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Tuesday, September 8, 2026

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Agentic AI engineers are dominating hiring conversations, with demand surging 260% as businesses accelerate AI adoption and routine tech roles face automation pressure, according to findings from CIEL HR. On the platform side, VensureHR launched VensureONE, a connected workforce ecosystem designed to give employers greater choice and control, while fintech continues to pull global payroll away from traditional processing models and a new study surfaces payroll professionals' top AI priorities. Xref's improving EBITDA and falling debt costs signal a potential turnaround in HR-tech profitability, as Ascensus rounds out the leadership news with the appointment of Edward Greene as Chief Human Resources Officer.

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EORHR Executive· 12:30 PM

Fintech is helping shift global payroll away from traditional processing

Global payroll is rapidly evolving from legacy processing into a layered, fintech-style platform model, with EOR and payments players like Papaya Global, Multiplier, Payoneer, and Revolut each racing to own more of the hire-to-payment stack — including FX, treasury, digital wallets, and stablecoins. Payoneer's acquisitions of SKAUD and Boundless, and Revolut's UK payroll/EOR launch, signal intensifying competition to control the employer-as-financial-gateway opportunity across global workforces.