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Smarter payroll for growing businesses

As your business grows, is your payroll system keeping up—or slowing you down?
Payroll is more than just routine salary processing — it’s essential to business operations, fostering employee satisfaction, and supporting the sustainable growth of your business. Yet, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore still rely on manual processes or outdated tools. These approaches often lead to avoidable errors, compliance risks, and inefficiencies that can hold businesses back — while also demanding significant time and resources.

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Posted 22/04/2025

Effective payroll management goes beyond payslips and statutory filings. It ensures employees are paid accurately and on time, supports compliance with CPF and IRAS regulations, and helps reduce operational risks. When managed inefficiently, payroll can quickly become a recurring burden for HR and Finance teams who are often already stretched thin—especially as the business scales and complexity increases.

The hidden costs of inefficient payroll

While manual payroll processes may seem manageable at first, they often carry hidden costs that accumulate over time. Errors in salary calculations, CPF contributions, or tax filings can lead to employee dissatisfaction, compliance issues and potential penalties. Staying up to date with ever-changing regulations adds further pressure — especially when workflows are not automated. Disconnected systems across HR, attendance, and payroll means more time spent on data entry, increased admin workload and a risk of oversight. Ultimately, these inefficiencies make it harder to maintain accuracy and control, leaving less time for strategic work that really matters and making it more difficult for businesses to scale with confidence.

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Access EasyPay Evo: Designed for Singapore’s SMEs

Intuitively designed for Singapore’s SMEs, Access EasyPay Evo is more than just a payroll tool — it’s a smarter, integrated solution built to streamline payroll and HR processes. With automation, compliance, and scalability at its core, it supports growing businesses with a platform that evolves alongside their needs. Recognised as the Best Payroll Software at the HR Vendors of the Year Awards Singapore, Access EasyPay Evo has earned the trust of over 18,000 businesses across the region.

Key features:

  • Automated payroll processing: Reduce manual work, minimise errors, and save valuable time by automating repetitive payroll tasks.
  • Guaranteed payroll compliance: Access EasyPay Evo is specifically tailored to meet the statutory requirements in Singapore as well as across multiple Asia Pacific countries, including Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions and Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) tax filings
  • Third Party App Integration: Connect to 250+ third-party apps to centralise business data and streamline workflows. Create custom dashboards, gain insights, and visualise your data from your connected Access products in one secure platform.
  • User-friendly interface: Intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing HR and finance teams to work more efficiently.
  • Automated updates: With Access EasyPay Evo, you can be confident that your payroll system is always up to date with the latest tax rules and labour laws.
  • Data security: To keep your sensitive payroll data secure, The Access Group hosts our own data centres and leverage decentralised network defense systems that shield your information from unauthorised external access.

Book a demo with our team for a personalised walkthrough of the features and benefits of Access EasyPay.

Whether you're managing a lean team or planning for growth, Acces EasyPay Evo scales effortlessly to support your growth and make payroll and HR management a seamless, and empowering experience.

 

Introducing the next-generation of EasyPay: EasyPay Evo

Achieve more with EasyPay Evo, our AI-driven payroll management software. Using the latest AI technology, Access Evo is embedded into the heart of EasyPay delivering a host of new capabilities to provide efficiency to your daily tasks and simplify menial process, giving you the freedom to do more of what’s important.

  • CoPilot – Our private and secure AI assistant that quickly fetches your payroll data, provides intelligent insights and suggesting actions with just one query. Whether you need help with HR policies, financial insights, or composing smart email suggestions, CoPilot brings you the right answers in an instant.
  • Feed – A personalised feed of tasks that aggregates notifications, tasks, and updates from across your Access products that understands your role and the tools you use. Feed automatically manages your priorities to keep you focused on what matters most.
  • Analytics – Fetches data across from across your Access software, from Finance to HR and Payroll. Previously siloed data is now unified for deeper insights, with custom dashboards and reports you can build and share.
  • Spaces – Customised collaborative dashboards you can configure to your team’s needs. Track your progress from every angle, with dynamic overviews and relevant applications that keep everyone moving forward.
  • Mobile – Manage your payroll and HR tasks on the go with our mobile app. Access your Access products anytime, anywhere — complete tasks directly from your personalised Feed or tap into CoPilot for instant insights, all from the palm of your hand.

As AI continue to shape the future of work, more businesses in Singapore are recognising its potential to transform their operations. In a recent poll, we asked SMEs about their plans to adopt AI in their organisations. The results reveal a clear shift: companies are increasingly open to intelligent tools that enhance efficiency, simplify processes, and deliver tangible value.

Survey results of users in organisations with plans to utilise AI

Real-life benefits

With Access EasyPay Evo, the impact is immediate and impactful. Payroll processing becomes faster and more accurate, freeing up valuable hours and allowing your team to focus on more strategic tasks. It helps reduce administrative burden and risk through:

  • Automation that minimises costly errors and ensures deadlines are met
  • Peace of mind when it comes to compliance with CPF, IRAS, and other statutory regulations
  • Streamlined data communication that effortlessly funnels your employee management modules data through our reliable interface
  • AI-powered insights from your digital assistant enable intelligent decision-making, reducing the time spent searching for information or menial tasks
  • Elimination of repetitive tasks and fragmented systems
  • Improved efficiency and control, enabling your team to shift from manual work to strategic initiatives

The result? A more efficient and reliable payroll experience — and a team that’s empowered with the freedom to do more.

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Scaling with confidence

Growth is a sign of success — but it also brings new layers of complexity. Whether you’re onboarding new employees, managing operations across multiple locations, or supporting remote and hybrid teams, Access EasyPay Evo is built to scale with you. Designed to easily accommodate the growing needs of your business, its cloud-based platform offers the flexibility to access your payroll data from anywhere while ensuring that you always have access to the latest features and remain compliant with evolving tax regulations. This is especially valuable when managing distributed teams or expanding regionally. With enterprise-grade security measures in place, you can trust that your sensitive data remains safe, protected, and fully compliant. By reducing administrative load and enhancing control, Access EasyPay Evo helps your HR and finance team stay agile and efficient, giving you the confidence to scale and concentrate on what truly matters – growing your business further in Singapore’s bustling landscape.

Learn more about EasyPay Evo plans >>

Conclusion

Payroll management is a foundational aspect of any business’ operations, but managing payroll doesn’t have to be a monthly challenge. For Singapore’s SMEs, choosing the right payroll system is essential to staying ahead in a fast-paced, competitive environment. With the right solution in place, you can streamline your payroll processes, stay compliant with evolving regulations, and free up time to focus on growing your operations. From automation to integration, Access EasyPay Evo takes the complexity out of payroll and HR management, giving you greater control, confidence and peace of mind.

Ready to transform your payroll? Discover how Access EasyPay Evo can help. Book an Access EasyPay Evo demo today!


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