Overview
PayMeNow is a South African / African Earned Wage Access platform. Employees access earned wages mid-cycle via an app. The Automize PayMeNow connector covers employer sync, earnings uploads, withdrawals, and payroll deductions.
- Regions: South Africa + select African markets.
- Plans: Employer commercial agreement.
Setting up the connection
Auth type: Bearer Token.
- PayMeNow employer dashboard → API → create token.
- In Automize → Settings → Connectors → PayMeNow. Paste token.
Find your credentials at https://www.paymenow.global/.
Rate limits
Per-employer.
Data model
EWA primitives:
Employer ─── Employees ─── Earnings + Withdrawals + DeductionsAvailable operations
7 operations available. Click any row to jump to its detail.
| Operation | Category | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| List Advances | Earnings & Advances | List employee advances (withdrawals) to reconcile with payroll |
| Report Earnings | Earnings & Advances | Upload cumulative earned-but-unpaid amounts for the cycle |
| Create / Update Employee | Employees | Onboard an employee or update existing record |
| List Employees | Employees | List employees registered on the employer account |
| Terminate Employee | Employees | Mark an employee as terminated |
| Confirm Deductions | Payroll | Confirm that deductions for a cycle have been applied in payroll |
| Get Deduction Report | Payroll | Download the final deduction report for a pay cycle |
Operations
Confirm Deductions
Confirm that deductions for a cycle have been applied in payroll
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Cycle Id cycle_id | No | text |
Create / Update Employee
Onboard an employee or update existing record
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Employer Employee Id employer_employee_id | No | text | |
First Name first_name | No | text | |
Last Name last_name | No | text | |
Id Number id_number | No | text | |
Mobile Number mobile_number | No | text | |
Email email | No | text | |
Gross Salary gross_salary | No | text | |
Pay Frequency pay_frequency | No | text | |
Start Date start_date | No | text | |
Bank Account bank_account | No | text |
Get Deduction Report
Download the final deduction report for a pay cycle
No input parameters.
List Advances
List employee advances (withdrawals) to reconcile with payroll
No input parameters.
List Employees
List employees registered on the employer account
No input parameters.
Report Earnings
Upload cumulative earned-but-unpaid amounts for the cycle
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Cycle Start cycle_start | No | text | |
Cycle End cycle_end | No | text | |
Records records | No | text |
Terminate Employee
Mark an employee as terminated
| Parameter | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Employee Id employee_id | Yes | text |
FAQ
- vs Floatpays?
- Both SA EWA. PayMeNow stronger on frontline + retail. Floatpays larger overall employer count. Mechanics similar.