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Karbon launches beta Gusto integration for payroll workflows
Digital Transformation

Karbon launches beta Gusto integration for payroll workflows

Karbon launches beta Gusto integration to bring payroll deadlines, approvals and client tasks into its practice management platform for US firms.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week
Sage & PwC launch explainable AI for finance teams
Data Analytics

Sage & PwC launch explainable AI for finance teams

Sage and PwC unveil 'glass box' AI tools for finance teams as research shows 71% would reject systems that cannot explain outputs.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Xero opens Vancouver AI hub to boost North America
Software-as-a-Service

Xero opens Vancouver AI hub to boost North America

Xero expands its Canadian engineering footprint with a Vancouver hub focused on AI, the Accounting Engine and Anthropic integrations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week
Sage launches HCM platform for mid-market businesses
Digital Transformation

Sage launches HCM platform for mid-market businesses

Sage adds cloud HR and payroll tools to Intacct, with construction-specific features and an AI agent to help mid-market firms cut manual work.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Last month
Funlab expands Dayforce rollout across three countries
Digital Transformation

Funlab expands Dayforce rollout across three countries

Funlab extends Dayforce across Australia, New Zealand and the US, giving 2,500 staff one workforce system and cutting onboarding time by up to five days.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Accounting software faces AI rivals in bookkeeping shift
Data Analytics

Accounting software faces AI rivals in bookkeeping shift

Intuit's QuickBooks is under pressure as AI start-ups push automated bookkeeping, forcing accounting software to prove it can do more than digitise ledgers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Xero launches AI-native operating system for small firms
Digital Transformation

Xero launches AI-native operating system for small firms

Xero unveils AI-native finance platform and JAX assistant to cut admin for small firms, with accountants and bookkeepers also in line for gains.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
TransferMate & Cadana add payroll compliance layer
Fintech

TransferMate & Cadana add payroll compliance layer

TransferMate and Cadana partner to bring payroll providers a single API for salary disbursements and statutory remittances across more than 70 countries.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Humanforce launches Connect for frontline labour fulfilment
Software-as-a-Service

Humanforce launches Connect for frontline labour fulfilment

Humanforce broadens frontline labour platform with Connect, uniting agency management, private marketplaces and contingent workforce orchestration.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Stories from Other Regions

Payroll stories

HBHR launches HRGenie Auto amid payroll error fears
Software-as-a-Service

HBHR launches HRGenie Auto amid payroll error fears

HBHR launches AI-driven HRGenie Auto to cut payroll mistakes as survey finds UK workers may quit over repeated pay errors.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Last month
Employment Hero launches HeroForce UK employment model
Software-as-a-Service

Employment Hero launches HeroForce UK employment model

Employment Hero brings its managed employment model to the UK, promising SMEs lower compliance burdens as HeroForce handles payroll, tax and statutory duties.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
MYOB says AI-using SMEs are growing 2.8 times faster
Data Analytics

MYOB says AI-using SMEs are growing 2.8 times faster

MYOB data shows Australian SMEs using AI are expanding 2.8 times faster, as the software firm flags a widening adoption gap and skills shortage.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Last month
Employment Hero launches HeroForce to ease compliance burden
Human Capital Management

Employment Hero launches HeroForce to ease compliance burden

Employment Hero's HeroForce aims to cut Australia's compliance costs as employers wrestle with awards, payroll rules and rising administration burdens.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Dext adds payroll to UK payments product for Xero users
Software-as-a-Service

Dext adds payroll to UK payments product for Xero users

Dext expands UK payments platform with payroll, scheduled runs and credit note handling as it deepens ties to Xero users.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • Last month
Young workers overlook payroll as strategic career option
Digital Transformation

Young workers overlook payroll as strategic career option

Only 3% of 18- to 24-year-olds see payroll as strategic, as Cezanne HR warns of a recruitment and succession challenge for employers.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Last month
James Cook University signs 10-year TechnologyOne deal
EduTech

James Cook University signs 10-year TechnologyOne deal

James Cook University to unify key operations on TechnologyOne platform in decade-long deal aimed at boosting data, AI and efficiency.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month
Round raises USD $6 million to automate finance work
Digital Transformation

Round raises USD $6 million to automate finance work

London fintech Round lands USD $6 million and unveils workflow tools to cut repetitive treasury, payroll and payments work for finance teams.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month