Magic, a New York-based startup, has emerged from stealth with its flagship product, Loyalist, an AI-powered CRM platform aimed at the hospitality industry. The company has raised a $10 million seed round led by Lerer Hippeau and other participants, to scale its offering beyond restaurants into hote

Sage has acquired Criterion HCM, marking a strategic expansion of its AI-powered HR and payroll ecosystem to better serve mid-sized businesses. The acquisition brings together Criterion’s unified HCM solution—spanning Core HR, payroll, and talent engagement—with Sage’s existing financial and

HireRight, a leading global provider of background screening and workforce risk management solutions, has acquired BGC Brasil, one of Brazil’s top background check firms. The move significantly strengthens HireRight’s presence in Latin America’s largest background screening market, allowing fa

SAP has officially completed its acquisition of SmartRecruiters, a leading enterprise-grade talent acquisition platform. This strategic move integrates SmartRecruiters’ intuitive recruiting workflows and AI-enabled capabilities into the SAP SuccessFactors HCM suite. The combination is designed to

Gusto has announced an agreement to acquire Guideline, a leading retirement benefits platform serving over one million people and 65,000 small businesses. The deal, pending final approvals, aims to create a unified solution for payroll, HR, benefits, and retirement. With regulatory momentum—25+ st

Workday has named Chime its Strategic Financial Wellness Partner, making Chime Workplace available to Workday customers via Workday Wellness. Workday serves 11,000+ organizations (including 60% of the Fortune 500), positioning this integration to scale modern financial benefits—earned wage access,

Symmetry has partnered with employment verification leader WorkBright to launch " Symmetry I-9" a new solution designed to streamline and automate the I-9 employment verification process for onboarding and payroll providers. This collaboration enhances Symmetry’s payroll tax compliance infrastruct

HireRight has announced the acquisition of ClearChecks, a background screening company focused on small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This move aims to enhance HireRight's self-service platform, backgroundchecks.com, by integrating ClearChecks’ intuitive design, ATS integration, and live supp

JobGet has acquired Seasoned, strengthening its position as the leading hiring platform for hourly workers. This acquisition follows its recent purchase of Snagajob, extending its reach to over 100 million job seekers. Seasoned’s AI-powered hiring automation, tailored for the restaurant industry,

Deel has acquired Safeguard Global’s payroll division, strengthening its global payroll capabilities by integrating Safeguard’s enterprise expertise with Deel’s tech-driven HR infrastructure. This acquisition enhances Deel’s ability to manage large-scale payroll projects, deepens its partner