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HR Path, the global HR consulting and technology firm, has acquired Payroll Experts Australia, expanding its payroll and HR services footprint in the Australian market, according to PR Newswire.
Mercury, the banking platform serving over 450,000 customers, has launched Mercury Payroll, embedding payroll and benefits administration directly into its existing product alongside AI-powered automation tools via its Mercury Command feature, according to Business Wire.
Brother International, a global manufacturer with over 2,000 employees in the Americas, deployed Dayforce as its unified HCM platform across the US, Canada, and Latin America, replacing fragmented country-level systems, according to HRchitect. Consulting firm HRchitect led the US and Canada implementation, covering payroll, time, compensation, learning, benefits, onboarding, and succession planning modules.
New research from HR and payroll software vendor MHR finds the payroll profession is navigating a gap between AI ambitions and day-to-day operational reality, according to HR Grapevine.
UKG has announced a set of new AI capabilities targeting frontline workforce management, aimed at helping CHROs convert workforce data into operational action — covering staffing shortages, HR request handling, and payroll error reduction, according to Business Wire.
Magnoli Technologies, a workforce-management platform for dry-cleaning operators, has launched native payroll processing, integrating scheduling and pay in a single system for the sector.
A commissioned EY analysis, updated for 2026 inflation, estimates the average cost to correct a single payroll error has risen to $339 — roughly 20% higher than EY's 2022 baseline figure, according to Paycom, which funded the study.
PEO provider Stratus HR has partnered with retail commerce platform iQmetrix to deliver fully outsourced HR services — including payroll, benefits, and compliance — to wireless retail dealers. The integration connects iQmetrix's point-of-sale and workforce data directly to Stratus HR's payroll system, the companies say, eliminating double data entry and accelerating onboarding for store staff.
Stratus HR, a PEO and HR-outsourcing provider, has announced a partnership with iQmetrix — a commerce operating system for the telecom retail sector — to become the embedded, full-service HR partner for wireless retailers on the iQmetrix platform, covering payroll, benefits, and compliance.
AllianceHCM has announced AI capabilities embedded across its unified platform covering payroll, HR, talent, and benefits, according to a PR Newswire release.
Stratus HR, a PEO, has partnered with iQmetrix to deliver an integrated, outsourced HR function — covering payroll, benefits, and compliance — directly within iQmetrix's commerce platform for wireless retailers, according to Business Wire. The deal gives HR-tech buyers a concrete example of PEO capabilities being embedded into a vertical SaaS platform to serve a specific retail segment.
DACHSER, the German logistics company with around 37,500 employees and €8.3 billion in 2025 revenue, has migrated its HCM payroll and time management systems for its 19,000 Germany-based workers to SAP S/4HANA Cloud via RISE with SAP, according to SAP SuccessFactors — with the first payroll run completing on time in July 2026 after an eight-month implementation. The move signals continued enterprise momentum for RISE with SAP as a lift-and-shift path for large on-premise HCM deployments, with DACHSER also eyeing potential expansion to its finance environment once its current Azure contract exp
Chase for Business is launching Chase Payroll, a payroll product powered by Gusto, embedded directly within its business banking platform — a move that brings payroll and banking into a single interface for small business owners, according to Business Wire. The partnership targets cash-flow pain points around payroll funding, with Chase research cited as showing 37% of business owners felt payroll pressure on cash flow in the past six months.
European HR platform Personio has acquired Circula, an expenses and benefits software provider, according to Tech.eu — a move that consolidates payroll, expense management, and employee benefits into a single platform for Personio's SME customer base.
ADP has expanded its AI-enabled Lyric HCM platform to companies headquartered in France, the UK, the Netherlands, and Germany, according to ADP's Media Center, with subsidiary support extending across 140 countries and territories. The unified HR, payroll, and workforce-management platform includes localized compliance tooling — a meaningful option for multinationals shopping for a single global HCM stack.
Law firm Edelson Lechtzin LLP is reportedly investigating potential class action claims against Poppins Payroll following a customer data breach, a development HR leaders using the payroll platform should monitor for compliance and vendor-risk implications.
SAP SuccessFactors has updated its Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll user documentation for the 2H 2026 release, according to the SAP Community HCM blog, signaling platform changes HR and payroll administrators should review ahead of deployment.
Delta HRMS is expanding its integrated HR and payroll platform for UAE-based businesses, reportedly adding capabilities across attendance, WPS compliance, recruitment, onboarding, and performance management in a single system — a notable move for MENA HR-tech buyers seeking consolidated HCM tooling.
ADP announced it will release its fiscal Q1 2027 financial results before market open on October 28, 2026, with CEO Maria Black and CFO Peter Hadley participating in an accompanying earnings call, according to ADP. The announcement is a routine earnings date notice with no new product, funding, or strategic development disclosed.
ADP has nominated David W. Kenny, former CEO of Nielsen Holdings and IBM Watson/Cloud executive, and Nancy McKinstry, former CEO of Wolters Kluwer, to its Board of Directors ahead of its November 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, according to ADP. The two nominees bring backgrounds in AI, data analytics, and enterprise technology that ADP says will support its product innovation and strategic growth initiatives.
Paychex reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results (quarter ended Aug 31, 2026): total revenue of $1.63 billion, up 6% year-over-year, with net income up 12% to $429.7M and adjusted diluted EPS of $1.34 (+10%). Management Solutions grew 4% to $1,213.1M and PEO & Insurance Solutions grew 12% to $367.6M. The company reaffirmed FY2027 guidance of 5-6% revenue growth and 7-9% adjusted EPS growth. CEO John Gibson cited AI momentum, including the newly launched WISE Hire agentic recruiting solution. (Source: GlobeNewswire / Paychex)
Neeyamo has integrated its India payroll offering into the Workday platform, according to the announcement — giving HR and payroll teams a unified experience for managing Indian workforce compliance and payments without leaving Workday. For HR buyers operating in India, the move narrows a longstanding gap between global HCM systems and local payroll complexity.
A new PayrollOrg survey finds employee discomfort with AI in payroll is growing: 46% of respondents said they are uncomfortable with AI in payroll processes (22% very, 24% somewhat), up from 39% in 2024, while only 25% reported being comfortable. The survey drew 11,171 respondents nationwide (9,451 answered the AI question). PayrollOrg executive director Dan Maddux said payroll leaders have an opportunity to help employees understand how the technology supports payroll, while UKG's Patrick Tripp called payroll 'at an inflection point, still largely in evaluation and pilot mode.' (Source: PR Newswire / PayrollOrg)
Intermezzo has raised $10M to build AI-driven global payroll infrastructure, according to FF News — a concrete funding milestone for an emerging vendor targeting a core HR-tech category.
HRchitect led a global manufacturer with roughly 8,500 U.S. and Canadian employees through a full-cycle payroll transformation — from independent vendor selection to UKG Pro implementation — after the client's legacy payroll system was discontinued, according to HRchitect. The engagement involved consolidating five separate time-collection systems and integrating UKG Pro with an existing SAP SuccessFactors Core HR environment.
OneSource Virtual (OSV) has struck a direct-sales partnership with Workday, allowing U.S. companies with up to 3,500 employees to bundle OSV's payroll administration and payroll tax services into their Workday platform via a single Workday agreement. The move expands OSV's distribution reach within the Workday ecosystem and gives mid-market HR buyers a more integrated payroll procurement path.
ESI PEO is reportedly advancing an agentic AI operating system spanning payroll, HR, benefits, compliance, and workforce management, according to EIN Presswire — though the announcement lacks concrete details on funding, named partners, or a formal product launch date. PEO buyers tracking AI-driven workforce platforms should watch for more substantive disclosures before acting on the claim.
Akash Patel has reportedly joined Westinghouse Electric Company as Director of Global Payroll, according to Hunt Scanlon Media, marking a senior leadership move in the payroll function of a major industrial firm.
Intermezzo has raised $10 million to build out its payroll infrastructure platform, signaling fresh investment activity in the core HR-tech stack layer that underpins workforce payments.
ADP has expanded its partnership with AWS to deepen AI capabilities across its HR and payroll platforms, signaling a continued push by a major HCM vendor to embed cloud-native AI into core workforce management workflows.
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