Built from the reality of global payroll delivery

Certino is not a payroll provider, it's the calculation layer that payroll providers, tax advisors and mobility teams rely on to deliver with confidence.

Global expatriate payroll is difficult not because the rules are unclear, but because delivery is fragmented. Inputs vary by provider, calculations are reworked multiple times, and responsibility is pushed downstream to payroll teams who inherit risk without control.

Certino was created to change that model.

Rather than acting as another payroll provider or advisory layer, Certino sits upstream of payroll and tax delivery. It consumes standardised inputs, applies consistent country specific calculation logic, and produces payroll ready outputs that downstream teams can rely on with confidence.

The company was founded in 2017 by Richard McBride, following more than 25 years leading global mobility and employment tax programmes for multinational organisations. First hand experience running these processes at scale exposed the operational strain, compliance risk and cost inefficiency created by spreadsheet driven workflows and duplicated calculation effort.

Certino was built as a technology led solution to remove that burden. One calculation layer, designed by practitioners, that enables faster delivery, lower risk and consistent outcomes across countries, policies and providers.