Built for Nigerian businesses

Run payroll in minutes. Pay your team with confidence.

Paydem helps businesses automate payroll, pay employees and contractors on time, and manage workforce payments from one secure platform, with flexible funding Options as wells as latest DirectPay feature.

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Trusted by 50+ companies

Professional using payroll and payments on mobile

Payroll run

April salaries

99% complete

Total

₦10.4m

Employees

128

DVA funded

₦20.7m

Amina Yusuf₦680,000Paid
Tola Martins₦420,000Queued
Bisi Adewale₦390,000Paid
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Processed Monthly

0+

Companies

0.0%

Uptime

0+

Employees Paid

Why teams switch

Payroll should not depend on late nights, scattered files, or manual approvals.

Our mission is straightforward: help every organization treat payroll as a promise—paid correctly, on schedule, and with respect for the people behind the numbers. Paydem is built to make that promise easier to keep.

Business professional reviewing finance on a tablet

The old way

Manual spreadsheets
Missed paydays
Compliance errors
No employee visibility

The Paydem way

Automated payroll runs
Scheduled & instant payments
Built-in compliance
Employee self-service records

Platform

Built for organizations that pay many people often

From growing SMEs to complex enterprises, we focus on the same outcome: payroll you can stand behind. Schools, churches, hospitals, and service businesses use Paydem to run payroll with clarity, accountability, and room to scale.

Payroll automation view with scheduled runs and totals

Run repeat payrolls without spreadsheet risk.

Manual and automatic payroll runs
Reusable payroll templates
Employee and contractor payouts
Approval-ready audit records

How it works

From setup to payday in three clear steps

Your vision drives the business; reliable payroll keeps your people engaged. Paydem handles the operational heavy lifting so you can lead with confidence.

Step 1

Set up your company & add employees

Create departments, add salary details, and invite employees into a clean self-service experience.

Step 2

Configure salary & payroll schedule

Define earnings, deductions, approvals, and recurring dates that match how your team gets paid.

Step 3

Run payroll and employees get paid instantly

Review and approve each run, with a full trail of funding and payouts so finance, HR, and leadership stay aligned.

Social proof

Loved by HR teams across Nigeria

Paydem gave our finance team confidence that payroll can scale without adding more manual reconciliation.

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Aisha Bello

Head of People, Kwara Foods

Pricing

Simple plans for every payroll stage

Starter

For small teams moving payroll out of spreadsheets.

₦10,000/mo

+ ₦500/employee/month (1-20 staff)

Billed monthly

Unlimited payroll runs per month
Employer DVA account for payroll funding
SMS notifications (up to 3 per employee per month)
Basic analytics
Email support
Employee payslip and payroll history access
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Growth

For growing employers that need automation and controls.

₦20,000/mo

+ ₦450/employee/month (21-100 staff)

Billed monthly

Everything in Starter
DirectPay (direct debit mandate)
Loan management
Advanced analytics & reports
Scheduled payroll (auto-run)
Priority support
Optional loan and employee wallet workflows
API access (basic)
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Enterprise

For multi-team companies with deeper integration needs.

₦50,000/mo

+ ₦350/employee/month (100+ staff)

Billed monthly

Everything in Growth
Dedicated account manager
Custom integrations
SLA guarantee (99.9% uptime)
Full API access + webhooks
Multi-branch / multi-company
Custom reporting
Custom payroll funding and DirectPay support
White-label option
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Trust and compliance

Trust is not optional—it is the product.

Paydem treats payroll data as a duty of care. Role-based access, encrypted transmission, audit logs, and disciplined admin workflows help Nigerian organizations protect employees, satisfy regulators, and answer stakeholders with clarity.

SOC 2

Controls built for finance, HR, and executive review.

ISO 27001

Controls built for finance, HR, and executive review.

NDPR Compliant

Controls built for finance, HR, and executive review.

256-bit Encryption

Controls built for finance, HR, and executive review.

Purpose-built payroll

Ready to run payroll you are proud of?

Join employers who chose a partner—not just software—for accurate paydays, happier teams, and finance operations that scale.