Automation news and trends

How Strategic Mover CFOs Spent 2025 Solving Cash’s First-Mile Problem
Accounts Receivable // December 17, 2025

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From One-Person Companies to Generative Media, AI Funding Spans the Stack
Artificial Intelligence // December 15, 2025

Ever since generative artificial intelligence entered the mainstream, one of its most provocative promises has been the idea that a single person could run a billion-dollar company Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Enterprise AI Matures as Companies Move Pilots to Unified Platforms
artificial intelligence // December 15, 2025

In 2025, enterprises reported meaningful gains from AI pilots, but fragmented deployments quickly ran into rising costs, governance gaps and operational complexity once adoption moved beyond small teams. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

New AI Browsers Promise Multistep Automated Workflows
artificial intelligence // December 11, 2025

The age-old desire to automate online work is driving a new arms race in Silicon Valley: the agentic browser. 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...

Interviews & Exclusives
Suppliers Rip Up the One-Size-Fits-All Payment Playbook

December 08, 2025
Payment acceptance inside large suppliers has traditionally operated like a utility. As long as money showed up and could be matched to an invoice, the system was considered successful. 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 […]

Workers Use Faster Wages to Boost Local Economies

December 08, 2025
The 60 million workers who form the human infrastructure powering the U.S. economy are increasingly scraping just to get by. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

AI Gives Main Street the Power to Play Like the Fortune 500

December 04, 2025
The great divide in American business has traditionally been defined by scale. The Fortune 500 enjoyed the advantages of large finance teams, sophisticated systems, and the operational resilience that comes...

Bank of America: Modern Workers Expect ‘Effortless’ Mobile-First Card Experience

December 04, 2025
Modern professionals expect more from corporate card programs than ever before. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Quick Reads
Sequence Raises $20 Million for AI-Powered Billing Automation

December 17, 2025
Revenue platform Sequence has secured $20 million in new funding. 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 to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS and […]

Safebooks Raises $15 Million for AI-Powered Data Integrity Platform

December 09, 2025
Safebooks has emerged from stealth and announced it raised $15 million in seed funding for its intelligent automation layer for quote-to-revenue finance operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Finexio and RipplePoint Launch Integrated AP Automation for Hospitality

December 03, 2025
Finexio and RipplePoint have formed a strategic partnership to offer hospitality operators an integrated accounts payable (AP) automation and expense analytics platform, the companies announced Tuesday (Dec. 2). The move...

CoPlane Raises $14 Million to Build AI-Native Software That Adds Automation to ERPs

November 25, 2025
CoPlane raised $14 million in a seed round to build artificial intelligence-native software that integrates with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and automates core finance and operations processes. Get the...