Artificial Intelligence news and trends

What AI Delivers Versus What It Doesn’t for B2B Payments
artificial intelligence // February 06, 2026

Enterprise software has spent the past decade promising transformation while mostly delivering optimization. But artificial intelligence is now coming for the “mission critical” workflows of businesses and their back offices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Anthropic Announces Claude Opus 4.6 as Next Step in Enterprise AI Development
Artificial Intelligence // February 05, 2026

Anthropic announced Thursday (Feb. 5) Claude Opus 4.6, a new version of its flagship artificial intelligence model that it described as a direct upgrade to Claude Opus 4.5, designed for enterprise and knowledge work. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Goodfire Raises $150 Million to Better Understand AI
Investments // February 05, 2026

Goodfire has raised $150 million to continue its research into understanding artificial intelligence (AI) models. 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,...

Mastercard Says Readiness Is Key as Enterprises Move to AI Agents
Artificial Intelligence // February 05, 2026

Agentic artificial intelligence is gaining momentum across banking and commerce, and payments networks are among the leaders. 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...

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Mastercard Says Readiness Is Key as Enterprises Move to AI Agents

February 05, 2026
Agentic artificial intelligence is gaining momentum across banking and commerce, and payments networks are among the leaders. 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 […]

PayPal Swaps CEOs as Checkout Slows and 2026 Reset Begins

February 03, 2026
PayPal finds itself in a transition year, as 2026 signals a reworking of strategy while growth cools, with deceleration in its online branded checkout franchise. Get the Full Story Complete...

Google Trains AI Agents for Hard Questions and Real Work

February 02, 2026
The Prompt Economy is all about promise and execution. The promise is easy to see in all the announcements from companies like Visa, Mastercard, Google and others that continue to...

The First Chatbot Consumers Try May Be the One They Stick With

January 30, 2026
Consumer use of artificial intelligence is consolidating early. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Crypto.com CEO Launches Platform to Mainstream Personal AI Agents

February 06, 2026
A new artificial intelligence platform founded by Crypto.com Co-founder and CEO Kris Marszalek aims to make it easy for consumers to generate and deploy a personal AI agent. 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 […]

Goodfire Raises $150 Million to Better Understand AI

February 05, 2026
Goodfire has raised $150 million to continue its research into understanding artificial intelligence (AI) models. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Equifax Says AI Tools Help Drive New Product Innovation to Record High

February 04, 2026
Equifax used its cloud and artificial intelligence resources to help drive innovation and efficiencies across its operations in 2025, Equifax CEO Mark Begor said Wednesday (Feb. 4) during a fourth-quarter...

One Inc Debuts Agentic Protocol to Link AI Assistants With Insurance Payments

February 03, 2026
Digital payments network One Inc launched a new protocol designed to accelerate the integration of its payment systems and improve data management through artificial intelligence. Get the Full Story Complete...