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Intermezzo raises $10M for payroll infrastructure - Axios
HR Technology

Intermezzo raises $10M for payroll infrastructure - Axios

Intermezzo, a payroll infrastructure startup, has secured $10 million in new funding to expand its platform. The raise highlights continued investor appetite for modernising the foundational layer of the HR-tech stack that powers workforce payments.

Sep 10, 2026
Lockheed Martin Advances Workforce Transformation with SAP SuccessFactors Solutions
Talent Acquisition Technology

Lockheed Martin Advances Workforce Transformation with SAP SuccessFactors Solutions

Lockheed Martin has gone live on a comprehensive SAP SuccessFactors cloud HCM suite — spanning Employee Central, Payroll, Recruiting, and Onboarding — consolidating HR operations for its approximately 123,000 employees and decommissioning legacy systems, with the unified data layer cited as a foundation for the company's broader AI workforce strategy.

Sep 10, 2026
HR Leadership & Executive Moves

Ascensus Appoints Edward Greene as Chief Human Resources Officer - PR Newswire

Ascensus, a retirement and benefits services firm, has named Edward Greene as its new Chief Human Resources Officer. No further details — including Greene's background, prior employer, or strategic mandate — were disclosed in the company's announcement.

Sep 9, 2026
ADP Partners with AWS to Accelerate AI-Powered Innovation in Human Capital Management - HRTech Series
ADP

ADP Partners with AWS to Accelerate AI-Powered Innovation in Human Capital Management - HRTech Series

ADP has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) aimed at accelerating AI-powered innovation across its Human Capital Management platform. According to the source report, the alliance represents a deeper cloud-infrastructure commitment intended to speed up product development for enterprise HR buyers. Specific deal terms, financial details, and named product deliverables were not disclosed in the available information.

Sep 9, 2026
Venture Capital

UK-Headquartered HiBob Secures $166M Investment Led by Salesforce to Build Organizational Intelligence for the AI Enterprise; Round Undisclosed

HiBob secured a $166M investment led by Salesforce, with Farallon Capital Management participating. The company is positioning Bob as an Organizational Intelligence layer, using trusted workforce context to make AI agents and enterprise dec

Sep 1, 2026
Venture Capital

Checkr Acquires Truv, Expanding Into a $45 Billion Identity and Verification Market

Checkr has acquired Truv, expanding its AI-powered verification platform into government benefits eligibility while strengthening mortgage verification. Truv’s network reaches 96% of the U.S. workforce; Checkr serves 140,000+ customers glob

Aug 18, 2026
HotNews

Workday Surges on Reported Silver Lake Takeover Talks: A New Test for SaaS in the AI Era

A reported takeover approach has suddenly put Workday at the center of one of the largest potential enterprise software transactions in years. Reuters reported on August 13 that technology investment firm Silver Lake has been in discussi

Aug 14, 2026
Company News

HireQuest Q2 Profitability Surges as Staffing Market Shows Signs of Recovery

HireQuest reported Q2 2026 revenue of $8.1M, up 6.0% YoY. Excluding the MRINetwork divestiture, revenue grew 16.6% and system-wide sales rose 6.9%. Net income reached $2.7M, while Adjusted EBITDA increased to $4.6M. GOOSE CREEK, S.C.

Aug 10, 2026
Company News

Paylocity FY2026 Revenue Reaches $1.771 Billion as Net Income Rises 18.8% and AI Strategy Accelerates

Paylocity closed fiscal 2026 with double-digit growth, stronger profitability, and an expanded product strategy spanning HR, Finance, and IT. Fourth-quarter revenue rose 11.0% year over year to $444.7 million, while recurring and other reve

Aug 5, 2026
Venture Capital

Deel Surpasses $1.5B ARR With 15th Acquisition, Embedding Clarity’s Deepfake Defense Across Global Hiring

Deel has acquired AI cybersecurity company Clarity in its 15th acquisition after surpassing $1.5B in ARR. Clarity’s deepfake detection and identity verification will connect candidate screening, onboarding, device provisioning, and workforc

Aug 3, 2026
Company News

ADP Reports $21.95 Billion in Fiscal 2026 Revenue as AI Adoption Accelerates Across HCM, Service, and Sales

ADP closed fiscal 2026 with broad-based growth across revenue, earnings, client retention, and AI-enabled product adoption. Full-year revenue increased 7% to $21.95 billion, while net earnings rose 8% to $4.41 billion. Adjusted EBIT reached

Jul 29, 2026
Venture Capital

New York-Based Harmony Raises $34M Seed Round to Reinvent Employee Support with AI Agents

Harmony , a New York-based AI platform for enterprise employee support, has raised $34 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners. Hitachi Ventures, Fin Capital, Mercer Ventures, Operator Partners and several angel investors

Jul 29, 2026
Product News

Paylocity Launches Ignite AI Agents Across Payroll, Recruiting and Workforce Analytics

Paylocity launched Ignite AI, a platform-wide suite of AI agents for payroll, recruiting, time, workforce insights and data quality. A centralized Ignite AI Hub lets organizations control active agents, monitor adoption and measure producti

Jul 21, 2026
Company News

Workday Announces Rising 2026: Where Agentic HR and Agentic Finance Take Center Stage October 12-15 in Las Vegas

Workday Rising 2026 will take place Oct. 12–15 in Las Vegas, bringing together 30,000+ in-person and digital attendees. The event will feature 400+ sessions on agentic HR, finance, IT, product innovation, customer use cases, demos, and hand

Jul 21, 2026
Signal Labs Acquires BrassRing to Build an Enterprise System of Attention on 25 Years of Talent Data
Venture Capital

Signal Labs Acquires BrassRing to Build an Enterprise System of Attention on 25 Years of Talent Data

Signal Labs has acquired BrassRing, combining SignalOS™ with 25 years of talent outcome data across 172 countries and 42 languages. The platform will flag roles likely to stall, identify promising candidates and surface internal...

Jul 16, 2026
CoAdvantage and PrimePay Launch CoAd, Unbundling Traditional PEO Services for the First Time
Company News

CoAdvantage and PrimePay Launch CoAd, Unbundling Traditional PEO Services for the First Time

CoAdvantage and PrimePay have launched CoAd, a unified payroll, HR and PEO brand serving 17,000+ clients and processing over $15B in annual payroll. Its modular model lets employers access co-employment without being required to...

Jul 14, 2026
DecisionHR Acquires Minnesota-Based PEO Paymasters to Expand Midwest HR Outsourcing Presence
Venture Capital

DecisionHR Acquires Minnesota-Based PEO Paymasters to Expand Midwest HR Outsourcing Presence

DecisionHR, a Coalesce Capital portfolio company, has acquired Minnesota-based PEO Paymasters, expanding its HR outsourcing and PEO footprint across the Midwest and strengthening its presence in the Upper Midwest. Coalesce Capital has over $1.8B...

Jul 9, 2026
Paylocity Acquires AI-Native Leave Management Platform Aidora to Expand HCM Compliance Automation
Venture Capital

Paylocity Acquires AI-Native Leave Management Platform Aidora to Expand HCM Compliance Automation

Paylocity has acquired Aidora, an AI-native leave management compliance software company, to strengthen its HR platform with more automated, employee-friendly leave administration. Announced on July 9, 2026, the transaction adds a natural language interaction...

Jul 9, 2026
Corestream Secures Strategic Investment from Lightyear Capital to Accelerate Product Innovation and Platform Expansion
Venture Capital

Corestream Secures Strategic Investment from Lightyear Capital to Accelerate Product Innovation and Platform Expansion

Lightyear Capital has made a strategic investment in Corestream, a voluntary benefits and employee savings technology platform. Founded in 2006, Corestream serves over 6M employees and reconciled more than $500M in payroll premiums in...

Jul 7, 2026
Warp Raises $60M Series B to Challenge Workday, Rippling, and ADP in AI-Native Payroll Compliance
Venture Capital

Warp Raises $60M Series B to Challenge Workday, Rippling, and ADP in AI-Native Payroll Compliance

Warp has raised $60M in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures, with Peak XV, Sound Ventures, Y Combinator, and HOF Capital participating. The AI-native startup automates payroll, onboarding, tax compliance, IT management, benefits...

Jun 25, 2026
Chuhai.tips Launches HR Services in China to Help Global Companies Connect with Trusted Local HR Service Providers
Company News

Chuhai.tips Launches HR Services in China to Help Global Companies Connect with Trusted Local HR Service Providers

Chuhai.tips has introduced HR Services in China, a dedicated service entry point helping global companies connect with trusted China-based HR service providers across EOR, payroll, recruitment, employment compliance, benefits, HR outsourcing, and workforce operations....

Jun 25, 2026
Paychex Reaches $6.512B in FY2026 Revenue as Paycor Integration and WISE AI Engine Drive Momentum
Company News

Paychex Reaches $6.512B in FY2026 Revenue as Paycor Integration and WISE AI Engine Drive Momentum

Paychex reported FY2026 revenue of $6.512B, up 17%, with adjusted operating income rising 19% to $2.815B. Q4 revenue increased 12% to $1.606B, supported by Paycor integration and growth across Management Solutions, PEO, insurance, and...

Jun 24, 2026
Linc Raises €8.5 Million to Build the AI-Native Payroll Platform France’s Payroll Professionals Have Been Waiting For
Venture Capital

Linc Raises €8.5 Million to Build the AI-Native Payroll Platform France’s Payroll Professionals Have Been Waiting For

France-based payroll software company Linc has raised €8.5M to accelerate its AI-native platform for accounting and payroll firms. Founded in 2024, Linc now reports 68 firms in production and 100+ payroll, HR, accounting and...

Jun 23, 2026
Niural Launches Niural AI Labs and Expands Series A to $52 Million for AI-Native Payroll and Benefits
Venture Capital

Niural Launches Niural AI Labs and Expands Series A to $52 Million for AI-Native Payroll and Benefits

Niural, the AI-native platform for global payroll, benefits, payments, and compliance, has launched Niural AI Labs and expanded its Series A to $52 million. The company positions the Lab as a “neolab for finance,”...

Jun 23, 2026
Singapore-Based Global Payroll and HR Platform BIPO Secures US$50M Investment from Apis Partners to Expand Across 170+ Markets
Venture Capital

Singapore-Based Global Payroll and HR Platform BIPO Secures US$50M Investment from Apis Partners to Expand Across 170+ Markets

Apis Partners has invested US$50 million in BIPO to accelerate the Singapore-headquartered company’s global expansion, disciplined M&A strategy, AI roadmap, and embedded financial services capabilities. BIPO, described as Asia Pacific’s leading payroll payment processing...

Jun 17, 2026
Paylocity Launches Paylocity Retirement, Integrating 401(k) Administration into Payroll and HR
Product News

Paylocity Launches Paylocity Retirement, Integrating 401(k) Administration into Payroll and HR

Paylocity (NASDAQ: PCTY) has launched Paylocity Retirement, embedding Vestwell's retirement technology directly into its HCM platform. Employers can manage payroll, HR, and retirement plans in one system, while employees gain access to 401(

Jun 11, 2026
UKG Adds Agentic Orchestration to Connect Workforce Intelligence with Frontline Execution
Company News

UKG Adds Agentic Orchestration to Connect Workforce Intelligence with Frontline Execution

UKG introduced agentic orchestration to its AI-first Workforce Operating Platform, adding Workforce Intelligence Hub and Dynamic Workforce Operations. New capabilities include Operational Benchmarks, Fully Loaded Labor Cost, Real-Time Workf

Jun 8, 2026
Cegid Acquires Shine to Build Europe’s First AI-Powered Financial and HR Hub for SMBs
Venture Capital

Cegid Acquires Shine to Build Europe’s First AI-Powered Financial and HR Hub for SMBs

Cegid has completed its acquisition of fintech unicorn Shine, creating Europe’s first fully integrated AI-driven financial hub for SMBs and accountants. The combined company now serves 1M+ SMBs, 15,000 accountants, operates across 7 Europea

Jun 8, 2026
Workday Launches New Tools for Developers to Build, Connect, and Verify AI Agents For HR, Finance, and IT
Product News

Workday Launches New Tools for Developers to Build, Connect, and Verify AI Agents For HR, Finance, and IT

Workday unveiled three major AI agent capabilities at DevCon 2026: Developer Agent, Agent-Ready Tools, and Agent Passport. Developers can now build HR and finance agents using natural language in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Cline, and Googl

Jun 2, 2026
London-Based Global Employment and Payroll Platform RemotePass Raises $17.4M Series B Led by EBRD Venture Capital
Venture Capital

London-Based Global Employment and Payroll Platform RemotePass Raises $17.4M Series B Led by EBRD Venture Capital

RemotePass raised $17.4M in Series B funding led by EBRD Venture Capital, with participation from 500 Global, Oraseya Capital, 212 VC, Access Bridge Ventures, and Khwarizmi Ventures. The platform now supports 35,000+ workers across 150+ cou

May 20, 2026
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