Payroll stories
Australian and New Zealand mid-sized firms will gain faster deployments and real-time people, payroll and finance insights from Workday GO.
Businesses can now test near-term liquidity without changing the ledger, as Xero's new planner uses bank history and manual entries to forecast cash.
Payroll headaches eased at Retail Apparel Group as Dayforce linked time and attendance with pay, cutting manual fixes and boosting morale.
Managers in retail, hospitality and healthcare could save hours as the AI tool automates rosters and timesheets while flagging breaches.
Employees can now handle leave, payslip and expense queries without leaving Microsoft 365, as Workday pushes HR and finance work into Copilot.
The tool could cut repetitive finance admin for accountants and small businesses, while keeping every automated step logged for compliance.
Errors in hourly workers' pay could be flagged sooner, as the new system analyses runs against five years of history before payday.
Licences and local leadership will underpin growth as crypto payments provider Confirmo targets a narrower, regulated field in Europe and the US.
The tie-up could speed adoption of workforce software among North American retailers and manufacturers seeking tighter payroll and scheduling control.
More than a quarter of owners fear the economy will worsen their strain as tax time and compliance pressures erode productivity and sleep.
Payroll teams face growing privacy risks as software providers increasingly reserve rights to use salary data to train AI models.
New staff are reaching work faster at Citycare after it linked HR, payroll and IT records, cutting manual fixes and improving visibility.
The UK firm said automated payment chases have also improved cash collection as more smaller businesses outsource day-to-day finance work.
Strong application growth and a push beyond startups helped Mercury secure new funding as it moves towards becoming a nationally regulated bank.
The UK fintech aims to speed customer checks in new markets while tightening controls on financial crime and fraud.
US mid-market firms get AI-driven finance, HR and construction tools in one platform, aimed at cutting manual work and improving visibility.
Australian employers could ease cross-border payroll and compliance burdens as Remote broadens access to its platform for partners and AI agents.
Cashback spending on Chexy is rising fastest among Canadians under 40, highlighting a shift towards immediate rewards on bills, rent and taxes.
Banks could lift deposits faster as the new software helps small firms move payroll, income and payments to fresh accounts within days.
Staff at FMG can now update leave and pay details in one place after the insurer replaced legacy HR systems with Workday.
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