HR tech landscape July 2025 | HR & Payroll Technology Specialists

Although Out of Offices are on as summer holidays, the HR tech landscape is still heating up. Strategic acquisitions, powerful partnerships, awards being won and new products getting launched are what this month's all about. Below, we break down the key updates from some of the biggest names in the industry. 

Dayforce, BambooHR & Workday 

Three familiar industry names — Dayforce, BambooHR, and Workday — topped the 2025 Talent Management Rankings, recognising their continued innovation in delivering tools that support hiring, onboarding, and employee growth. 

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BambooHR 

In addition, BambooHR teamed up with TalentLMS to release a new survey on onboarding trends, revealing significant generational differences in expectations, as well as opportunities for AI to streamline and personalise the onboarding experience. 
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Occupop is now Cezanne Recruitment 

Occupop has a new name: Cezanne Recruitment. The recruitment software platform, which Cezanne acquired earlier this year, will now operate under this new name while providing the same trusted ATS, hiring tools and support. 

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Workday 

Workday has been busy strengthening its ecosystem: 

• Compa has announced a Workday-certified integration, bringing real-time compensation benchmarking directly into the Workday platform. 

• Workday also made headlines in a Diginomica interview with Evisort CEO, highlighting how AI-driven innovation in Workday’s tools is shaping both enterprise strategy and workforce experiences. 

🔗 Compa Integration 
🔗 Evisort + Workday 

HiBob 

It’s been a month of leadership expansion for HiBob: 

• Sophie Chesters has joined as Chief Marketing Officer, bringing extensive experience scaling tech brands. 

• Mike Ettling (CEO of Unit4) has joined HiBob’s Board of Directors, adding significant enterprise SaaS expertise to support the company’s next growth phase. 

🔗 HiBob CMO Appointment 
🔗 HiBob Board Appointment 

Papaya Global 

Papaya Global continues to lead in the global payroll and workforce payments space: 

• Papaya Payments Academy launched this month — the first free, on-demand training hub dedicated to workforce payments. 

• A new partnership with Worksome aims to revolutionise the $2 trillion contingent workforce market, helping enterprises better manage and pay freelancers and contractors. 

• Citi has joined forces with Papaya to enhance its global payments ecosystem, expanding secure, compliant cross-border payment capabilities. 

🔗 Papaya Payments Academy 
🔗 Papaya + Worksome 
🔗 Papaya + Citi 

QuickBooks Payroll 

QuickBooks Payroll has been named Best Payroll Software for 2025 by Expert Consumers. This recognition reflects the platform’s continued focus on delivering user-friendly, cost-effective payroll tools for SMEs. 

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IRIS Software Group 

IRIS Software Group has appointed Jason Dies as its new Chief Executive Officer. Dies brings extensive experience from leading technology companies and will drive IRIS’ mission to provide transformative payroll and HR software to UK and international clients. 

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ClickUp 

ClickUp has launched Brain Max, its latest AI-powered platform upgrade, designed to combat “AI sprawl” and transform how work gets done by consolidating tools and workflows in one intelligent workspace. 

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Final Thoughts 

July has been all about big moves in payroll, AI-driven onboarding, and strategic partnerships. From Papaya Global redefining workforce payments to HiBob strengthening its leadership team, it’s clear that HR tech providers are racing to deliver smarter, more connected solutions. If you’re wondering how your own HR tech stack measures up, explore our Digital HR Maturity Quiz and find out what stage your organisation is at.