Portico platform
A powerful platform.Underpinned by expertise.
One platform to manage & pay your entire global workforce — confidently, compliantly, and with ease.
Rated 5/5 by Gartner users
What You Can Do with the TopSource Portico Platform?
Pay anyone, anywhere
Manage payroll in over 130 countries
Pay teams in multiple countries with total accuracy and compliance. Our platform (supported by our global capability centre and expertise) handles local tax, social security, expenses, and benefits automatically — so your teams get paid right, on time, every time.
Dedicated HR Modules
Available in selected countries
From time & attendance tracking to leave management, Portico includes modular HR tools tailored to specific markets — so your HR function can flex and grow with you.
Employ anywhere – no entity required.
Employer of Record platform for over 180 countries
We take care of local employment contracts, benefits, compliance, and onboarding — so you can focus on growing your business, not your admin.
AI Expense Managment
Snap. Submit. Sorted.
Managing expenses doesn’t have to be tedious. With our AI-powered expense management, employees simply snap a picture of their receipt — and our intelligent engine automatically categorises, validates, and syncs it with payroll and finance systems.
No manual data entry. No chasing lost receipts. No human errors.
Your finance and HR teams save hours every week, while employees enjoy a frictionless experience.
It’s smart automation that truly pays off.
GPS Enabled Attendance
Time tracking and reporting made simple
Keep your global teams accountable and connected, wherever they work.
Our GPS-enabled attendance module gives you precise, location-based time tracking — ideal for hybrid, remote, or distributed workforces.
Employees can clock in and out from the app, while managers gain transparent visibility into attendance patterns and working hours.
It’s accurate, reliable, and fully compliant with local regulations on time and attendance — helping you manage productivity without micromanagement.
Custom API Integrations
We work where you work
TopSource’s Portico platform fits seamlessly into your existing ecosystem.
Our custom API connects effortlessly with the HR and business tools you already use — from applicant tracking systems (ATS) and human resource information systems (HRIS) to accounting platforms and reporting dashboards.
This means no double entry, no data silos, and complete visibility across your systems.
You get accurate, real-time information everywhere it needs to be — powering better decisions and a more connected workforce.
Fully customisable
A platform that works the way you need it to
Every organisation is unique — and your HR platform should reflect that.
Portico is designed to be highly configurable, so you can tailor it to your own policies, workflows, and benefits structures.
Need to set up country-specific leave entitlements, unique expense rules, or custom benefits packages?
No problem. Our team works with you to ensure the platform supports your processes, not the other way around.
As your organisation evolves, Portico evolves with you — scaling to meet new markets, new regulations, and new ways of working.
Intuitive platform & app
Easy for you and for your employees
At TopSource, we believe technology should enhance human expertise — not replace it.
When questions arise about payroll, employment law, or compliance, Portico connects you directly to our in-country specialists.
You won’t be sent to a chatbot or buried in a help article. You’ll get real advice from real experts, in real time.
That’s what sets us apart — we don’t just provide software; we provide the confidence and insight you need to make strong talent decisions..
Dedicated mobile app
Easy for you and for your employees
We’ve designed Portico with one goal in mind: make complex things simple.
Built with input from real HR and finance professionals, the platform speaks your language and adapts to how you actually work.
But it’s not just easy for you – it’s easy for your employees too. Whether on desktop or mobile – employees have easy access to payslips, leave requests, expenses, and attendance tracking — all in one simple, secure interface.
“Their expertise and understanding of the unique hiring, payment, and human resource practices in each country has been nothing short of outstanding. Our Client Success Manager, has done just that … ensured our success. Her availability and willingness to engage on a personal level has made all the difference.”
“Excellent service, especially from our account manager who has gone above and beyond to help us use the platform effectively. Our manager, significantly simplifies my workload. It is like having your own TopSource HR representative on your team.”
“TopSource has been our go-to resource for international hiring. They are responsive, thorough, respectful and knowledgeable. The Client Success team has provided us with the utmost customer service, and the more we use TopSource, the more, it gives us access to more resources and knowledge.”
With TopSource we were able to have employees hired or maintained in Nutreco without having to establish an entity in these countries for only 1–2 employees. I think most countries are covered by TopSource, so they can help us with almost all cases. Good advice on conditions and direct contact with employees. Invoicing done directly to the company. An easy process compared to hiring employees by ourselves
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Talent Acquisition
Find, hire & onboard the highly skilled team members you need in each locality.
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Entity Setup
Establishing & incorporate business entities overseas, ensuring a smooth entry into new markets
Read more Frequentlyasked questions
An Employer of Record (EOR) is a company that legally employs staff on your behalf in countries where you don’t have your own entity. The EOR holds the employment contract and handles payroll, tax and compliance, while you direct the employee’s day-to-day work. Companies use an EOR to hire quickly in new markets, employ remote talent where they have no presence, or convert contractors to employees — without setting up a local entity.
With an EOR, you retain day-to-day control while the provider handles legal and HR compliance. TopSource issues a locally compliant employment contract, manages onboarding and documentation, runs payroll and statutory filings, and administers mandatory benefits. Onboarding typically completes in 5–10 business days in established markets, giving your new hire a smooth start while you stay in control of their work.
Setting up your own entity can take three to nine months of registration, tax setup and legal work. An EOR removes that: you can hire compliantly in a new country in days rather than quarters, with work permits and visa sponsorship handled where required. This makes an EOR ideal for testing markets, hiring small teams, and scaling across multiple countries at once.
An EOR carries the legal responsibility of employment, protecting you from the main risks of hiring abroad: contractor misclassification, non-compliant contracts, payroll and tax errors, and breaches of local labour law. TopSource drafts compliant agreements, manages statutory deductions and benefits, handles notice periods and severance correctly, and keeps employee data compliant with local privacy rules — significantly reducing penalties and disputes.
Yes. Through EOR services, TopSource employs your full-time staff on locally compliant contracts and manages their payroll and benefits. Through our Contractor of Record service, we compliantly engage, verify and pay independent contractors — and can convert contractors to employees where local classification rules require it. Both are managed in one platform, so you stay compliant across every worker type.