{"id":2064,"date":"2024-02-08T17:18:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aqqute.com\/blog\/?p=2064"},"modified":"2024-02-08T17:18:42","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T17:18:42","slug":"pade-handles-%e2%82%a611-billion-in-salaries-after-partnering-with-flutterwave-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aqqute.com\/blog\/2024\/02\/08\/pade-handles-%e2%82%a611-billion-in-salaries-after-partnering-with-flutterwave-in-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Pade Handles \u20a611 Billion in Salaries After Partnering with Flutterwave in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><b>Pade Handles \u20a611 Billion in Salaries After Partnering with Flutterwave in 2023<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2065\" src=\"https:\/\/aqqute.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/db648-pade-ibeto-mabel.jpeg?w=300&#038;h=181\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PHOTO CREDITS: GOOGLE IMAGES<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the world of startups, there&#8217;s one company that&#8217;s been making waves recently: Pade. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padehcm.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pade <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a startup that helps businesses with their HR functions, like managing payroll and onboarding new employees. Recently, Pade shared some exciting news on social media, and it caused quite a stir.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They revealed that in 2023, they processed a whopping <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padehcm.com\/yir-2023\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u20a611 billion <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(which is about $12 million) in salaries for their clients. That&#8217;s a huge amount of money! And get this \u2013 they did it for over 100 businesses, with a total of 6,500 employees. That&#8217;s a lot of people getting paid!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, if we do some math, we can see that the average salary across all the companies Pade works with is \u20a6240,000. That&#8217;s eight times Nigeria&#8217;s minimum wage! It&#8217;s clear that Pade is helping businesses pay their employees well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But here&#8217;s where it gets interesting: even though the average salary is \u20a6240,000, 60% of employees actually earn less than \u20a6150,000 per month. That means there are a lot of people out there who are working hard but not making a lot of money. On the other hand, 25% of employees earn more than \u20a6250,000 per month, which shows that some people are doing really well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pade has been growing really quickly since it started in 2022. In fact, the \u20a611 billion they paid out in 2023 was a 41.1% increase from the previous year. A big part of that growth came from signing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/techcabal.com\/2024\/01\/31\/pade-processed-%E2%82%A611bn-in-salaries-in-2023-after-landing-flutterwave-as-client\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flutterwave<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a major Nigerian company, as a client. Once they got Flutterwave on board, other big companies started using Pade too, like Famasi, Risevest, Max, and Dantata.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The founders of Pade, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/africa.businessinsider.com\/local\/leaders\/co-founders-lekan-omotosho-and-seye-bandele-pioneering-hr-tech-solutions-in-africa\/bgqdcgc\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seye Bandele and Lekan Omotosho,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> used to work in HR departments at big companies, so they know a lot about how HR works. They decided to build Pade to help other businesses with their HR needs. Their main product is a payroll software that businesses can subscribe to. They also help with things like paying taxes and pensions for their clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2066\" src=\"http:\/\/aqqute.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pade-founders-Ibeto-Mabel-300x163.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo credits: Google<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2023, Pade launched a new feature called Earned Wage Access (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.padehcm.com\/blog\/pade-launches-earned-wage-access\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EWA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">). This lets employees get some of their salary before payday, which can be really helpful if they need money urgently. Pade charged a small fee for this service, and they paid out \u20a63 million through EWA last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But offering EWA to employees came with its own challenges. Pade had to make sure they communicated clearly with employees so they understood how it worked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking to the future, Pade has some exciting plans. They&#8217;re working on a feature that will let employees save and invest part of their salary. They&#8217;re also building a tool for HR consultants and small business owners who need help with payroll.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pade has already raised $500,000 in funding, and they&#8217;re looking for more. They&#8217;ve been supported by programs like the Microsoft-backed FAST startup accelerator and Expert Dojo, an international startup accelerator. And they&#8217;re aiming to make $1 million in revenue in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So, it&#8217;s clear that Pade is doing some really interesting things in the world of HR. With their innovative products and fast growth, they&#8217;re definitely a company to watch out for in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pade Handles \u20a611 Billion in Salaries After Partnering with Flutterwave in 2023 PHOTO CREDITS: GOOGLE IMAGES In the world of startups, there&#8217;s one company that&#8217;s been making waves recently: Pade. Pade is a startup that helps businesses with their HR functions, like managing payroll and onboarding new employees. 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