The five-month-long “Battle of the Payroll Bands” came to a quick conclusion today during the Closing General Session. The Iconics came out victorious, winning 90.1% of the audience votes, leaving the Paymaniacs in the dust.

The Congress Expo’s Payroll Technology Solutions Stage became the platform for various payroll companies to pitch their wares this afternoon. TBD, Immedis, rapid!Pay, and EPAY Systems all made presentations on the options employees have today to get paid.

As the Expo opened, a crowd gathered around the Workday-sponsored Learning Lounge took part in an animated discussion about taxation and mobile workforces.

Wednesday’s Expo Grand Opening had excited Congress participants loading up on bags to hold handouts and free tchotchkes, and everyone was pumped about their chance to win designer handbags. But those weren’t the only things they came for. Many attendees were shopping for the latest in payroll...

It probably isn’t much of a surprise that a panel of payroll professionals from around the world during Wednesday’s Luncheon told attendees that they share the same challenges—changes in government regulations.

The five-month “Battle of the Payroll Bands” challenge is now down to two bands.

Employees who get their televised entertainment on demand with Netflix and can summon an Uber ride in minutes expect and demand to access their paycheck information on their smart phones, an ADP executive said during today’s ADP Pre-Congress Luncheon session.