Paystack is a technology company solving payments problems for ambitious businesses. Our mission is to help businesses in Africa become profitable, envied, and loved.
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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
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
Charles Idem
Ayobami Olarewaju-Alo
Aminat Badara
Valentine Omorodion
Simileoluwa Afolabi-Jombo
Nzewi Somtochukwu
Naomi Amobi
Ita Okponung
Eyitemi Egbejule
Kennedy Offor
Chinonso Raymond
Tomilola Aiyepola
Damilola Olukini
Priscilla Ekhator
Kika Osiagwu
Temitayo Giwa
Segun Ayeni
Wale Santos
Lukman Bello
Ademola Adegbuyi
Sunday Okpokor
Arinze Okeke
Amandine Lobelle
Tolulope Kalejaiye
Oloruntobi Allen
Bobby Adesuyan
Fatima Olofu
Hezekiah Amaike
Aliu Ifedayo
Timothy Nkenu
Akinade Adejumo
Omonehmie Okoeguale
Agba Oluchi
Samuel Adehoun
Tomi Adesina
Olushola Karokatose
Ifeoluwa Sobogun
Adedurin Samuel
Joel Bronkowski
Abisola Oni
Temitope Olaleye
Abiola Makanjuola
Tochukwu Ironsi
Osaro Aiwekhoe
Morounfoluwa Otubanjo
Damilola Odujoko
Moyosore Abudu
Jeffery Kaz Aninkorah
Michael Obi
Selcuk Cigir
Bankole Oluwafemi
Andrew Nduati
Remi Adeoye
Oluwaseeto Tanimola
Ebuka Ugwu
Idoko Ochai
Wuraola Jegede
Omotola Adegboyega
Stefan Kruger
Samy Naayma
Nike Adeleye
Brennon Hampton
Wesley Jordan
Husayn Arah
Osayande Osaghae
Ahmed Sattar
Ibukun Agboola
Tobi Lufadeju
Gertrude Abagale
Samar Agrawal
Majida Safadi
Adesegun Adebayo
Busayo Aderibigbe
Olayide Ademeso
Darya Samusevich
Kadidia Niangado
Damilola Egunjobi
Charity Gaya
Somendra Tyagi
Ayotunde Adeyemi
Richard Korebrits
Sharon Wangari
Johnny Anteh
Tinuke Ayanbadejo
Muhammad Tahir
Dziram Papka
Oluwabukunmi Ige
Hari Kiran
Tosin Fawole
Keith Taurai
Innocent Isichei
Caroline Muema
Damilola Omoyiwola
Fabien Kervarrec
Yasmine Fadel
Damilare Stark
Lisa Toms
Mariam Omoyele
Sachin Verma
Kathleen Koninis
Jennifer Watkyns
Clint Claassen
Daniel Asoegwu
Joe Kinvi
Bolaji Adebisi
Nisha Inarman
Anthony Bird
Oyekunle Sobowale
Saurabh Taneja
Ngozi Erondu
Niel De Villiers
Hazel Stuart
Moshood Sanni
Srinivasarao Repala
Samuel George
Caleb Mathew
Ingrid Ndlovu
Blaize Liebenberg
Linus Ndege Juma
Precious Emeka-Nwafor
Abimbola Sani
Amanda Dakouré
Rabecca Hichilo
Rumbi Shoniwa
Philippus van der Merwe
Samson Oyaniyi
Ejiroghene Ori-Jesu
Greatness Okeremeta
Christina Elele
Oghenekome Akaka
Stephen Mutua
Sheena Ganatra
Adedoyin Akande
Adeyemi Adenusi
Rosemary Igwebuike
Nana Adeku
Anointing Oloye
Vikaran Ubhi
Motunrola Bisi-Afolabi
Ifeyinwa Jide-Ebeogu
Olawale Komolafe
Amala James
Godfrey Maina
Dara Assim-Ita
Clarise de Klerk
Parth Setya
Edmund Ekott
Dorcas Smith
Mechiel Couvaras
Jemima Kenyanjui
Henri Huet
Lola Agabalogun
Ugochukwu Nwaokike
Alicia Klassen
Roch Lionel Mbankeu
Sonu Puthukudi
Suyashkant Srivastava
Ruth Efue
Emy Makakalala
Justin Guedes
Kayode Nubi
Sreekanth Pulakkatt
Betre Gizaw
Oluwatosin Fatokun
Ope Adedeji
Etienne Croecamp
Ramat Balogun
Kristin Clarke
Kwadwo Owusu-Agyeman
Valerie Egbuniwe
Shweta Yadav
Jessica Franks
Oluwafemi Siji-Kenneth
Ejiro Esigbone
Abigail Pretorius
Medard Ilunga
Ali Taylor
Chamir Bodasing
Jesutofunmi Falade
Michael Hanslo
Ibiniyi Obikoya
Eniola Fadare
Byron Polley
Kunle Aladewolu
Falgu Shah
Toulu Akerele
Imtiyaaz Ganie
Peter John Welcome
Nathan Stasin
Seyi Adeleke
Stephanie Robinson
Jayashree Patil
Shabih Fatima
Zephia Ovia
Alem Bello
Nefe Etomi
Ravi Ramachandran
Ishmael Sibisi
Tamas Annok
Onyinye Uche
Ahmed Omer
Anthony Uche
Phillip Ittmann
Chidinma Nwogbo
Ruan Van Ryhn
Jocelyn Van Heerde
Caroline Hane-Weijman
Christine Snyders
Rag Sagar
Chris Dabnor
Diné Bennett
Cyril Shonibare
Dhruv Baldawa
Naman Kamra
Richard Levey
Olaseike Ibojo
David Samson
Seyitan Ajuwape
Iyobosa Edo-Ojo
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 has become an African story — designed and built by a global team of kind, smart people.
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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