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Workday to Acquire C1.ai, a Leading Agentic Identity Platform for People and Agents

$WDAYPress releaseOct 13, 2026, 8:45 AM ETRead the release

Workday announced a definitive agreement to acquire C1.ai, an agentic identity platform that governs access for both people and AI agents across enterprise systems. The deal aims to make Workday the identity governance layer for people, money, and agents, building on its existing Agent System of Record as 95% of large U.S. companies already run autonomous agents per C1.ai research.

Key figures

Expected close
Q4 fiscal 2027, ending January 31, 2027
Organizations serving
more than 11,500
Fortune500 penetration
more than 65%

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