--- title: Floatpays provides financial lifeline for the employed | ITWeb description: The fintech firm empowers thousands of local employees struggling to make ends meet due to the COVID-19 crisis, by providing employee financial support. image: https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pMpjF_XinePf2noVUCTdANx6jTVc1n5koX7jOEtGvzvGtSA1exqcr8f6D1nXAd3wLEkHyQ641NoUPkM8twTRZdk=w816-h428.jpeg --- [![vast.png](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hs-fs/hubfs/ObscureLogo-02.png?width=1000&height=354&name=ObscureLogo-02.png "vast.png")](http://www.obscuretech.net) Open main menu Close main menu - [Technology Partners](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/technology-partners) Open the submenu - [BeyondTrust](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/beyondtrust) - [Cybereason](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/cybereason) - [Forescout](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/forescout) - [Gytpol](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/gytpol) - [Netskope](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/netskope) - [OKTA](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/okta) - [OneTrust](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/onetrust) - [Palo Alto Networks](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/palo-alto-networks) - [Pentera](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/pentera) - [Proofpoint](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/proofpoint) - [Radware](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/radware) - [RiskIQ](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/riskiq) - [Rubrik](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/rubrik) - [Splunk](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/splunk) - [Tenable](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/tenable) - [Trend Micro](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/trend-micro) - [Obscure Blog](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog) - [About Us](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/about-us) - [Contact Us](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/contact-us) # Floatpays provides financial lifeline for the employed [ITWeb](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/author/itweb) [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/rxp3jqbmq1wma2ye) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/rxp3jqbmq1wma2ye) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/rxp3jqbmq1wma2ye) ![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pMpjF_XinePf2noVUCTdANx6jTVc1n5koX7jOEtGvzvGtSA1exqcr8f6D1nXAd3wLEkHyQ641NoUPkM8twTRZdk=w816-h428.jpeg) ![Simon Ward, founder and CEO of Floatpays.](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/pMpjF_XinePf2noVUCTdANx6jTVc1n5koX7jOEtGvzvGtSA1exqcr8f6D1nXAd3wLEkHyQ641NoUPkM8twTRZdk.jpeg) Simon Ward, founder and CEO of Floatpays. South African fintech firm [Floatpays](https://www.floatpays.co.za/) says it has empowered thousands of local employees struggling to make ends meet due to the COVID-19 crisis, by providing employee financial support. Established by fintech guru Simon Ward in 2019, Floatpays says it is shaking up the financial services industry by allowing organisations to provide employees with access ACCESS [![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/SqwidNet-logo_xl-Sep-18-2023-05-36-37-3444-PM.gif)](http://adx.itweb.co.za/adclick.php?bannerid=27044&zoneid=0&source=&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sqwidnet.com%2F&ismap=) [Driving innovation through IoT. Sqwidnet can give you the tools to bring your ideas to life. 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[![Click Here](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/axizintel120x250-Sep-18-2023-05-36-01-4147-PM.jpg?width=120&height=250&name=axizintel120x250-Sep-18-2023-05-36-01-4147-PM.jpg "Click Here")](https://ad.itweb.co.za/adclick.php?bannerid=49744&zoneid=0&source=&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2F5a0948f9a5db%2Fintel-make-an-intelligent-choice) ![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/adlog-Sep-18-2023-05-31-16-2058-PM.php) Since its commercial product launched publicly in July, the fintech firm says it has been on-boarding employers through its cloud-hosted technology platform, leveraging a large number of the services available on the Amazon Web Services platform. The launch followed a successful six-month pilot programme with a select number of local employer partners. ##### See also ## [Yoco, SmartWage help merchants provide salary advances](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/content/WnpNgq2KPQOvVrGd) ## [Online financing platform offers R1bn SME funding](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/content/KzQenMj8pVjvZd2r) Floatpays competes with [SmartWage](https://www.smartwage.co.za/) and [Level Finance](https://www.levelfinance.co.za/), which have developed a fintech platform that enables employees to track their daily earnings and offers access to a portion of their salaries, when they need it. According to Ward, around 77% of South Africans are struggling financially due to the COVID-19 crisis. What’s more, 86% of these consumers are concerned about their ability to pay their current bills and loans, with 21% planning to borrow money from family and friends, 8% opting to take out personal loans and 19% having no idea how they will pay. “Debt not only impacts a person struggling to make their payments, but those around them too – including their employers. Floatpays acts as a technology partner for employers and a financial enabler for employee benefits. “While employers might consider providing financial assistance to help their employees climb out of the debt hole, this can lead to harming employee relations and have potential cost ramifications should the employee be unreliable with repayments, or worse, disappear with the money.” The Floatpays platform consists of iOS and Android apps for smartphone users, and a USSD solution for feature phone users. After an employer signs up with Floatpays, the company provides free integration with the employer's payroll system, to fully on-board an employer. The technology automatically integrates INTEGRATES [![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/gen2software-logo_xl-Sep-18-2023-05-36-27-7374-PM.gif)](http://adx.itweb.co.za/adclick.php?bannerid=27042&zoneid=0&source=&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gen2sa.co.za%2F&ismap=) [Budgeting tools that you can ACTUALLY use. See the difference.](http://adx.itweb.co.za/adclick.php?bannerid=27042&zoneid=0&source=&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gen2sa.co.za%2F&ismap=) ![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/adlog-Sep-18-2023-05-31-13-4048-PM.php) with the business payroll software to produce payslips that reflects transactions. “We then upload employee information in a secure POPI-compliant data security service. Next, we help employers configure the rules on how their employees can access the Floatpays solution and their earned wages. From this point on, we offer full customer support (in-app chat, telephone and e-mail support) for all employees using Floatpays.” The company says it takes a small percentage of each transaction fee paid when employees withdraw earned wages via the Floatpays platform. South African-born Ward has worked globally for the past 20 years, gaining experience in scaling and exiting large fintech and e-commerce companies in the UK, Europe and SA. He has worked for various firms, including Play.com (acquired by Rakuten), Moonpig.com, Photobox (acquired by Exponent Private Equity and Electra Partners) and Prodigy Finance. “In future, Floatpays is looking to establish its employee benefits platform here in SA before looking to expand into other similar African country ecosystems where informal lending and high debt spirals are a problem for African workers,” he concludes. ### Leave a Comment ## Related Articles [![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/St9SjCppXwvfO-_yszydJLqFGbAaROBeSpayt7eqxHjUWeKON80C4kaEo9109uAUPbX36JLDbAwcDyPbxYsWiLg=w816-h428.jpeg)](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/o1jr5mx9dkbqkdwl) ### [Altron retrenches 600 employees, pays them R19m](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/o1jr5mx9dkbqkdwl) [ITWeb](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/author/itweb) [Read More](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/o1jr5mx9dkbqkdwl) [![](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Plo0jK34StGHXJwi9s_xTsB2jTTfZLbtU7KdfOI6Andzox6zGveaokFAz4x9mwNmXucjxQfYAI8ADHGJj8xWu_Y=w816-h428.jpeg)](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/dgp45ma6ordqx9l8) ### [SA firms ill-prepared to reskill workforce for 4IR](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/dgp45ma6ordqx9l8) [ITWeb](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/author/itweb) [Read More](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog/office/obscuretechnologies/content/dgp45ma6ordqx9l8) #### About - [Privacy Policy](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/privacy-policy) - [Company Documents](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/company-documents) - [Blog](https://hubspot.obscuretech.net/blog) - [Contact Us](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/contact-us) #### Find Out More - [Training](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/training) - [Vendor](https://obscuretech-6344971.hs-sites.com/technology-partners) [info@obscuretech.net](mailto:info@obscuretech.net) [+27 12 941 2032](tel:0129412032) Block B, Unit 2, Top Floor, Southdowns Office Park, 21 Karee Street, Irene, Centurion, 0157 [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/obscuretech/) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/12905777/) [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/obscuretechsa) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/obscuretech) © 2021 Obscure Technology (Pty) Ltd. 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