Paystack is a technology company solving payments problems for ambitious businesses. Our mission is to help businesses in Africa become profitable, envied, and loved.
Live merchants in Nov 2018
Payments collected in Oct 2018
Paid out to merchants in Oct 2018
Paystack builds technology to help Africa’s best businesses grow - from new startups, to market leaders launching new business models.
We make it easy for businesses to accept secure payments from multiple local and global payment channels, and then we provide tools to help you retain existing customers, and acquire new ones.
As makers and business owners ourselves, we’re inspired by a vision of millions of exceptional businesses across the continent who’re profitable, envied, and loved. We believe that in our lifetimes, businesses in Africa will routinely go toe to toe with the best companies on the planet, and win. Building that world gives us purpose, every day.
We’re a diverse, close-knit team on an adventure to build something enduring, while learning something new, every day.
Oyinda Aina
Wale Eseyin
Khadijah Abu
Olumide Ojo
Tomi Odusanya
Onyekachi Mbaike
Seike Ibojo
Opemipo Aikomo
Ezra Olubi
Alexander Fasoro-Joseph
Abdulrahman Jogbojogbo
Stephen Amaza
Loknan Nanyak
Adeyinka Adewuyi
Gbadebo Oyelakin
Ibrahim Lawal
Babafemi Aluko
Fisayo Kolawole
Emmanuel Quartey
Awatt Bassey
Bolaji Akande
Abiola Showemimo
Shola Akinlade
Mohini Ufeli
King Makanjuola
Kharis Izevbizua
Ijeoma Opara
Ibukun Awosika
Dozie Godwin
Dipo Omobomi
Demilade Olaleye
Dapo Awobokun
Christian Jacob
Charles Idem
Ayobami Olarewaju-Alo
Aminat Badara
Abimbola Oyeyiola
Valentine Omorodion
Simileoluwa Afolabi-Jombo
Nzewi Somtochukwu
Naomi Amobi
Ita Okponung
Eyitemi Egbejule
Kennedy Offor
Chinonso Raymond
Tomilola Aiyepola
Damilola Olukini
David Samson
Priscilla Ekhator
Kika Osiagwu
Temitayo Giwa
Segun Ayeni
Glory Okubo Ori-Jesu
Wale Santos
Lukman Bello
Ademola Adegbuyi
Sunday Okpokor
Arinze Okeke
Amandine Lobelle
Tolulope Kalejaiye
Oloruntobi Allen
Nicholas Kajoh
Bobby Adesuyan
Fatima Olofu
Hezekiah Amaike
Oluwatobi Fasipe
Aliu Ifedayo
Timothy Nkenu
Akinade Adejumo
Omonehmie Okoeguale
Agba Oluchi
Samuel Adehoun
Tomi Adesina
Olushola Karokatose
Ifeoluwa Sobogun
Adedurin Samuel
Joel Bronkowski
Jubril Olambiwonnu
Abisola Oni
Temitope Olaleye
Abiola Makanjuola
Tochukwu Ironsi
Osaro Aiwekhoe
Morounfoluwa Otubanjo
Seyitan Ajuwape
Damilola Odujoko
Moyosore Abudu
Tiku Okoye
Jeffery Kaz Aninkorah
Michael Obi
Chibuzo Okolo
Selcuk Cigir
Bankole Oluwafemi
Kuassi Kumako
Andrew Nduati
Remi Adeoye
Oluwaseeto Tanimola
Opeyemi Onikute
Michael Heider
Ekene Agu
Ebuka Ugwu
Idoko Ochai
Wuraola Jegede
Omotola Adegboyega
Stefan Kruger
Samy Naayma
Nike Adeleye
Alice Tomdio
Brennon Hampton
Wayne Potgieter
Wesley Jordan
Husayn Arah
Richard Levey
Naman Kamra
Dhruv Baldawa
Cyril Shonibare
Diné Bennett
Mallick Bolakale
Chris Dabnor
Rag Sagar
We’re a deeply mission-driven company, and these are the core ideas we return to when we make decisions.
Share your work often. Openly seek critique. Have the difficult, honest conversation as soon as possible. Get it off your chest
Simplify - refine ideas until they’re easy to explain. Say exactly what you mean. Take care to confirm that you’ve been understood
Love your teammates and our customers (even when they make it hard). Bring positive vibes. Be generous with "thank you” and “sorry.” Lift people up with respect and empathy. Take care of yourself
Remember that merchants are trusting you with their livelihoods. Please give this responsibility your very best. Don’t pass the buck - take ownership of your responsibilities, think three steps ahead, and follow through. Be a domain expert your team can rely on. Deliver consistent excellence, and require it from others.
See every situation as a learning opportunity. Experiment and make new mistakes. Strive to get a little better at something, every day
Find the joy in everything :). This thing is bigger than all of us. Celebrate the wins, and cherish both the lessons, and the people we’ll meet along the way. Be brave. Banish fear. Have fun. ❤️
Paystack is entirely designed and built in the dynamic, entrepreneurial city of Lagos!
126 Joel Ogunnaike, Ikeja GRA
This is the Paystack story as told through milestones
For the first time, Paystack processes over 10 billion Naira (~$27.5 million) in a single month
Paystack raises $8 million Series A led by Stripe, together with Visa, and follow-on investment from Tencent and Y Combinator.
For the first time, businesses who aren’t yet formally registered are able to get started with online payments with Paystack
For the first time, Paystack processes over 1 billion Naira (~$3 million) in a single month
Paystack introduces the ability for customers to pay with only a bank account number
Paystack raises $1.3 million from local and international investors, including Tencent, Comcast Ventures, and Ventures Platform
Paystack comes out of beta!
Paystack becomes the first Nigerian company to be accepted into the Y Combinator, the tech startup accelerator where companies like Dropbox and Airbnb were incubated
Paystack is founded by Shola Akinlade and Ezra Olubi, software developers and longtime friends
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