• Deel has acquired global payroll solutions provider Safeguard Global’s payroll division, which processes more than 2.4m payslips per year across 140-plus markets. Safeguard Global’s entire payroll team will join Deel, combining their tools with Deel’s in-house HR, immigration and legal experts. Joint customers will gain access to Workday’s functionalities alongside Deel’s payroll and HR services. Safeguard Global’s payroll customers will gain access to Deel’s infrastructure, native payroll engines and expanded service offerings.

• Jobmatch Sweden has entered into a partnership with the Croatian tech company Thespian. The tech business will integrate Jobmatch Talent, an occupational psychology testing system, and Jobmatch Logiq, a cognitive ability test, into its offerings.