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February 19, 2026
OpenAI deepens India push with Pine Labs fintech partnership
OpenAI moves beyond ChatGPT in India with a Pine Labs deal targeting enterprise payments and AI-driven commerce.

TL;DR
- OpenAI and Pine Labs are collaborating to integrate AI into India's fintech payments and commerce infrastructure.
- The partnership aims to automate settlement, reconciliation, and invoicing workflows using AI.
- This move is part of OpenAI's strategy to expand its presence in India beyond consumer-facing tools like ChatGPT.
- Pine Labs is already using AI internally to significantly speed up settlement and reconciliation processes.
- The focus will initially be on B2B use cases, with potential for broader adoption in overseas markets with different regulations.
- Pine Labs operates across 20 countries and serves a large network of merchants and financial institutions.
- The partnership is non-exclusive, and Pine Labs is open to working with other AI providers.
- Security and compliance layers are being built around AI-driven workflows to protect transaction data.
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