Papaya Global, the company reshaping workforce payments, today announced the appointment of Tomer Amitai as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
The appointment comes as Papaya Global enters a new phase of expansion, deepening its leadership in global payments, strengthening its contingent workforce solutions, and scaling support for enterprise organizations. Amitai’s extensive background in corporate finance, strategy, and capital markets positions him to lead Papaya through its next quantum leap of growth and innovation.
He brings more than two decades of leadership experience in finance and operations. He has led financial organizations through large-scale transformation and global expansion, with deep expertise in M&A, risk management, and investor relations. Prior to joining Papaya Global, he held senior leadership roles at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, including SVP of Corporate Treasury, where he managed global risk, capital strategy, and financial planning. Most recently, Amitai served as Chief Financial Officer of Natural Intelligence, an Israeli-based global internet company, leading its significant growth and scale-up during the past few years.
“Papaya is entering a powerful stage of growth. We’re expanding our global payments infrastructure, mastering contingent workforce management, and supporting the world’s leading enterprises,” said Eynat Guez, Co-founder and CEO of Papaya Global. “Tomer’s proven track record in scaling global organizations and navigating complex financial landscapes makes him the ideal partner to help take Papaya to the next level.”
In his new role, Amitai will oversee all aspects of Papaya Global’s finance organization, including financial strategy, planning and analysis, treasury and risk management, and global operations, supporting the company’s mission to enable organizations to manage and pay their global workforce with transparency, compliance, and efficiency.
“I’m excited to join Papaya Global at such a pivotal time,” said Amitai. “Papaya’s vision to transform global workforce payments and empower organizations with a unified platform is incredibly compelling. I look forward to contributing to the company’s continued growth and global impact.”
Papaya Global is the platform for global workforce, helping leading enterprises to pay workers compliantly in the local currency of 160+ countries. After having revolutionized payroll by automating manual processes, Papaya is now the first SaaS company to offer its own licensed payments platform, in partnership with J.P. Morgan.
With same-day delivery and low, transparent fees, Papaya makes global payments faster, safer, and more efficient*.
Backed by world-leading investors, Papaya Global has raised more than $450M (most recently at a $3.7B valuation).
*Papaya Global’s payment services are offered through Azimo, Papaya’s licensed payments arm. Azimo is a payment services provider regulated in five Tier-1 jurisdictions. These licenses allow Papaya, together with its partners, to provide workforce payments worldwide. For further information on Azimo’s licences worldwide, check our licensing page.