Papaya Global Targets AI's Contingent Workforce

Papaya Global pitched analysts on September 9 on becoming payment infrastructure for AI's sprawling contract workforce, which market researchers estimate at roughly 3 million today and project toward 35 million. Papaya holds six money licences and moves over $50 billion annually, aiming to handle classification, payroll and payments across 180 countries as regulators tighten rules on contractor misclassification.