FINANCEOUTLOOKINDIAFEBRUARY, 20264Setting Benchmarks in Payroll Solutions Deliverability According to a credible report by Modor Intelligence, the payroll outsourcing market was valued at USD 12.44 billion in 2025 and estimated to grow from USD 13.21 billion in 2026 to reach USD 17.83 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 6.19% during the forecast period. If we look at it from India's lens, the market is poised for significant growth, steered by the growing numbers of Indian professionals, the dire need for cost efficiency for businesses, strict statutory compliance, and technology-enabled accuracy. Today, businesses seek relief from escalating compliance obligations, while the spread of remote work, and the steady pivot toward cloud-native human-capital platforms have been gaining momentum; further bolstering the payroll outsourcing viability. Furthermore, businesses today also seek real-time analytics, seamless time-tracking, and error-free tax filing to keep technology spending elevated.Given this situation at hand, it has paved the way for competent payroll outsourcing solutions providers who have shown their mettle in offering best-in-class solutions which are at par with the changing market dynamics and global benchmarks. Another noteworthy aspect that is hovering around the world of business is today's payroll professionals are evolving into strategic partners; thereby allowing internal HR teams to focus on core activities that revolve around talent acquisition, training, and employee engagement. Furthermore, outsourcing transactional work lets HR leaders redeploy budgets into strategic programs such as reskilling and employee-experience enhancements. While looking at it from a SMEs stand-point, it helps in keeping a nimble team to ensure optimal cost efficiency by keeping headcount minimal.Understanding the significant role played by payroll outsourcing solution providers, Finance Outlook India brings to you our meticulously crafted edition - `Payroll Outsourcing Special - 2026.' In this special edition, we will unveil some of the nitty-gritty that have been triggering the market growth while shedding light on the technological advancements, burgeoning trends and ever-changing regulatory aspects. Furthermore, we will also showcase a promising solutions provider - ADP - who have shown their mettle in offering best-in-class outsourcing solutions; carving a niche for itself in the market, today.Magazine Price is Rs. 150 per issuePrabhudutta A.R.N RayGM - Media & Graphic Designing VisualizerAlok ChaturvediPublisherMrigank SharmaDesign Teammarketing@financeoutlookindia.comVirupakshi PattarAnuprit SaiGM Sales & MarketingBusiness Development ManagerMagendran PerumalCirculation ManagerManaging EditorSamrat PradhanAssistant EditorShiwani PradhanEditorial Team Editorial Querieseditor@financeoutlookindia.comPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Biz Print Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Printed at Executive Prints - 113/7, Ground floor, Old madras road, Halasuru, Bangalore 560008 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2026 Biz Print Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher.Vol 4 · Issue 1 - 2 -FEBRUARY, 2026Ajay Sunny Manjunath VendanAdlin Pertishya JebarajViswanathan ALakshmi Prabha SSamrat PradhanManaging Editoreditor@financeoutlookindia.comVayshnavi P D
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