Check, the leading embedded payroll infrastructure platform, is experiencing rapid growth in 2025, continuing a year of significant customer adoption, strategic partnerships, and growing influence in payroll and SMB ecosystems. In the first quarter alone, Check helped partners move nearly $1 billion in payroll volume tripling January 2024’s numbers—and supported the filing of hundreds of thousands of W-2s with an outstanding 99.9% success rate.
Driving Embedded Payroll for SMBs and Vertical SaaS
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Streamlining Payroll for SMBs:
Check empowers vertical SaaS and workforce management platforms serving small and medium-sized businesses by enabling tailored payroll products that reduce administrative burdens and improve accuracy. -
Seamless Integrations and White-Label Solutions:
The company’s white-labeled components and integrations across health benefits, retirement, insurance, and accounting accelerate time to market with minimal internal lift for partners. -
Strong Growth in Payroll Volume:
Since inception, Check has enabled over $8 billion in payroll earnings, with $4.1 billion processed in 2024 alone, reflecting the escalating demand for embedded payroll.
Expanding Leadership and Partner Ecosystem
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New Head of Sales and Partnerships:
Melissa Chambers joins Check, bringing extensive expertise in go-to-market strategies and channel growth, poised to deepen partner relationships and grow Check’s presence in key verticals. -
Partner Success Stories:
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Hourly migrated to Check’s infrastructure to support its expanding payroll services for hourly workers.
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SocialSchedules embedded payroll capabilities to improve scheduling and compliance for hospitality and shift-based businesses.
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Miter launched payroll in weeks, enhancing construction industry back-office operations.
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7shifts integrated payroll to boost restaurant scheduling and employee retention.
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Embedded Payroll: The Future of SMB Support
Andrew Brown, CEO and co-founder of Check, emphasizes that embedded payroll is the future for software and service companies supporting SMBs. By enabling partners to build revenue-generating, differentiated experiences, Check helps small businesses streamline payroll processes critical to the economy’s workforce.
With robust payroll volume growth, strategic partner expansions, and new leadership, Check is positioned to lead embedded payroll innovation throughout 2025 and beyond. Its focus on seamless integrations and partner enablement is helping platforms better serve the diverse needs of small and medium-sized businesses.
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