Human Resources news and trends

Workday Pays $1.1 Billion for Sana’s AI-Powered Workplace Tools
Partnerships // September 16, 2025

Human resources platform Workday is set to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) company Sana for $1.1 billion.  The deal, announced Tuesday (Sept. 16), will allow Workday to offer AI agents that clients can use to automate repetitive tasks, craft presentations, and perform searches across a company’s...

Würk Integrates DailyPay’s On-Demand Pay Into Payroll Platform
Payroll // July 08, 2025

Würk has integrated DailyPay’s On-Demand Pay product into its payroll, human resources (HR) and compliance platform for highly regulated industries like cannabis and gaming. This integration allows the users of Würk’s platform to offer their employees not only earned wage access (EWA) but also a...

Niural Raises $31 Million to Expand Professional Employment Organization Platform’s AI Capabilities
Payroll // June 26, 2025

Niural has raised $31 million in a Series A funding round to expand the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and accelerate the global expansion of its AI-native professional employment organization (PEO) platform. The company’s platform manages payroll, global compliance and payment operations, Niural said in a...

How Club Med’s 2.1 Billion Data Points Fuels Its AI-Powered Playbook
Artificial Intelligence // June 24, 2025

Three years ago, Club Med decided to get organized. The vacation destination business set about building a global data factory with information gleaned from 1.5 million customers, 25,000 employees and artificial intelligence (AI) to develop insights. At the heart of this vision was the desire...

Interviews & Exclusives
SemperVirens Launches Accelerator as FinTechs Scramble for Post-Seed Growth

June 02, 2025
For fledgling FinTechs chasing their first paying customer, the toughest stretch often begins after the seed check clears. Because building a company is a long journey. From concept to funding and finally go-to-market, each stage brings fresh obstacles. In the current macro climate, capital is scarcer thanks to higher rates, tariff chatter and broader uncertainty. Even with […]

Quick Reads
HR Platform Deel Pursues $120 Billion Field Services Market

June 16, 2026
Deel is extending the reach of its global payroll and human resources platform to the oil and gas, mining, construction and heavy logistics industries. The new Deel Field Services (DFS) platform is purpose-built for organizations operating in on-site, medium- to high-complexity operations like these, enabling Deel to address the $120 billion field services market, the […]

Workday Pays $1.1 Billion for Sana’s AI-Powered Workplace Tools

September 16, 2025
Human resources platform Workday is set to acquire artificial intelligence (AI) company Sana for $1.1 billion.  The deal, announced Tuesday (Sept. 16), will allow Workday to offer AI agents that...

Würk Integrates DailyPay’s On-Demand Pay Into Payroll Platform

July 08, 2025
Würk has integrated DailyPay’s On-Demand Pay product into its payroll, human resources (HR) and compliance platform for highly regulated industries like cannabis and gaming. This integration allows the users of...

Niural Raises $31 Million to Expand Professional Employment Organization Platform’s AI Capabilities

June 26, 2025
Niural has raised $31 million in a Series A funding round to expand the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and accelerate the global expansion of its AI-native professional employment organization (PEO)...