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WORKPAY AND KWARA TO OFFER STREAMLINED HR AND PAYROLL SERVICES TO SACCOS IN KENYA
Digital banking FinTech start-up Kwara has partnered with Workpay to provide Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies ( SACCOs ) in Kenya with human resource management and payroll processing solutions .
The partnership will enable SACCOs to automate their Human Resource ( HR ) processes as a complimentary service to Kwara ’ s products i . e ., core banking , online and mobile banking and open API service .
Through the partnership , SACCOs will be able to carry out seamless payroll processing into SACCO accounts and enjoy access to an HR module for efficient management of their staff . This will conveniently allow them to manage their HR functionalities such as time and attendance , leave management , payroll processing , compliance and performance management for their employees .
Cynthia Wandia , Co-founder and CEO , Kwara , said : “ We are constantly seeking to offer SACCOs a complete package to run their operations .
Our partnership with Workpay is in line with our ambition to build the infrastructure that connects SACCOs and their members to existing infrastructure . We are excited for this next step in getting SACCOs a fully integrated , digital operating system ."
Paul Kimani , Co-founder and CEO , Workpay , added : “ Our goal is to aid African SMEs in their growth by providing them with tools that bring efficiency in their people operations . SACCOs are important financial institutions to millions of people in Africa and what Kwara is doing with them resonates with our mission at Workpay .”
This partnership is a strategic initiative to drive the digitisation of SACCOs through leveraging on both Kwara ’ s and Workpay ’ s proven strengths in the digital banking and HR space . x www . intelligentcxo . com
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