6 Startups to Help You Pay Your Bills

The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has led to billions of people in quarantine or self-isolation, and millions of businesses shuttering their doors — at least for the time being. While many have been turning their independent businesses online, the daunting tasks of managing bills or processing refunds has not become any easier.

When it comes to innovating all things relating to payments and payroll, the following six startups can help make the dreaded tasks just a little easier. Tipalti

Year founded: 2010

Number of employees: 280

Funding: $146 million

Tipalti Solutions Ltd. offers its cloud-based payment automation service to companies that need to focus on growth and require an easy to operate solution for managing suppliers. Among Tipalti’s clients, however, are also giants such as Twitter and Airbus SE, or Amazon’s Twitch, which started using its services early on and continued to do so as it grew from 200 employees to several thousand.

Papaya Global

Year founded: 2016

Number of employees: 110

Funding: $50 million

Papaya Global Ltd.’s technological solution replaces companies’ traditional payroll assignments with a single, easy to use service. It allows multinational companies to oversee their wage management while taking into account various regulations depending on the worker’s geographic location. This feature became particularly relevant with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on remote work, unpaid vacation leaves, and pay cuts and layoffs. Papaya Global set up a dedicated newsroom to inform clients and the public about employment laws around the world.

Zooz

Year founded: 2010

Number of employees: 70

Funding: $35 million

Zooz provides customers with a payment platform that consolidates and analyzes all payment data, enabling the personalization of services. Zooz is headquartered in central Israel and has additional offices in Berlin and San Francisco. The company’s service also enables customers to manage and optimize multiple payment providers through a single platform.

Rapyd

Year founded: 2015

Number of employees: 280

Funding: $180 million

Rapyd Financial Networks Ltd. develops infrastructure for payment services and offers a payment service that enables the transfer of electronic funds across borders through bank transfers, digital wallets, cash, and other means of payment. Rapyd is an interesting example of a company that managed to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis for growth.

The field of fintech is among the areas that suffered the worst blow in the recent crisis and one of the consequences will be a wave of companies affected by the crisis that are acquired by companies—such as Rapyd—with money in the bank.

Zeitgold

Year founded: 2015

Number of employees: 100

Funding: $55 million

The artificial intelligence accounting automation system developed by Zeitgold provides solutions to small businesses such as coffee shops, restaurants, retailers, and repair service companies. The company’s app enables managers to carry out tasks like bookkeeping, payroll management, invoicing, and billing.

Business owners scan receipts and invoices using the Zeitgold app and the software automatically matches the documents with bank account transactions. All documents and data is then automatically transferred to their tax advisor.

Payoneer

Year founded: 2005

Number of employees: 1,400

Funding: $305 million

Payoneer provides online money transfer and digital payment services, operating in accordance with the American standard. Users can pay and receive funds via several methods, including credit cards, debit cards, electronic wallets, and bank transfers. The company lists Airbnb, Google, and Amazon as customers.