On this episode of My Tech Story Africa, Alice Kanjejo sits down with Paul Kimani, CEO and co-founder of WorkPay, to explore the intersection of technology, financial inclusion, and dignified employment across Africa. Paul shares the remarkable journey of building HR and payroll infrastructure that spans over 30 countries, processing payments for hundreds of thousands of employees monthly from corporate offices to security guards receiving their first digital payment.The conversation reveals the complexity behind seemingly simple tasks: how do you ensure a worker in rural Angola gets paid the same day as their colleague in Nairobi? Paul explains that WorkPay isn't just solving a technical problem it's addressing a fundamental human need. This sacred responsibility drives every line of code his team writes.His entrepreneurial journey is refreshing. From his engineering background to navigating 50+ tax systems, from bootstrapping a dev shop to securing YC backing and investment from Mastercard, he doesn't sugarcoat the challenges.He discusses the realities of VC funding in Africa, the importance of finding the right co-founder through genuine relationship-building, and how AI represents opportunity rather than threat for those willing to adapt.The episode offers practical wisdom for aspiring founders while highlighting a larger truth: technology's real power lies not in automation alone, but in expanding access and restoring dignity to everyday work. Paul's story proves that African entrepreneurs can build world-class SaaS companies that solve uniquely African problems ,one payroll, one country, one empowered worker at a time.To keep up with Paul Kimani check out his LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-kimani/Check out :https://www.myworkpay.com/Shot at Kofisi square :https://kofisi.africa/kofisi-square-nairobi/

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