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Paystack lays off 33 employees — November 16, 2023

Paystack, a finance company based in Nigeria, laid off 33 employees on November 16, 2023. At the time, the company was at the Acquired stage. The layoff was reported by this source.

Company
Paystack
Employees laid off
33
Date
November 16, 2023
Industry
Finance
Country
Nigeria
Company stage
Acquired
Total raised (pre-layoff)
$10M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/16/paystack-reduces-operations-outside-of-africa-affecting-33-employees-in-europe-and-dubai/

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