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Key facts
Counted staff
52
self-reported 11–50 band
Founded
2020
6 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
3
3 addresses
Funding rounds
2
Series A · Jul 2024 · US$ 13.8M
Company type
Privately Held
self-reported
Description
Paywatch is an award-winning fintech and comprehensive employee benefit platform dedicated to creating financial wellness for employees. Our mission is to create financial stability for employees by providing secure, flexible and equitably priced financial services and tools, previously inaccessible to them.
Backed by major global financial institutions like Citi, HSBC, JP Morgan and more, Paywatch is Southeast Asia’s largest provider of earned wage access (real-time salary access or “EWA”) solutions for blue-chip enterprises. Global Fortune 500 companies like Genting, TELUS Digital, CP Group, Shangri-La Hotel Group, DFI Retail, Lotte, Hyundai and more have deployed our service as a next-generation employee benefit.
Today, Paywatch provides a truly comprehensive financial wellness platform by combining proprietary payments technology and embedded financial solutions to deliver instant global money movement, employees rewards, insurance, bill payments and savings. Paywatch operates 6 countries - Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore – and has been recognized by the UN International Labour Organization, UNCDF and the Gates Foundation as a financial inclusion champion.
Specialties
All 11 specialties
- fintech
- finance
- digital economy
- HRSolutions
- EWA
- SalaryOnDemand
- App
- Technology
- HRTech
- Payroll
- Earned Wage Access
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Locations
3
Countries with an office address3 addresses on record
Country footprint
Show as table · Offices in 3 countries
| Countries | 3 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | MY |
All codes: MY KR SG
Addresses
- MYKuala LumpurPrimary
- SGSingapore
- KRSeoul, 05836
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Funding
Rounds2
Round typeSeries A · venture round
Amount (USD)13,800,000
Stage rank3
Investors named1
Since last round1 yr 6 mo
Funding
Show as table · 2 funding rounds
| Rounds | 2 |
|---|---|
| Axis | 2020 to 2026 |
| Series A · 24 Jul 2024 | US$ 13.8M |
Dated rounds only. The axis ends at the date this profile was last observed, not at today.
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Financials
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People & contacts
4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at Paywatch?
52 counted staff profiles at January 2026, above the self-reported 11–50 band.
Where does Paywatch have offices?
Three addresses on record across 3 countries. Primary: Kuala Lumpur.
Has Paywatch raised funding?
Two rounds. Latest 24 July 2024: Series A, US$13,800,000, investor Third Prime.
What does Paywatch list as its specialties?
11 tags on the brand's own list, among them technology, app and finance.
Which companies are listed alongside Paywatch?
30 profiles list Paywatch as a peer — 97th percentile in Financial Services. It lists ten peers of its own. Payd and MoneyMatch list it back.