--- title: Chat with Experts About the Future of Payroll Technology description: "Join the American Payroll Association (APA) for our upcoming #PayNews chat as we discuss current and future technologies that may impact your role as a payroll professional on Thursday, April 9 at 3 p.m. EDT." image: http://ag-apa.org/images/default-source/default-album/twitterchat.jpg?sfvrsn=ed931eb5_0 --- [![soc-fb](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_fb.svg "soc-fb")](https://www.facebook.com/American-Payroll-Associations-Chapter-Relations-877434285724525/) [![soc-in](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_li.svg "soc-in")](http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1051077&trk=anet_ug_grppro) [![soc-tw](https://blogs.payroll.org/hubfs/ct-23-assets/footer-icon_tw.svg "soc-tw")](https://twitter.com/APAChapters?lang=en) - [Home](https://blogs.payroll.org/chapter-leaders) - [About](https://blogs.payroll.org/about) - [Connect](https://blogs.payroll.org/connect) - [Resources](https://blogs.payroll.org/resources) ![23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo.png?width=1300&name=23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo.png "23-PayNewsNow-Horiz-Logo") [![26 PayrollOrg®RGB-NoTag long](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/26%20PayrollOrg%C2%AERGB-NoTag%20long.jpg?width=1300&name=26%20PayrollOrg%C2%AERGB-NoTag%20long.jpg "26 PayrollOrg®RGB-NoTag long")](https://payroll.org/) ![](https://blogs.payroll.org/hs-fs/hubfs/PayrollOrg_Swirl.jpg?width=35&name=PayrollOrg_Swirl.jpg) Custom URL No Widget: By [PayrollOrg Staff](https://blogs.payroll.org/pay-news-now/author/apa-staff) on Apr 6, 2020 9:00:00 AM # Chat with Experts About the Future of Payroll Technology Join the American Payroll Association (APA) for our upcoming #PayNews chat as we discuss current and future technologies that may impact your role as a payroll professional on **Thursday, April** **9** at **3 p.m. EDT.** The hour-long discussion will be hosted by Karen Settembrino, CPP, Principal Applications Engineer at Oracle, Tricia Benjamin, Senior HR/Payroll Technology Consultant at HR Works, and Kristin Johnson, CPP, Senior Payroll Consultant LE PATT at Workday. The three chat hosts are members of APA’s [**SPTLF Emerging Technologies Subcommittee**](https://ebiz.americanpayroll.org/ebusiness/community/committeemembers.aspx?CommitteeID=38&_ga=2.62117806.387727501.1585586168-1499536717.1583959924), which communicates information about contemporary and emerging technologies to the APA membership. During the hour-long conversation, experts and your payroll peers will discuss the following questions: **1.** In light of what is happening in the world, what technology have you been using that could be perceived as a future technology for payroll? For example, the use of conference apps such as Zoom or file sharing apps such as Google Docs **2.** Do you think mobile technology creates greater capabilities in a decentralized environment?  For example, being able to approve time cards through the telephone or being able to run and manage payroll activity from a phone or tablet. **3.** Working from home has presented a number of challenges for the payroll department. In what ways can Artificial Intelligence assist in making payroll processing easier? **4.** Digital transformation is the buzzword that has been in the industry for a while. What does that terminology mean to you? **5.** How do you see Robotic Process Automation (RPA) enhancing your payroll processing? **6.** How can data analytics help you streamline your payroll processing and management? **7.** Are you considering a move to a cloud-based system? Why or why not? **8.** How do you see daily pay being incorporated into your current processing and do you envision offering daily pay in the future? **9.** Do you foresee immediately available funds transmissions, like Zelle and Venmo, having an impact on paying employees? **10.** How do you see the gig economy impacting your payroll administration? 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