The era of “tokenmaxxing,” pushing employees toward the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) models and the heaviest usage as if consumption itself were a sign of progress, is ending after two years of unchecked growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Agentic customer interaction platform Encore AI has raised $30 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....
Alphabet’s second-quarter earnings announcement on Wednesday (July 22) provided a clearer answer to one of the central questions surrounding generative AI: Are businesses moving quickly enough from testing the technology to paying for it at scale? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
OpenAI is considering sweeping cuts to what it charges for AI tokens, and the timing is not subtle. The company expects Anthropic to move first, and it wants to be ready. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
June 08, 2026
The finance team built the model. It ran clean in the pilot. It surfaced patterns the analysts had missed for years. Then the quarter hit, deadlines compressed and the dashboard sat open in a browser tab nobody had time to check. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited […]
June 03, 2026
Meta launched a business AI agent on WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. CEO Mark Zuckerberg told at a conference in London that it will “eventually help you run your whole business,”...
June 01, 2026
As companies race to deploy agentic AI, a new consensus is forming around the gap between ambition and readiness. The technology is advancing. The foundations underneath it are not keeping...
May 04, 2026
For credit unions and financial institutions, effective AI governance starts with a solid data foundation, Velera SVP Jeremiah Lotz writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “AI Runs Payments. Governance Decides...
August 03, 2026
Actualyze AI has raised $7 million for its self-named platform designed for enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) usage. 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 […]
July 30, 2026
Agentic customer interaction platform Encore AI has raised $30 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
June 11, 2026
OpenAI is considering sweeping cuts to what it charges for AI tokens, and the timing is not subtle. The company expects Anthropic to move first, and it wants to be...
May 28, 2026
Meta reportedly wants to place engineers and product managers with its large corporate clients. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
