Paystack is a technology company solving payments problems for ambitious businesses. Our mission is to help businesses in Africa become profitable, envied, and loved.
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
Onyekachi Mbaike
Seike Ibojo
Ezra Olubi
Alexander Fasoro-Joseph
Stephen Amaza
Loknan Nanyak
Ibrahim Lawal
Fisayo Kolawole
Emmanuel Quartey
Awatt Bassey
Bolaji Akande
Shola Akinlade
Mohini Ufeli
King Makanjuola
Dipo Omobomi
Dapo Awobokun
Ayobami Olarewaju-Alo
Aminat Badara
Valentine Omorodion
Nzewi Somtochukwu
Ita Okponung
Eyitemi Egbejule
Chinonso Raymond
Damilola Olukini
Priscilla Ekhator
Temitayo Giwa
Lukman Bello
Sunday Okpokor
Amandine Lobelle
Tolulope Kalejaiye
Oloruntobi Allen
Bobby Adesuyan
Hezekiah Amaike
Akinade Adejumo
Omonehmie Okoeguale
Agba Oluchi
Samuel Adehoun
Tomi Adesina
Olushola Karokatose
Ifeoluwa Sobogun
Adedurin Samuel
Joel Bronkowski
Abiola Makanjuola
Tochukwu Ironsi
Osaro Aiwekhoe
Morounfoluwa Otubanjo
Damilola Odujoko
Jeffery Kaz Aninkorah
Michael Obi
Andrew Nduati
Remi Adeoye
Oluwaseeto Tanimola
Osayande Osaghae
Ibukun Agboola
Gertrude Abagale
Adesegun Adebayo
Busayo Aderibigbe
Olayide Ademeso
Damilola Egunjobi
Charity Gaya
Richard Korebrits
Sharon Wangari
Johnny Anteh
Tinuke Ayanbadejo
Dziram Papka
Oluwabukunmi Ige
Tosin Fawole
Keith Taurai
Caroline Muema
Damilare Stark
Lisa Toms
Mariam Omoyele
Kathleen Koninis
Jennifer Watkyns
Clint Claassen
Daniel Asoegwu
Anthony Bird
Niel De Villiers
Hazel Stuart
Moshood Sanni
Samuel George
Ingrid Ndlovu
Blaize Liebenberg
Linus Ndege Juma
Precious Emeka-Nwafor
Abimbola Sani
Rumbi Shoniwa
Philippus van der Merwe
Samson Oyaniyi
Ejiroghene Ori-Jesu
Greatness Okeremeta
Christina Elele
Oghenekome Akaka
Adedoyin Akande
Adeyemi Adenusi
Nana Adeku
Anointing Oloye
Vikaran Ubhi
Olawale Komolafe
Godfrey Maina
Dara Assim-Ita
Clarise de Klerk
Dorcas Smith
Mechiel Couvaras
Jemima Kenyanjui
Ugochukwu Nwaokike
Kayode Nubi
Oluwatosin Fatokun
Etienne Croecamp
Ramat Balogun
Kristin Clarke
Kwadwo Owusu-Agyeman
Valerie Egbuniwe
Oluwafemi Siji-Kenneth
Abigail Pretorius
Medard Ilunga
Chamir Bodasing
Michael Hanslo
Kunle Aladewolu
Falgu Shah
Toulu Akerele
Imtiyaaz Ganie
Peter John Welcome
Shabih Fatima
Alem Bello
Nefe Etomi
Onyinye Uche
Anthony Uche
Jocelyn Van Heerde
Caroline Hane-Weijman
Rag Sagar
Dhruv Baldawa
Richard Levey
Husayn Arah
Wesley Jordan
Brennon Hampton
Nike Adeleye
Samy Naayma
Omotola Adegboyega
Stefan Kruger
Wuraola Jegede
Idoko Ochai
Olaseike Ibojo
David Samson
Seyitan Ajuwape
Iyobosa Edo-Ojo
Loretta Adamu
Oyekunle Sobowale
Rian Botha
Olabanji Ajayi
Emmanuel Onyia
Yanis Sid-Lakhdar
Kemi Shonibare
Stella Ezea
Bongani Dube
Hayley Hopwood
Suresh Muddham
Shameema Hoosain
Josephine Mbire
Emmet Gaffney
Ikem Okonkwo
Jacqueline Mutero
Deji Awobokun
Patrick Onokwai
Tega Efeduma
Isabella Anwan
Sophia Okito
Christopher Gwanmesia
Omoruyi Ihiere
Felix Darko
Wareh Oweh
Alexander Edekhe
Benjamin Ayangbola
Thomas La Mendola
Robin Van Reenen
Aisha Salaudeen
Akin Akinpelu
Tobalase Akinyemi
Adekunmi Da-Silva
Chinwe Igwilo
Chinedu Nwankwo
Ekemena Emelereta
Nkem Abebe
Abimbola Alli
Sephiat Oniyangi
Arlo du Plessis
Ouda Wycliffe
Moshood Adepitan
Ondela Simakuhle
Ayodele Seriki
Fawaz Haroun
Temitope Agbaje
Uriel Awe-Obe
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. ❤️
Founded in the entrepreneurial city of Lagos, Paystack now serves ambitious teams across Africa. In October 2020, global payments company Stripe acquired Paystack to accelerate commerce across the continent.
126 Joel Ogunnaike, Ikeja GRA
This is the Paystack story as told through milestones
Stripe acquires Paystack to accelerate commerce across Africa
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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