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Building the Future of Africa's Creator Economy

Payhankey is an AI-powered creator monetization platform built to help African creators turn content, audiences and communities into sustainable digital businesses.

Our story

From Freebyz to Payhankey

Across Africa, creators publish every day — but too many platforms still lock monetization behind unreachable thresholds. Payhankey was built to change that: grow an audience, launch communities, earn recurring income and manage a creator business from one place.

Payhankey launched in 2024 as a Freebyz product and was rebranded in January 2025 under Payhankey Limited — continuing the Freebyz Technologies Ltd mission of building practical, Africa-first digital products.

2024

Launched as a Freebyz product

Jan 2025

Rebranded under Payhankey Limited

32,000+Users
1,700+Creators paid
6+African markets

Our mission

To help African creators turn content, audiences and communities into sustainable digital businesses — with AI tools, multiple income streams and local payouts.

Our vision

To build the future of Africa's creator economy — where creativity is rewarded, communities create recurring income, and creators own their businesses.

What we stand for

Our values

Fairness first

Clear terms for creators. Effort and eligibility — not gatekeeping — should shape opportunity.

Trust & transparency

Earnings stay visible in your dashboard, with supported payouts through methods you can trust.

Built for Africa

Local currency payouts, communities and tools designed for creators across African markets.

Community-powered

Audiences become members. Creators grow faster when they own the relationship.

Relentlessly simple

If a feature doesn't help creators grow, monetize or manage their business, it doesn't ship.

Long-term focus

We're building lasting creator businesses — not vanity metrics or one-off wins.

Leadership

Meet the founders

Dr. Samuel Farohunbi

Co-Founder & CEO

Leads strategy, partnerships and growth at Freebyz Technologies Ltd and Payhankey. With a PhD in Biochemistry and deep experience in AI, product strategy and digital innovation, he co-founded Myhotjobz in 2018 — the platform that later evolved into Freebyz — and continues to build Africa-first technology with lasting economic impact.

Oluwatobi Solomon

Co-Founder & CTO

Leads technology, engineering and platform infrastructure for Payhankey and the Freebyz ecosystem. With degrees in Computer Science from the University of Ilorin and the University of Lincoln, and experience across software engineering, AI and cloud systems, he builds the secure, scalable products creators rely on every day.

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