Papaya Global, the company redefining how the world pays its workforce, today announced the launch of its Contractor Management solution suite, purpose-built for enterprises managing large, global contractor populations.
Powered by AI and Papaya’s licensed global payments infrastructure, the new platform enables organizations to onboard, manage, and pay contractors anywhere in the world — instantly and compliantly — from a single system. Enterprises can support any contractor volume through flexible engagement models, while embedding compliance, invoicing, approvals, and real-time payments to bank accounts, mobile wallets, and cards directly into their workflows.
With guaranteed payment landing dates and same-day payouts across developed and emerging markets, Papaya eliminates the uncertainty, delays, and fragmentation that have long plagued global contractor programs — without compromising legal, financial, or regulatory oversight.
Built for Scale, Anywhere in the World
As contractor workforces expand, many organizations quickly outgrow first-generation contractor platforms. Per-contractor pricing, reliance on intermediaries, and fragmented payment rails introduce delays, hidden fees, and rising compliance risk. Finance teams lose cost visibility, HR teams lose operational control, and contractors are left uncertain about when they will be paid.
Papaya’s Contractor Management solution operates at a fundamentally different layer.
By combining AI-powered compliant onboarding with direct global payouts, Papaya replaces slow, intermediary-dependent wire transfers with guaranteed delivery and same-day payments, making traditional SWIFT-based contractor payments operationally unnecessary at scale. Enterprises managing approximately 1,000 contractors can reduce annual payment costs by up to $500,000 by eliminating wire fees, intermediary charges, failed transfer costs, and manual reconciliation — while gaining full transparency and predictable economics.
Instant Is the New Payday
“When payments are slow or uncertain, contractor programs don’t scale — they break,” said Eynat Guez, Co-Founder and CEO of Papaya Global. “We built this solution to remove that risk entirely. With instant payments, guaranteed landing dates, and enterprise-grade controls, global teams finally have the infrastructure they need to scale contractor operations with confidence.”
Over the past year, Papaya has partnered closely with large enterprises to design and deploy the platform at scale, supporting contractors across regions including Honduras, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and China. The solution is already in use across industries such as oil and gas, mining, shipping, manufacturing, IT services, and large BPOs, reflecting the growing demand for reliable, real-time contractor payments in complex global operations.
With this launch, Papaya Global continues to build the infrastructure behind modern contractor work — enabling enterprises to scale global programs with predictable costs, guaranteed payments, and embedded compliance in every region they operate.
Learn more about Papaya Global’s Contractor Management solution suite.
Papaya Global is the platform for the global workforce, helping leading enterprises pay workers compliantly in local currencies across 160+ countries. After transforming global payroll through automation, Papaya became the first SaaS company to offer its own licensed payments platform, in partnership with J.P. Morgan.
With same-day delivery and transparent, low fees, Papaya makes global workforce payments faster, safer, and more efficient.
Backed by world-leading investors, Papaya Global has raised over $450 million, most recently at a $3.7 billion valuation.
*Papaya Global’s payment services are offered through Azimo, Papaya’s licensed payments arm. Azimo is regulated in five Tier-1 jurisdictions, enabling Papaya and its partners to provide workforce payments worldwide. For more information, visit Papaya’s licensing page.