Friday, August 29, 2025

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CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup: Workday, Aspect, WalkMe, ControlUp, Chime, Cranium AI, Vector Solutions & More

Welcome to CHROFirst’s Weekly Roundup—your go-to digest for the most impactful developments in recruitment, HR technology, employee experience, upskilling, and compliance. This week features major acquisitions in talent acquisition,...

Fountain Unveils Frontline OS, an AI-Powered Platform to Transform Workforce Hiring and Retention

Fountain, an AI-native platform focused on frontline workforce management, has unveiled Frontline OS, a new operating system designed to streamline hiring, onboarding, and workforce...

ControlUp Introduces ControlUp for Frontline Workers, Boosting Mobile Workforce Experience

ControlUp, a global leader in Digital Employee Experience (DEX) solutions, has launched ControlUp for Frontline Workers, a new platform designed to give IT teams...

Welcome Tech Raises $7.5M to Scale AI-Powered Platform Connecting Immigrant Workforce with U.S. Employers

Welcome Tech, the leading digital platform serving immigrant workforces and the employers who rely on them, announced the close of a $7.5 million funding...

Benepass Named a Strategic Workday Wellness Partner to Streamline and Improve Modern Wellbeing Benefits

Benepass, the leading spending accounts administrator, announced a strategic partnership with Workday to become a Workday Wellness partner for financial benefits. Through this partnership, Benepass will integrate...

iPipeline Appoints Holly McGiboney as Chief Human Resources Officer

iPipeline®, a leading provider of digital solutions for the life insurance and wealth management industries, announces the hire of Holly McGiboney as Chief Human...

New Knowify + Lumber Integration Delivers End-to-End Workflow for Prevailing Wage Compliance and Certified Payroll

Knowify, a leading job management platform for trade contractors, and Lumber, an AI-driven workforce management and payroll system, have joined forces to introduce an integration...

Employees Left Behind in Workplace AI Boom, New WalkMe Survey Finds

The AI revolution is well underway in the workplace, but a new survey from WalkMe, an SAP company and pioneer of the Digital Adoption Platform...

Aspect Launches Aspect Cloud Workforce with Mobile App and Developer Portal to Redefine Workforce Scheduling

Aspect has unveiled its most significant update yet to its workforce engagement management (WEM) platform with the launch of Aspect Cloud Workforce, introducing a...

Chime Enterprise Partners with Etech to Deliver Fee-Free Financial Wellness Suite for Employees

Chime Enterprise, the workplace division of fintech leader Chime, has announced a new partnership with Etech Global Services, a business process outsourcing provider specializing...

Sequifi Raises $6.7 Million Seed Round to Power Real-Time Pay & Workforce Retention for America’s Essential Home Services Industry

Sequifi, the modern infrastructure for retaining and growing America's essential home service workforce, announced it has raised $6.7 million in seed funding to accelerate product...