Papaya Global has appointed seasoned finance executive Tomer Amitai as its new Chief Financial Officer, signaling a decisive step into its next phase of growth. The New York headquartered workforce payments company is reinforcing its leadership bench as it scales its global footprint and deepens its enterprise offering. The appointment underscores Papaya’s ambition to cement its position as a leading platform for global workforce payments and contingent workforce management.
Strategic Leadership for the Next Stage of Growth
Amitai’s arrival comes as Papaya Global doubles down on expanding its global payments infrastructure and strengthening solutions for complex, multi-country workforces. The company is targeting larger enterprises and more sophisticated use cases, where treasury, compliance, risk, and employee experience converge. Bringing in a CFO with deep expertise in capital markets, risk, and large-scale transformation aligns with this agenda.
Amitai’s Background and Experience
With more than twenty years of experience in finance and operations, Amitai has led organizations through major transformation and international expansion. At Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, he held senior roles including SVP of Corporate Treasury, overseeing global risk, capital strategy, and long-term financial planning. Most recently, as Chief Financial Officer of Natural Intelligence, he helped drive significant growth and scale-up for the Israeli-based global internet company.
CEO Perspective on the Appointment
Papaya Global Co-founder and CEO Eynat Guez described the company as being in a “powerful stage of growth,” with momentum in global payments and contingent workforce management. She highlighted Amitai’s track record in scaling global organizations and navigating complex financial environments as key reasons for his selection. According to Guez, his expertise makes him a natural partner to support Papaya’s ambition to reach its next level of impact and scale.
A Central Role in Financial Strategy and Operations
In his new position, Amitai will oversee all aspects of Papaya Global’s finance organization, from strategic planning and analysis to treasury, risk management, and global finance operations. His mandate is to ensure the company maintains financial rigor and transparency while accelerating growth in new markets and segments. He will also support Papaya’s mission to deliver workforce payments that are compliant, efficient, and transparent for enterprises operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Amitai’s Vision for Papaya Global
Amitai described his decision to join Papaya Global as a response to a pivotal moment for the company and the broader workforce payments landscape. He pointed to Papaya’s unified platform and its vision to transform how organizations pay and manage workers around the world as particularly compelling. He emphasized his intention to contribute to the company’s continued growth, innovation, and global impact in the years ahead.
About Papaya Global and Its Platform
Papaya Global provides a platform for managing and paying global workforces, enabling enterprises to pay workers compliantly in local currencies across more than 160 countries. After automating traditional payroll processes, the company became the first SaaS provider to launch its own licensed payments platform, developed in partnership with J.P. Morgan. Through same-day delivery capabilities and low, transparent fees delivered via Azimo, its licensed payments arm regulated in five Tier 1 jurisdictions, Papaya aims to make global workforce payments faster, safer, and more efficient, backed by over $450 million in funding and a recent valuation of $3.7 billion.
The appointment of Tomer Amitai as Chief Financial Officer marks a strategic milestone in Papaya Global’s evolution from payroll innovator to end-to-end global workforce payments leader. His combination of corporate finance expertise, capital markets experience, and large-scale transformation credentials is designed to support the company’s next chapter of expansion. As Papaya continues to scale its technology, operations, and customer base worldwide, Amitai’s leadership will be central to maintaining the financial discipline and global perspective required for sustained growth.