Payroll

Payroll technology has moved far beyond basic wage calculations. Modern platforms automate tax withholdings, benefits administration, multi-jurisdiction filings, and real-time anomaly detection. We track the tools and trends making payroll faster, more accurate, and less manual for finance teams and practitioners worldwide.

Payroll Software for Accountants: How Firms Automate Client Payroll

Tom Radcliffe October 7, 2026

Payroll software for accountants must file a Full Payment Submission on or before every client payday, apply a £10,000 auto-enrolment...

AI in payroll transforming modern payroll management systems

AI in Payroll: The New Era of Payroll Management

Ingrid Patterson July 16, 2026

One in five US payroll runs contains errors. Each costs an average of $291 to fix. For a company with...

Warp payroll AI platform targeting the $40 billion payroll software market

Warp Eyes the $40 Billion Payroll Software Market

Tom Radcliffe July 15, 2026

Warp sells payroll software that runs without human operators. The New York startup processes pay across all 50 US states...

Zalaris AI cloud payroll platform automating multinational HR and payroll processes

Zalaris: The Nordic Firm Running Payroll for Multinational Workforces

Tom Radcliffe March 6, 2026

Payroll is the last major back-office function still waiting for its AI moment. While machine learning has reshaped lending, fraud...

PayFit cloud payroll and HR software serving 20,000+ European SMBs

PayFit: European Payroll and HR Platform Serving 20,000+ Companies

Sarah Huntington February 27, 2026

Nobody starts a company just because they are excited about payroll. But three Frenchmen who met during school looked at...

inside payroll professionals managing compliance deadlines and HMRC reporting issu

Inside Payroll: Navigating Compliance, Systems, and Data Challenges

Ingrid Patterson February 4, 2026

It is 4pm on the day before payday. Someone in HR has just updated an employee's bank details, but the...

Overview of Papaya Global’s payroll automation, cross-border payments, and workforce management platform

$440 Million and Counting: How Papaya Global is Reinventing Payroll Operations

Tom Radcliffe November 18, 2025

Last year's Super Bowl ad featuring chaotic ping-pong reached 114 million views and tripled traffic to the company's website. Now...

Top 5 HR Systems for Accounting Firms: Payroll, Compliance, and Automation

Sarah Huntington October 27, 2025

For accounting firms, payroll season can feel like navigating a minefield. Between overtime calculations, compliance reporting, and onboarding new staff,...