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Fintechs bet on AI agents to retain merchants as acquisition costs rise and margins thin

1 source · first seen 06:30 25 Sept · updated 06:30 25 Sept

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  • Merchants using AI agents have seen a jump in their topline
  • AI adoption may affect competition among Indian fintech and payments companies

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Fintechs' use of AI agents for merchants

Pine Labs partnered with Google Cloud to bring AI agents to Indian merchants. Fintechs are betting on AI agents to retain merchants as acquisition costs rise and margins thin; merchants using them have seen a jump in topline.

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