Papaya Global, the workforce payments fintech, has officially announced the launch of Papaya Global Academy, which is an industry-first video seriesdesigned to invite people and organizations to be more strategic about payroll. According to certain reports, the stated academy basically provides you with a free, ungated curriculum, covering an accessible way for payments and payroll professionals to enhance their skills and knowledge, while simultaneously driving greater value for their companies. More on the same would reveal how academy has around 21 courses, encompassing 85 expert-led lessons, lessons where it covers essential topics and best practices, such as The CFO’s Guide to Negotiation. Spearheaded by Harvard professor Eugene B. Kogan, this course basically provides you with insight into the elements and best practices around negotiations so to achieve better outcomes for all the parties involved. Next up, we have a dedicated course for How to Avoid Employee Misclassification. This one will be delivered by Lev Rich, Director of Legal Affairs at Papaya Global, who is going to explain to students different types of workers and the financial and legal risks of misclassification. Moving on to a course documenting How AI can Drive Payroll and Payments, it will be provided by Amit Levy, Senior Vice President of Product at Papaya Global. In essence, it will explore the way AI can make the payroll and payments process easier, as well as the parts of the process where AI may be less beneficial.
“Being leaders of our industry comes with a responsibility to both educate and innovate,” said Zvika Liblich, Chief Strategy Officer of Papaya Global. “Papaya Global’s investment in the creation of this Academy reflects our deep commitment to supporting payroll professionals worldwide.”
Another course we cannot close without mentioning asks the all-important question of Will Payroll be Obsolete by 2030? Here, you will have Papaya Global CEO Eynat Guez presenting the vision for how technology will transform payroll and open doors for strategic decision-making.
“With the launch of Papaya Global Academy, we want to create a stronger payroll ecosystem – looking beyond our own business to build a community of managers and in turn empower organizations to be more strategic,” said Eynat Guez, Co-Founder and CEO of Papaya Global. “As the workforce becomes increasingly global, payroll has become even more complex. There is a clear need for paving a new process, which this curriculum offers in both scale and depth.”
Although slightly different in what they bring to the table, each of the stated courses is structured to deliver practical, real-world advice, ensuring that learners gain actionable insights applicable to diverse organizational settings. Furthermore, the curriculum’s flexibility enables professionals at various stages of their careers to customize their learning journey as per their specific interests and professional development goals.
Founded in 2016, Papaya Global happens to be the first ever SaaS solution focused on solving the complexities of global payroll & payments on one fintech platform and the only global payroll provider licensed to hold and transfer funds internationally. You see, with AI’s help, the company is able to consolidate, and at the same time, automate payroll and payments operations to seamlessly connect HR and Finance tech stacks. Papaya Global’s excellence in what it does can also be understood once you consider it has already been named NetSuite International Partner of the Year, a Leader in NelsonHall’s NEAT Matrix, and is recognized by top tier publications including Inc, Forbes, and CNBC. The company’s credentials are further, to a great extent, helped by its esteemed clientele, which is currently made up of customers like E-Toro, SentinelOne, Soda Stream, Contentsquare and others, all spanning across 160+ countries worldwide.
