{"id":1402,"date":"2021-12-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/?p=1402"},"modified":"2021-12-08T18:07:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T17:07:58","slug":"bento-expands-into-ghana-kenya-rwanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/09\/bento-expands-into-ghana-kenya-rwanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria&#8217;s Digital Payroll Platform Bento Expands into Ghana, Kenya &#038; Rwanda, Targets Six Other African Markets in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bento, a pan-African digital payroll and HR Management (HRM) platform, has launched into three new markets, establishing a presence in Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda to grow the company\u2019s reach across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The payroll and HR Management market in Africa is a huge untapped opportunity with over 400 million people in the labor force.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>African businesses have remained largely analog up until now, using spreadsheets and bulk upload on bank portals, bank transfers, cheques, and even cash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bento: Digitalizing African payroll &amp; HRM<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bento is bringing African payroll and HRM into the digital age and ensuring that different market participants are communicating and leveraging data to help unlock credit solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bento-Platform-1024x645.png\" alt=\"African Payroll and HR Management Firm Expands into Ghana, Kenya &amp; Rwanda\" class=\"wp-image-1403 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bento-Platform-1024x645.png 1024w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bento-Platform-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bento-Platform-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bento-Platform-1536x968.png 1536w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bento-Platform-1200x756.png 1200w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bento-Platform-1980x1247.png 1980w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Bento-Platform.png 2016w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/645;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in Nigeria in 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bento.africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bento<\/a> addresses many of the challenges African businesses face by automating salary payments, tax, pensions, and other statutory remittances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through its cloud-based platform, Bento empowers African businesses and gives them peace of mind by streamlining many of their processes with a single click.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For employees, the platform offers access to third-party services such as credit solutions &#8211; which include the ability to pay school fees and rent monthly rather than yearly &#8211; unemployment insurance, savings, investments, and much more, all at no cost to employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSeeing so many companies using analogue methods to manage their workforce is simultaneously frustrating and exciting for us,\u201d<\/em> said Ebun Okubanjo, Co-Founder and CEO at Bento.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Okubanjo, employers don\u2019t have access to locally customized, world-class payroll and HRM tools. What\u2019s more, they can\u2019t easily access third-party services to help make their lives easier.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWhen you think about it, your salary powers your life, so we\u2019re building the operating system that will have a profound impact on the African continent for generations to come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"953\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EWoCb38XYAAvb_t-1024x953.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria's Digital Payroll Platform Bento Expands into Ghana, Kenya &amp; Rwanda, Targets Six Other African Markets in 2022 \" class=\"wp-image-1407 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EWoCb38XYAAvb_t-1024x953.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EWoCb38XYAAvb_t-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EWoCb38XYAAvb_t-768x715.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EWoCb38XYAAvb_t-1200x1117.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/EWoCb38XYAAvb_t.jpg 1325w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/953;\" \/><figcaption> Ebun Okubanjo, Co-Founder and CEO of Bento.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bento\u2019s African footprint<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Having obtained full operating licenses in each market, Bento is building local teams in Ghana, Kenya, and Rwanda and will adapt its products for local cultural and financial nuances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Nigeria, Bento has stood at the forefront of payroll and HRM, serving over 900 active Nigerian businesses across all sectors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/unnamed-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1404\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/unnamed-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1404\" class=\"wp-image-1404 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/unnamed-1.png 288w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/unnamed-1-169x300.png 169w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 288px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 288\/512;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"512\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1405\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/unnamed.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1405\" class=\"wp-image-1405 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/unnamed.png 288w, https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/unnamed-169x300.png 169w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 288px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 288\/512;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Its clientele includes some of the largest Healthcare and Financial Services companies in the country such as Hygeia and Tangerine Africa, as well as many Y Combinator-backed firms including Paystack, Kobo360, Branch, Helium Health, and LORI Systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The road ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company is targeting further rapid growth across the continent and will launch in Egypt, South Africa, Uganda, Tanzania, Angola, and Senegal by the end of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While solving the missing piece of the B2B payroll and HRM puzzle, Bento is also enabling employees to access credit solutions and other third-party products and services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 95% of African consumers have never had access to formal credit and rely on informal lenders and savings schemes. In Africa, on average, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobaleconomy.com\/rankings\/people_with_credit_cards\/Africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">4.5% of people<\/a> have access to a credit card compared with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobaleconomy.com\/rankings\/people_with_credit_cards\/\" target=\"_blank\">65% in the US<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/03\/afex-launches-100-million-food-security-fund-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nigeria\u2019s AFEX Launches $100 Million Fund to Help Africa Feed Itself (opens in a new tab)\">Nigeria\u2019s AFEX Launches $100 Million Fund to Help Africa Feed Itself<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Bento\u2019s proprietary credit engine ensures the company can offer significantly better rates than traditional retail lenders and disburse within minutes rather than days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re starting with payroll and HRM, but moving rapidly towards Salary 2.0, where we redefine the intersection of work and life and transform the way people earn, spend and borrow on the continent,\u201d<\/em> added Chidozie David Okonkwo, Co-Founder and COO at Bento.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHaving successfully established product-market fit in Nigeria, one of the most difficult markets to penetrate in Africa, we\u2019re excited to roll out across the continent and solve the real problems we know millions of employers and employees face on a daily basis.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ancstockinvestments.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_08122021_122151_900_x_563_pixel-1.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria's Digital Payroll Platform Bento Expands into Ghana, Kenya &amp; 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