株式会社ペイロール and QueryPie Enter into a Technology Partnership in AI Security
株式会社ペイロール and QueryPie Enter into a Technology Partnership in AI Security
— Collaborating on security and data integration technologies for the safe and rapid deployment of AI services —
(August 5, 2025, QueryPie Japan合同会社)
株式会社ペイロール (Head office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Tetsuya Yuasa; hereinafter, “Payroll”) and QueryPie, Inc. (Head office: California, USA; CEO: Brant Hwang), which provides an integrated data governance platform, together with its Japanese subsidiary QueryPie Japan合同会社 (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative: Keizo Arinobu; hereinafter, “QueryPie”), are pleased to announce that they have agreed to a technology partnership in the fields of AI and security.
Under this partnership, Payroll will leverage QueryPie’s security, access control, and data governance technologies, as well as its expertise in AI integration, in developing AI-powered business efficiency solutions. Through this collaboration, the companies aim to accelerate innovation in HR and payroll operations by enabling the launch of safer and more reliable AI services.
As part of this partnership, QueryPie will provide the following support to Payroll.
- Provision of security solutions and related knowledge
- Sharing insights on the latest AI integration trends
- Provision of an implementation support system, including the dispatch of specialized personnel
Through this partnership, Payroll aims to achieve the following outcomes.
- Build a development and operational foundation for secure generative AI, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and AI agent services
- Improve efficiency and sophistication across its services through AI transformation
- Accumulate and utilize the latest AI knowledge internally
- Establish a framework aimed at increasing current development productivity fivefold and reducing costs by 30%
Payroll is accelerating the rollout of AI services through new initiatives, including AI integration with the cloud talent management system “Kaonavi,” announced in June 2025. (※1) This partnership is intended to strengthen security and governance for such advanced initiatives.
【Comments from Company Representatives】
株式会社ペイロール President and Representative Director Tetsuya Yuasa
“We look forward to elevating our extensive operational know-how into even greater value through AI in Japan’s payroll operations, where highly complex and advanced requirements are demanded. By combining outsourcing and AI as two driving forces, we aim to bring innovation to the HR and labor domain in the technology field as well, and to build a DX/AX foundation that supports corporate growth.”
QueryPie, Inc. CEO Brant Hwang
“It is a great honor to collaborate with Payroll, one of Japan’s leading BPO companies, in the fields of AI and security. We are confident that by combining our platform with Payroll’s deep operational expertise, we can create unprecedented added value.”
QueryPie Japan合同会社 Representative Keizo Arinobu
“We are pleased to support the creation of a robust, production-ready framework for Payroll’s AI strategy by leveraging QueryPie’s security, access control, and auditing capabilities. Through this partnership, we will work together to build an implementation model for AI × governance in the Japanese market.”
※1 Reference link: https://www.payroll.co.jp/Payroll-WRDPRS/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/20250630_kaonavi.pdf
【Company Overview】
■ About 株式会社ペイロール
Established on April 1, 1989. Since its founding, the company has primarily provided BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) services for payroll operations to large enterprises, and currently manages payroll processing for 260 companies and 1.12 million employees (as of the end of March 2024). Payroll’s general-purpose payroll processing service, “HR BPaaS,” integrates its proprietary cloud HR and payroll software with payroll calculation BPO services. It is characterized by both high flexibility and scalability, accommodating each customer’s unique and complex payroll calculation logic while promoting the standardization of operations common to all customers. In Japan, where the labor force is shrinking, Payroll aims to become a soft infrastructure company that handles the highly specialized operational work carried by HR departments, supporting an environment in which HR teams can focus more on strategic work.
- Address: 5-6-52 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo, NBF Toyosu Canal Front
- Representative: President and Representative Director Tetsuya Yuasa
- URL: https://www.payroll.co.jp/
■ About QueryPie
Founded in Silicon Valley, USA in 2016. Beginning as a data security solution provider, QueryPie now offers an integrated security control hub spanning AI, cloud infrastructure, SaaS, and on-premises environments. QueryPie provides security capabilities that enable unified access control and auditing for all critical enterprise IT systems in one place, including databases, systems, Kubernetes, and web applications, and complies with major international security standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, and ISO 27001/27701. More recently, it launched the AI security automation platform “QueryPie AI Hub” and is also working to establish new security standards for the AI era. By creating a new digital standard that delivers security and governance across all connections, and with backing from prominent investors including Salesforce Ventures, the company is rapidly expanding its business, particularly in Japan, the United States, and Southeast Asia.
- QueryPie, Inc.
- Address: Santa Clara, California, United States
- Representative: CEO Brant Hwang
■ QueryPie Japan合同会社
- Address: 15F, Toranomon Hills Business Tower, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Representative: Keizo Arinobu
- URL: https://www.querypie.com/ja
【Contact for inquiries regarding this matter】
- QueryPie Japan合同会社 Public Relations
- Email:pr@querypie.com