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From CFO to President: A conversation on leadership.

Culture | Feb 20, 2025

Leadership lessons: The path from VP of Finance to President

We wrapped up 2024 – a year of remarkable growth and change – by announcing Michael Penman as Payworks’ new President… so we figured we’d kick off 2025 by re-introducing him! Mike joined Payworks in 2016 as Vice President of Finance, subsequently...

Two Payworks staff working on laptops in deep thought accompanied by text that reads, “Building today for tomorrow at Payworks through coding competitions”.

Culture | Feb 06, 2025

Explore, experiment & evolve: what coding competitions look like at Payworks

Ask any of the talented developers at top tech companies about their favourite part of the year, and you’re likely to hear...

Culture | Jan 28, 2025

From coast to coast, here’s where to find us this year!

In these early weeks of 2025, we’ve been excitedly planning our participation in some of the industry’s best tradeshows and...

A group photo of Payworks’ United Way committee with a large cheque accompanied by text that reads, “Celebrating the success of this year’s United Way Workplace Campaign”.

Culture | Oct 29, 2024

Another record-breaking United Way Workplace Campaign: $543K!

Between our exclusive conversion and referral partnership with Deluxe Canada, all sorts of ongoing product enhancements to...

Five Payworks staff in a photobooth accompanied by text that reads, “attn: Head Office now open! Check out our new space”.

Culture | Oct 25, 2024

Welcome home: Payworks opens new Winnipeg Head Office

Five years + 8.3 million kilograms of concrete + 75 kilometres of data cables + one basketball hoop + over 350 very excited...

A woman and a man smiling at a board room table accompanied by text that reads, “Chief Technology Officer Maureen Kinnear talks all things leadership”.

Culture | Oct 16, 2024

Leadership lessons: The best advice our CTO received (and still shares to this day)

Meet Maureen Kinnear! We’re thrilled to have recently welcomed her to Payworks as Chief Technology Officer, where she...

Four Payworks staff at a tradeshow accompanied by text that reads, "your map to connection...where you can find our team from East to West!".

Culture | Jun 27, 2024

We’re here, we’re there… and here’s where to spot us this summer and beyond!

Anyone who’s taken even the quickest of scrolls through our Instagram account knows that the people of Payworks are all about making meaningful connections – with our colleagues, our clients and our communities! Whether in-person or virtual, we aim...

Seven individuals holding up a large cheque for $125,000 accompanied by text that reads, “international women’s day: meet the folks making things better”.

Culture | Mar 08, 2024

International Women’s Day: Meet the folks making a difference

Happy International Women’s Day! Payworks Co-Founder Barb Gamey (who was recently recognized as one of Ace Burpee’s Top 100...

Text that reads, “Five steps towards wellness and inclusivity for your workplace”.

Culture | Jan 09, 2024

Wellness and inclusion: the what, why and – most importantly - how

As one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers, we’re committed to investing in our purpose of “doing right by people”...

A group of Payworks volunteers around a giant cheque for $500,000. Text reads, "Pay it Forward".

Culture | Nov 03, 2023

Half a million reasons to smile: we raised $500K for United Way

Payworks’ national United Way Workplace Campaign reached new heights and an incredibly significant milestone this year!...

Text reads, “Employee benefits: just one of the reasons to choose a career with us”.

Culture | Jul 28, 2023

The Payworks perks: just one reason why you should choose to work here

What makes for a great workplace community? Great question! Ultimately, the answer is: a work environment you genuinely want to be a part of. For Payworks, we’ve nurtured our workplace community by recognizing that our people are more than what they...