Kamal Ghorui
Mumbai: Payment technology firm Pine Labs has partnered with OpenAI to build smarter payment systems that can take limited financial decisions on their own, aiming to simplify how businesses manage money.The collaboration will embed OpenAI’s artificial intelligence models into Pine Labs’ merchant platforms used by retailers and service providers. Instead of merely processing payments, the upgraded systems will be able to analyse transactions, predict needs and automatically carry out routine financial tasks within preset safeguards.In practical terms, businesses could see systems that manage recurring payments, reduce transaction failures, optimise payment timing and flag risks without constant manual intervention. The companies describe this shift as moving from rule-based software that follows fixed instructions to systems that can assess situations and choose the best course of action.Pine Labs said the technology will operate within secure and regulated frameworks, with human oversight where required. The firm also plans to open the platform to developers to build new AI-driven financial tools.The move comes as India’s digital payments ecosystem continues to expand rapidly, positioning the country as a major testing ground for next-generation financial technology.
