Automation news and trends

UiPath Buys Peak to Bolster Agentic Automation Platform
Acquisitions // March 13, 2025

Enterprise automation and artificial intelligence (AI) software company UiPath has acquired AI platform Peak. “With the acquisition of Peak, we are accelerating our mission to strengthen our vertical AI solutions strategy,” Daniel Dines, UiPath’s founder and chief executive, said in a news release Thursday (March 13). “When combined with the UiPath...

Wave of FinTech Dealmaking Spotlights Appeal of Embedded Finance
Partnerships / Acquisitions // March 13, 2025

Within the FinTech space, a surge in dealmaking over the past few months is taking shape as macro factors set the stage for mergers, acquisitions and go-private deals. The cost of capital is high, and the uncertainty of consumer demand and the Federal Reserve’s path...

Worth Raises $25 Million to Bolster Financial Automation Solution
Investments // March 12, 2025

Automation-focused FinTech platform Worth raised $25 million in new funding. The capital will help Worth enhance its platform, which specializes in onboarding and underwriting workflow automation, the company said in a Wednesday (March 12) news release. “Enterprises are often held up by time-consuming underwriting and...

Asana CIO on How AI Enhances Workflow Management and Automation
artificial intelligence // March 12, 2025

Asana has built a robust business helping firms stay organized and up-to-date on their projects through its work management platform. It is now going full bore into leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for itself and its clients. Asana CIO Saket Srivastava told PYMNTS that the company’s...

Interviews & Exclusives
Wave of FinTech Dealmaking Spotlights Appeal of Embedded Finance

March 13, 2025
Within the FinTech space, a surge in dealmaking over the past few months is taking shape as macro factors set the stage for mergers, acquisitions and go-private deals. The cost of capital is high, and the uncertainty of consumer demand and the Federal Reserve’s path on interest rates linger. Going private helps firms escape the […]

Turning Digital Bill Presentment Into the Next Consumer Touchpoint

March 12, 2025
Payments innovation often steals the spotlight from its less flashy cousin, payment advances. But beneath developments like artificial intelligence and real-time payments, bill presentment has quietly emerged as a critical...

Amazon Gains in Home Furnishings as Walmart’s Market Share Declines, Data Shows

March 07, 2025
The home furnishings market is witnessing a shift, with Amazon gaining ground while Walmart struggles to maintain its share. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Walmart or Amazon: Where Do Consumers Spend...

AI Copilots Give Commercial Insurance a Long-Overdue Makeover

March 06, 2025
The commercial insurance industry, an economic linchpin valued in the hundreds of billions, has long been bogged down by antiquated, paper-based processes. While that should come as no surprise to...

Quick Reads
Levelpath Integrates Procurement Automation Capabilities With Coupa’s Spend Management Platform

March 14, 2025
Levelpath announced an integration that brings the procurement automation capabilities of its artificial intelligence-powered procurement platform to Coupa’s AI-native Total Spend Management Platform. The combination can help organizations streamline their operations and reduce their procurement cycle times by up to 60%, the company said in a Friday (March 14) press release. “Our Coupa integration empowers […]

UiPath Buys Peak to Bolster Agentic Automation Platform

March 13, 2025
Enterprise automation and artificial intelligence (AI) software company UiPath has acquired AI platform Peak. “With the acquisition of Peak, we are accelerating our mission to strengthen our vertical AI solutions strategy,” Daniel Dines, UiPath’s...

Worth Raises $25 Million to Bolster Financial Automation Solution

March 12, 2025
Automation-focused FinTech platform Worth raised $25 million in new funding. The capital will help Worth enhance its platform, which specializes in onboarding and underwriting workflow automation, the company said in...

Dexterity Raises $95 Million to Develop ‘Physical AI’ for Robots

March 11, 2025
Dexterity raised $95 million in additional funding to accelerate its development of “Physical AI,” which it defines as artificial intelligence that powers robots to do physical tasks. “Dexterity’s ‘AI of...