AI Agents, Automation, and Fintech: How Top Staffing Firms Will Scale Faster in 2026
Staffing firms in 2026 are under pressure to deliver more with fewer resources. Competition is heightened, client expectations are rising, and simply adding recruiters is no longer the answer. The firms that will win are those that harness AI, automation, and modern payments to scale smarter, faster, and more profitably.
Meet the Speakers
Atif Siddiqi
Founder and chief executive officer, Branch
Siddiqi is the founder and CEO of Branch, a workforce payments platform. After seeing technology for hourly workers had not changed since his first hourly job, Siddiqi founded Branch at technology incubator Idealab. He made the move from Los Angeles to Minneapolis, to participate in the inaugural class of the Techstars Target Retail Accelerator program in 2016, and has continued to grow the company in the Twin Cities.
Daniel Biondi
VP Product, Greenshades
Daniel has spent the past four years shaping the product vision and development at Greenshades, focusing on building intuitive, compliant payroll, tax, and HR solutions that make complex problems simple. Dedicated to product and team growth, he strives to design impactful tools while coaching teams to expand their skills.
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Curtis Starkey
Senior Research Analyst, SIA
Curtis Starkey is a senior research analyst at Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), joining the company in mid-2019. Starkey’s research coverage includes the information technology skill segment, SIA’s Pulse Survey and Buyer Survey, as well as other topics.
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