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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State Regulators Give Banks an AI Exam Playbook as Federal Gap Persists
September 18, 2026

State banking regulators are giving financial institutions a clearer view of how examiners may assess artificial intelligence, including generative AI systems that remain outside federal model-risk guidance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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AI Agents Become the Next Payments Customer
September 18, 2026

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Cloudflare Blocks AI Agents From Ad-Supported Pages
September 17, 2026

Cloudflare has started blocking artificial intelligence agents by default on pages that carry ads, putting the tools consumers use to compare products in direct conflict with the sites those tools need to read. The new preset for ad-supported domains allows search crawlers, refuses AI training...

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Amazon Urges Industry and Government Partnership on AI Safeguards
September 17, 2026

Amazon said artificial intelligence labs should ensure models are safe and fully tested before releasing them but did not call for the industry to slow down, Reuters reported Thursday (Sept. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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OpenAI and Anthropic Revenues Dwarf Those of Chinese AI Models
September 17, 2026

Robust adoption of China’s artificial intelligence models has yet to yield corresponding revenues, according to a report published Thursday (Sept. 17) by research firm Rhodium Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Experts Say Potential Frontier AI Slowdown Won’t Slow Adoption
September 17, 2026

The people who build frontier artificial intelligence say it is getting away from them. The people who study it, deploy it and defend against it mostly agree. They just don’t think a slower frontier is the fix. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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St. Luke’s Turns 400,000 Patient Interactions Into an Agentic AI Use Case
September 17, 2026

For St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, the case for agentic artificial intelligence started with a simple operational challenge: hundreds of thousands of patient interactions required thousands of hours of human labor every month. The solution put AI agents in the middle of those...

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Plaud Plans to File IPO for AI Note-Taking Startup in 2028
September 17, 2026

AI startup Plaud is reportedly planning to file for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2028. 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...

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FDA Keeps Radiology AI Revenue Tied to Premarket Clearance
September 17, 2026

The Food and Drug Administration is keeping a firm regulatory gate between a new radiology algorithm and its ability to generate revenue in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...