What is a global payroll solution?

A global payroll solution is a platform or service that manages compliant employee compensation across multiple countries from a centralized system. It handles salary calculations, statutory contribution deductions, tax withholding, currency disbursement, and regulatory reporting for each jurisdiction where employees are based — without requiring a separate payroll process per country. For APAC teams, this means a single system handling CPF in Singapore, EPF in Malaysia, SSS in the Philippines, and MPF in Hong Kong simultaneously.