracker: Helping Productivity
April 25, 2017

Chatbots have moved into a unique position over the past few years. Rather than using chatbots to resolve customer service issues solely on company websites or for inside use at organizations, businesses have begun branching out to help optimize both internal and external organizational needs. Get the...

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The Bots Are Coming! The Bots Are Coming!
April 20, 2017

A manual published in the late 1800s for New York City school teachers may not seem like a likely source of favored conventional wisdom. But anyone who has ever tried to teach a small child (or a large adult for that matter) something they had a...

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Web Financial Group Brings AI To Digital Wealth Platforms
April 20, 2017

Web Financial Group, a data-driven managed service solutions provider, and Selerity, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered contextual search and automation company, announced Wednesday (April 19) they have partnered on content personalization solutions for the digital wealth market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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MoneyGram Debuts Sendbot For Messenger At F8
April 19, 2017

Updates continue to roll in from the ongoing Facebook F8 developer conference in San Jose. One major trend coming out of this year’s event is a focus on Facebook Messenger, chatbots and payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Pegasystem Aims To Evolve Chatbots With Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant
April 19, 2017

Pegasystems, the software company, announced Tuesday (April 18) the launch of Pega Intelligent Virtual Assistant, an artificial intelligence-powered (AI) bot that turns applications into smart assistants on a slew of channels, including SMS, email, Facebook, Alexa, Slack and more. Get the Full Story Complete the...