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.
Senate Bill Would Require AI Firms to Yield Half Ownership to Public
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Senate Bill Would Require AI Firms to Yield Half Ownership to Public
June 18, 2026

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has introduced a bill that would impose a one-time 50% tax on the stock of the biggest artificial intelligence (AI) companies and deposit that stock into a new sovereign wealth fund, giving the public 50% ownership of the companies. Get the Full...

Midjourney Enters Medical Imaging With 60-Second Full-Body Scan
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Midjourney Enters Medical Imaging With 60-Second Full-Body Scan
June 18, 2026

Midjourney built its reputation on text-to-image artificial intelligence. 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...

83% of ChatGPT Ad Triggers Don’t Exist in Traditional Search
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83% of ChatGPT Ad Triggers Don’t Exist in Traditional Search
June 18, 2026

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FinTech Finds a New Category in AI’s Untracked Costs
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FinTech Finds a New Category in AI’s Untracked Costs
June 18, 2026

As artificial intelligence agents spread across enterprise operations, spend management platforms are racing to fill a gap that traditional finance systems were never built to handle. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Black-Box AI Forces CFOs to Write a New Audit Playbook
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Black-Box AI Forces CFOs to Write a New Audit Playbook
June 18, 2026

Innovations typically work best when they feel invisible to the end user. But for finance teams, innovations work best when they are explainable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Salesforce Debuts Agentic Tool to Automate Financial Busywork
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Salesforce Debuts Agentic Tool to Automate Financial Busywork
June 18, 2026

Salesforce introduced new agentic artificial intelligence tools for financial advisers, according to a Thursday (June 18) press release provided to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

PYMNTS Panel Concludes Credit Unions Face an AI Trust Test
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PYMNTS Panel Concludes Credit Unions Face an AI Trust Test
June 18, 2026

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Just 30% of Financial Firms Use AI for Customer Retention
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Just 30% of Financial Firms Use AI for Customer Retention
June 18, 2026

Enterprise artificial intelligence has moved past the pilot stage, but there are some challenges when it comes to gaining wider acceptance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Visa and Mastercard Put Tokens in Charge of AI Commerce
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Visa and Mastercard Put Tokens in Charge of AI Commerce
June 17, 2026

The race to build agentic commerce is producing no shortage of attention around artificial intelligence (AI) assistants. OpenAI, Google, Perplexity and others want consumers to delegate shopping decisions to software. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...