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Faye Pays Travel Claims Before Travelers Ask
Artificial Intelligence // September 08, 2026

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Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer
Artificial Intelligence // September 08, 2026

The payments and retail industries are asking the wrong question about agentic commerce. The question is not whether an artificial intelligence agent can complete a purchase on its own, because many agents already can. It is whether the merchant wants to let one do so...

Suppliers Put Payment Acceptance to Work
B2B Payments // September 03, 2026

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Spreedly Sees Good Bots Becoming an Agentic Commerce Channel
eCommerce // September 02, 2026

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Faye Pays Travel Claims Before Travelers Ask

September 08, 2026
A traveler lands after a long connection, only to find the next flight has already left without them. 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 form, you […]

Merchants Put AI to Work Without Handing Over the Customer

September 08, 2026
The payments and retail industries are asking the wrong question about agentic commerce. The question is not whether an artificial intelligence agent can complete a purchase on its own, because...

Suppliers Put Payment Acceptance to Work

September 03, 2026
Watch more: Need to Know With Billtrust’s Kunal Patel Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Spreedly Sees Good Bots Becoming an Agentic Commerce Channel

September 02, 2026
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Intermezzo Raises $10 Million for Payroll Automation Platform

September 10, 2026
Payroll infrastructure company Intermezzo has raised $10 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 this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and to […]

Elastic Closes Deductive AI Deal to Deliver AI-Powered Production Incident Investigation

August 24, 2026
Elastic completed its acquisition of Deductive AI, saying in a Monday (Aug. 24) press release that the move will help Elastic set the standard for production incident investigation. Get the...

Australian Businesses Favor AI for Back-Office Tasks Over Software Building

August 24, 2026
Anthropic’s customers in Australia, who have been among the leading adopters of the company’s Claude artificial intelligence (AI) model, tend to use the tool for back-office tasks, the company’s country...

HappyRobot Vaults to $1.2 Billion Valuation as Enterprise Demand for AI Automation Soars

August 11, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) agent platform HappyRobot was valued at $1.2 billion post-money in a Series C funding round in which it raised $150 million, the company said in an Aug. 4 press release. Get the...