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PayJoy growth playbook

Diagnosis

PayJoy is a profitable Public Benefit Corporation with 20 million customers and over $3.5 billion financed, and its hiring shows a push on digital growth (a CRO and digital experience manager, an onboarding director for D2C and new countries, AI voice and text bots, WhatsApp lifecycle campaigns) alongside offline expansion in Indonesia, South Africa, Brazil and the Andes.

The country sites have not kept up: English snippets on Spanish pages, different starting payments for the same product in Mexico, outdated customer counts and heavy pages for customers on entry-level phones and prepaid data.

This playbook fixes those first, with every claim approved by compliance in each country, then improves the online-to-store handoff, application recovery, lifecycle messaging, local store presence and promoter training, and adds bigger bets on a launch kit, OEM partnerships, micro-business credit and full cost transparency.

Growth Score

6/10

Biggest Opportunity

Turn digital demand into finished purchases with clear, consistent, compliance-approved journeys in each country.

Biggest Risk

Credit marketing is regulated country by country, and growth tests that push sign-ups without guardrails could raise complaints, defaults and regulatory risk; M-KOPA, Kueski and local lenders compete for the same customers.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Fix the search snippets and price lines that differ from country to country, before the CRO tests begin

    List the title, description and price line of every country product page in one sheet.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Make the phone pages light enough for prepaid data on entry-level Android phones

    Run PageSpeed on the top product page in each country.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    Ask global visitors for their country before showing an offer

    Count global-page visitors and where they go next.

    High impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

22 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Quick wins · 4Big bets · 11Fill-ins · 4Reconsider · 3
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Showing 22 of 22 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Before anyone clicks, many country pages make a weak first impression. The card pages for Colombia, Ecuador and Panama, and the Peru homepage, show English titles and descriptions in Spanish-language search results, including an approval line in English. Brazil's phone page says applicants need a Facebook account. In Mexico, the homepage and the phone page give different weekly starting payments ($150 and $100 pesos). The new CRO manager is meant to find where customers drop off in the D2C funnel, and for search traffic that starts with the snippet.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month CRO Digital Experience Manager

    First action

    List the title, description and price line of every country product page in one sheet.

    How to measure it

    Organic click-through on country product pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Export

      Titles, descriptions, headlines and price lines for all nine countries.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Flag

      Wrong language, outdated requirements, conflicting numbers.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Rewrite

      Local-language copy per page.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Approve

      Every rate, fee, approval and requirement statement, per country.

      Compliance (per country) 1 week

    5. 5

      Publish

      Snippets and price lines in the CMS.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 2 days

    6. 6

      Lock the source

      One claims sheet that pages pull from.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 2 weeks

    7. 7

      Test

      Approved headline variants as the first A/B tests.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 month

    8. 8

      Review

      Search Console click-through by country.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    CRO Digital Experience Manager

    Smallest test

    Fix the four English snippets and the Mexico price line this week.

    Why it works

    Write one claims sheet per country: the title, description, headline and starting-payment line for each product page, in the local language, with compliance sign-off before anything goes live. Then fix the snippets in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Peru, check the Brazil requirement against the current application, and pick one Mexico starting-payment line to use everywhere. After that, A/B test the approved variants as the first experiments on the CRO roadmap.

    Local-language snippets get more clicks from local searches. A single approved claim per country also protects PayJoy in markets where lending adverts are regulated, and gives the experimentation programme a clean baseline.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistCountry claims sheet

    [ ] Page title in the local language
    [ ] Meta description in the local language
    [ ] One starting-payment line per product
    [ ] Approval wording reviewed by compliance
    [ ] Fee and rate wording reviewed by compliance
    [ ] Current application requirements
    [ ] Disclosures required in that country
    [ ] Date of last review

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Claims differ by regulator

      Approve per country, never copy one country's wording to another.

    • Search engines rewrite snippets

      Keep page headings consistent with the description.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSearch snippets (checked October 22, 2026): the card pages for Colombia, Ecuador and Panama (/co, /ec and /pa /credit-cash, marked es-CO, es-EC and es-PA) have the English title "PayJoy Card: Flexible Credit for Everything You Need" and an English description beginning "Get approved instantly", while the page body is Spanish; the Peru homepage (es-PE) uses the global English title and description; Peru's card page has a Spanish description. The Brazil phone page description says customers need "sua identificação oficial e conta do Facebook". Colombia's titles are "Inicio - Colombia" and "Celulares a cuotas - Colombia".Source
    • Your websiteMexico pages: the /mx homepage offers "un celular a pagos semanales desde $150 pesos" while /mx/celulares says "Pagos semanales desde $100"; /mx/celulares states approval two ways ("Aprobamos al 90%+ de nuevos clientes" and "9 de cada 10 personas son aprobadas"), answers one FAQ with "tu cliente" (wording for retailers) on the consumer page, and says "Tu tasa se calcula al momento de la compra." The Mexico regulation page links the credit contract and a product fact sheet.Source
    • HiringCRO - Digital Experience Manager (Bogotá or Mexico City, Marketing, posted August 25, 2026): owns "a deep understanding of the D2C customer funnel, identifying where and why customers drop off throughout the digital purchase journey", a "prioritized CRO and UX optimization roadmap", "A/B and multivariate experiments" with "guardrail metrics", and "segmentation and personalization strategies based on signals such as behavior, traffic source, intent, device, credit profile, and lifecycle stage".Source
    • HiringDirector of Product Management, Onboarding (Mexico City, posted September 25, 2026): leads four product managers across Application ("a fast, transparent digital application that adheres to local regulation in every market"), Direct-to-Consumer ("fully digital acquisition journeys that don't begin in a physical store, a fast-growing channel"), Enterprise (partners onboarding customers) and Offers/Risk; sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries" and looks at "pre-qualification, cross-sell at the point of application, and reactivation of returning customers".Source
    • HiringRisk, trust and compliance hiring: a Product Manager for the Lock Platform ("the core moat of PayJoy's business") to "expand device selection, and reduce fraud and accidental locking"; a Senior Product Manager, Trust and Safety; fraud operations roles in Mexico City and Taguig; a Legal and Compliance Analyst in Panama City; and a Credit Line Growth Analyst in Mexico City.Source
  • 02

    PayJoy's customers often shop on low-cost phones and prepaid data. The Mexico phone page weighs 11.6 MB and blocks the main thread for over 3 seconds in a mobile test; real visitors already wait 227 ms for taps to respond, and across the site real interaction (296 ms) and load time (2.9 s) both fall short of "good". The global homepage's lab load time is 20 seconds because of a large persona image.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month CRO Digital Experience Manager

    First action

    Run PageSpeed on the top product page in each country.

    How to measure it

    Interaction to next paint, 75th percentile

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 200 ms
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      Top page per country, mobile.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Set budgets

      Weight and script limits.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Images

      Resize and compress heroes and personas.

      Web Developer 1 week

    4. 4

      Carousels

      Lazy-load testimonials.

      Web Developer 3 days

    5. 5

      Scripts

      Defer non-essential tags.

      Web Developer 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Real-user data by country and device.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    7. 7

      Test

      Conversion before and after.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 month

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    CRO Digital Experience Manager

    Smallest test

    Compress the Mexico phone page images and retest.

    Why it works

    Set a weight budget for every product page (under 2 MB), compress and resize the hero and persona images, lazy-load the testimonial carousels, defer scripts that are not needed for the first screen, and measure real-user interaction by country and device class.

    Every second and every megabyte costs these customers money and attention, so speed is a conversion lever here more than in most markets.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Losing tracking

      Keep analytics, move other tags after load.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedPageSpeed (mobile) for /mx/celulares, October 22, 2026: performance 26/100, lab largest contentful paint 10.5 s, total blocking time 3,120 ms and a page weight of 11.6 MB. Real visitors see largest contentful paint of 1.9 s (good) but interaction to next paint of 227 ms (needs improvement).Source
    • Google PageSpeedPageSpeed (mobile) for the global homepage: performance 25/100, lab largest contentful paint 20.2 s (the element is a persona image), total blocking time 3.8 s; desktop 47/100. Chrome UX Report for the whole site: largest contentful paint 2.9 s and interaction to next paint 296 ms at the 75th percentile, both "needs improvement".Source
    • HiringCRO - Digital Experience Manager (Bogotá or Mexico City, Marketing, posted August 25, 2026): owns "a deep understanding of the D2C customer funnel, identifying where and why customers drop off throughout the digital purchase journey", a "prioritized CRO and UX optimization roadmap", "A/B and multivariate experiments" with "guardrail metrics", and "segmentation and personalization strategies based on signals such as behavior, traffic source, intent, device, credit profile, and lifecycle stage".Source
    • HiringPrincipal Product Manager, Mobile Product (San Francisco or Mexico City, posted August 3, 2026): PayJoy has "served over 20 million customers across 11 markets"; the role turns "PayJoy's apps into a destination our customers want to return to", connects "multiple consumer and in-store apps" with deep links and handoffs, designs "personalized cross-sell", and develops "the strategy for embedding financial education into the app, appropriate for a low-financial-literacy customer base".Source
  • 03

    The global English homepage and /phone-finance show "Choose a phone", "Apply for credit" and approval and fee claims without saying which country they apply to, although offers, requirements and rules differ across the nine markets. Visitors who land there from search or press have to find the country switch themselves.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Director of Product Management

    First action

    Count global-page visitors and where they go next.

    How to measure it

    Global-to-country click rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Global page traffic and exits.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Design

      Country chooser first screen.

      Senior Product Designer 1 week

    3. 3

      Move claims

      From global to country pages.

      Compliance (per country) 1 week

    4. 4

      Suggest country

      By browser language.

      Web Developer 2 days

    5. 5

      Publish

      Global homepage and product pages.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 2 days

    6. 6

      Review

      Click rate and applications.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Director of Product Management, Onboarding

    Smallest test

    Add a country prompt above the fold on /phone-finance.

    Why it works

    Make the global pages a country chooser: show the nine markets prominently, suggest one from the browser language, and move product claims to the country pages. Keep the global pages for investors, partners and press.

    Credit claims only make sense with a country attached, and sending people to their own market shortens the D2C journey.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Investors see a consumer page

      Keep a clear "About PayJoy" path.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteGlobal homepage (English): "PayJoy offers phone financing and credit for all", "Banks need your history. We just need your ID.", buttons to "Choose a phone" and "Apply for credit", and a country switch for nine markets (Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia). The global /phone-finance page carries approval and fee claims and "Buy Phone Online" without naming a country.Source
    • HiringDirector of Product Management, Onboarding (Mexico City, posted September 25, 2026): leads four product managers across Application ("a fast, transparent digital application that adheres to local regulation in every market"), Direct-to-Consumer ("fully digital acquisition journeys that don't begin in a physical store, a fast-growing channel"), Enterprise (partners onboarding customers) and Offers/Risk; sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries" and looks at "pre-qualification, cross-sell at the point of application, and reactivation of returning customers".Source
    • HiringCRO - Digital Experience Manager (Bogotá or Mexico City, Marketing, posted August 25, 2026): owns "a deep understanding of the D2C customer funnel, identifying where and why customers drop off throughout the digital purchase journey", a "prioritized CRO and UX optimization roadmap", "A/B and multivariate experiments" with "guardrail metrics", and "segmentation and personalization strategies based on signals such as behavior, traffic source, intent, device, credit profile, and lifecycle stage".Source
  • 04

    The CRO role calls for "guardrail metrics", and the telesales role for "compliance in all customer interactions". Credit copy is regulated differently in each market, so a winning test can still be a problem.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month CRO Digital Experience Manager

    First action

    Draft the brief template with compliance.

    How to measure it

    Experiments with guardrail review

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft template

      Claims, rules, guardrails.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 2 days

    2. 2

      Agree guardrails

      With risk and compliance.

      Compliance (per country) 1 week

    3. 3

      Train

      Marketing and product teams.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 day

    4. 4

      Apply

      All new tests.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager ongoing

    5. 5

      Review

      Monthly test review.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Share

      Learnings across countries.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    CRO Digital Experience Manager

    Smallest test

    Use the template on the next test.

    Why it works

    Add three fields to every test brief: the claims used (from the approved claims sheet), the country rules checked, and guardrails beyond conversion (complaints, early missed payments, returns). Stop any variant that wins on sign-ups but worsens the guardrails.

    Growth that brings in customers who cannot repay hurts both the customer and PayJoy's profit; guardrails keep the CRO programme aligned with the mission.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Slower testing

      Pre-approve a library of claims.

    Evidence

    • HiringCRO - Digital Experience Manager (Bogotá or Mexico City, Marketing, posted August 25, 2026): owns "a deep understanding of the D2C customer funnel, identifying where and why customers drop off throughout the digital purchase journey", a "prioritized CRO and UX optimization roadmap", "A/B and multivariate experiments" with "guardrail metrics", and "segmentation and personalization strategies based on signals such as behavior, traffic source, intent, device, credit profile, and lifecycle stage".Source
    • HiringTelesales Coordinator (AI Channels) (Mexico City, Marketing, posted September 24, 2026): leads "the growth and performance of the voice bot channel" with "voice bots, text bots, and automation" to "maximize customer conversion and engagement", "ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance in all customer interactions".Source
    • HiringRisk, trust and compliance hiring: a Product Manager for the Lock Platform ("the core moat of PayJoy's business") to "expand device selection, and reduce fraud and accidental locking"; a Senior Product Manager, Trust and Safety; fraud operations roles in Mexico City and Taguig; a Legal and Compliance Analyst in Panama City; and a Credit Line Growth Analyst in Mexico City.Source
    • Your websiteMexico pages: the /mx homepage offers "un celular a pagos semanales desde $150 pesos" while /mx/celulares says "Pagos semanales desde $100"; /mx/celulares states approval two ways ("Aprobamos al 90%+ de nuevos clientes" and "9 de cada 10 personas son aprobadas"), answers one FAQ with "tu cliente" (wording for retailers) on the consumer page, and says "Tu tasa se calcula al momento de la compra." The Mexico regulation page links the credit contract and a product fact sheet.Source
  • 05

    The 2026 press release says PayJoy reached 20 million customers and financed over $3.5 billion; a mobile job post says "20 million customers across 11 markets". But the Customer Stories page still says 18 million and 9 countries, and most job posts say "over 18 million customers as of 2025".

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week Country Marketing Lead

    First action

    Agree the official figures with finance.

    How to measure it

    Pages with the current numbers

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree figures

      Customers, financed, markets.

      Finance 2 days

    2. 2

      Find all uses

      Site, press, jobs.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 day

    3. 3

      Update site

      Stories, retailer and OEM pages.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 day

    4. 4

      Update jobs

      Job post template.

      People Operations 1 day

    5. 5

      Update boilerplate

      Press releases.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      Country Marketing Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Country Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Update the Customer Stories description today.

    Why it works

    Pick the official figures (customers, amount financed, markets) and update them on the site, press boilerplate, job post template and retailer and OEM pages. Review them each quarter.

    Retailers, OEMs, investors and candidates notice mismatched numbers, and a bigger current number is better proof.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Markets counted differently

      Define a "market" once.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (916 URLs): nine country folders, each with roughly 34-36 blog posts and 15 press pages, many repeated from the global site; seven customer stories, all in one global folder. The Customer Stories description says "18 million people" and "9 countries"; job posts say "over 18 million customers as of 2025"; a 2026 press release says PayJoy "has reached 20 million customers" and "has financed over $3.5 billion" since 2015.Source
    • HiringPrincipal Product Manager, Mobile Product (San Francisco or Mexico City, posted August 3, 2026): PayJoy has "served over 20 million customers across 11 markets"; the role turns "PayJoy's apps into a destination our customers want to return to", connects "multiple consumer and in-store apps" with deep links and handoffs, designs "personalized cross-sell", and develops "the strategy for embedding financial education into the app, appropriate for a low-financial-literacy customer base".Source
    • Your websiteFor Retailers: "Turn Every 'No' Into a Sale", "90%+ Approval Rate for New Customers", "+33% Transaction Value", "PayJoy takes on 100% of the credit risk" and retailers are paid up front; For OEMs: "+33k Points of Sale in 9 countries" and cardholders "come back for accessories, upgrades, and their next device". Both pages end with the same consumer testimonials, not retailer or OEM results.Source
  • 06

    The retailer page promises "90%+ Approval Rate", "+33% Transaction Value" and upfront payment, and the OEM page cites "+33k Points of Sale in 9 countries", yet both end with consumer testimonials and have no country-specific way to become a partner. PayJoy is hiring national-account and territory leads in Jakarta, Johannesburg, Cali and Quito.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Head of National Accounts

    First action

    Ask each country sales lead for one retailer story.

    How to measure it

    Partner form submissions

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect stories

      Two per region.

      Head of National Accounts 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build form

      Country and store count.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 2 days

    3. 3

      Route leads

      To country sales leads.

      Sales Operations Sr. Manager 2 days

    4. 4

      Localize page

      Country versions.

      Country Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Check claims

      Retailer claims per country.

      Compliance (per country) 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Sign-ups and activations.

      Sales Operations Sr. Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of National Accounts

    Smallest test

    Replace the consumer quotes on the retailer page with one retailer story.

    Why it works

    Add two retailer stories per region (sales lift, setup time, payment speed), a partner form that asks for country and store count and routes to that market's sales lead, and country versions of the retailer page with local rules checked by compliance.

    Store owners trust other store owners, and routing partner leads by country gets them to the person who can sign them.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Retailer claims vary

      Show country figures only when verified.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteFor Retailers: "Turn Every 'No' Into a Sale", "90%+ Approval Rate for New Customers", "+33% Transaction Value", "PayJoy takes on 100% of the credit risk" and retailers are paid up front; For OEMs: "+33k Points of Sale in 9 countries" and cardholders "come back for accessories, upgrades, and their next device". Both pages end with the same consumer testimonials, not retailer or OEM results.Source
    • HiringOffline growth hiring: a Head of Offline Expansion in Jakarta ("new store expansion end to end - site selection and market research, lease negotiation, new store openings"), a Sales Enablement Manager in Jakarta (productivity "from our own team and external promoters teams"), a Head of National Accounts in Jakarta, a Promoter Manager and a National Sales Head in Johannesburg, a Kiosk Operational Analyst in São Paulo, and territory managers in Cali and Quito, all posted between August and October 2026.Source
    • Your websiteGlobal homepage (English): "PayJoy offers phone financing and credit for all", "Banks need your history. We just need your ID.", buttons to "Choose a phone" and "Apply for credit", and a country switch for nine markets (Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia). The global /phone-finance page carries approval and fee claims and "Buy Phone Online" without naming a country.Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    PayJoy lets people see their approved amount online and finish the purchase in a store, and the onboarding team calls D2C "a fast-growing channel". The step between an approval on a phone and a visit to a store is where many journeys can break.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Director of Product Management

    First action

    Measure the pre-approval-to-purchase rate in Mexico.

    How to measure it

    Pre-approval to purchase rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Instrument

      Link pre-approvals to purchases.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Find drop-off

      By country and store distance.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Store finder

      Nearest partner stores in the message.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 1 month

    4. 4

      WhatsApp reminder

      What to bring and hours.

      Partnership Growth Analyst 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Handoff code

      For store staff.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 1 month

    6. 6

      Test timing

      Reminder windows.

      Partnership Growth Analyst 1 month

    7. 7

      Report

      By country.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Director of Product Management, Onboarding

    Smallest test

    Send one reminder to a test group in one city.

    Why it works

    Track each online pre-approval through to a store purchase. Send a reminder with the nearest partner stores, store hours and what to bring, offer a WhatsApp handoff code the store staff can scan, and test reminder timing by country.

    A customer who already has an approval is the cheapest one to convert; losing them between screen and store wastes acquisition spend.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too many messages

      Cap reminders and allow opt-out.

    Evidence

    • HiringDirector of Product Management, Onboarding (Mexico City, posted September 25, 2026): leads four product managers across Application ("a fast, transparent digital application that adheres to local regulation in every market"), Direct-to-Consumer ("fully digital acquisition journeys that don't begin in a physical store, a fast-growing channel"), Enterprise (partners onboarding customers) and Offers/Risk; sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries" and looks at "pre-qualification, cross-sell at the point of application, and reactivation of returning customers".Source
    • Your websiteMexico pages: the /mx homepage offers "un celular a pagos semanales desde $150 pesos" while /mx/celulares says "Pagos semanales desde $100"; /mx/celulares states approval two ways ("Aprobamos al 90%+ de nuevos clientes" and "9 de cada 10 personas son aprobadas"), answers one FAQ with "tu cliente" (wording for retailers) on the consumer page, and says "Tu tasa se calcula al momento de la compra." The Mexico regulation page links the credit contract and a product fact sheet.Source
    • HiringPartnership Growth Analyst (Mexico City, posted August 17, 2026): runs "customer communication campaigns across WhatsApp, Push, Email, SMS, and In-App channels" across "acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention, and reactivation journeys", with A/B testing; tools named include Braze, Customer.io and Infobip.Source
    • Your websiteMexico card page (/mx/tarjeta): a Mastercard-backed PayJoy Card with weekly payments, a limit that grows with on-time payments ("tu límite crece contigo"), virtual card first, cash-in at OXXO, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Farmacias del Ahorro, and a closing prompt for people who do not have "la app o el celular compatible". Phones can also be bought online at tienda.payjoy.com.Source
  • 08

    Customer stories describe repeat customers ("Three phones and a credit line later"), and onboarding is asked to find "reactivation of returning customers" and cross-sell. The lifecycle team runs WhatsApp, push, SMS and in-app.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Partnership Growth Analyst

    First action

    Count customers who finished payments last quarter.

    How to measure it

    Repeat purchase rate within 6 months

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define trigger

      Final payment made.

      Partnership Growth Analyst 1 week

    2. 2

      Write messages

      Congratulation and summary.

      Partnership Growth Analyst 1 week

    3. 3

      Approve

      Offers and wording per country.

      Compliance (per country) 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Set risk rules

      Who gets an offer.

      Risk Strategy Manager 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Launch

      Mexico first.

      Partnership Growth Analyst 1 week

    6. 6

      Test

      Channel and timing.

      Partnership Growth Analyst 1 month

    7. 7

      Expand

      Other countries.

      Partnership Growth Analyst 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Messaging costs
    Owner
    Partnership Growth Analyst

    Smallest test

    Send the congratulation message to one cohort.

    Why it works

    When a customer makes the last payment, send a congratulation, a clear summary of what they paid and how it counts towards their credit history where that applies, and, only where compliance and risk agree, an invitation to look at the card or a next phone. Test timing and channel.

    Customers who completed a plan know the product and its costs; a respectful journey keeps them without pushing debt on them.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Over-borrowing

      Offer only within risk limits and include opt-out.

    Evidence

    • HiringPartnership Growth Analyst (Mexico City, posted August 17, 2026): runs "customer communication campaigns across WhatsApp, Push, Email, SMS, and In-App channels" across "acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention, and reactivation journeys", with A/B testing; tools named include Braze, Customer.io and Infobip.Source
    • HiringDirector of Product Management, Onboarding (Mexico City, posted September 25, 2026): leads four product managers across Application ("a fast, transparent digital application that adheres to local regulation in every market"), Direct-to-Consumer ("fully digital acquisition journeys that don't begin in a physical store, a fast-growing channel"), Enterprise (partners onboarding customers) and Offers/Risk; sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries" and looks at "pre-qualification, cross-sell at the point of application, and reactivation of returning customers".Source
    • Your websiteMexico card page (/mx/tarjeta): a Mastercard-backed PayJoy Card with weekly payments, a limit that grows with on-time payments ("tu límite crece contigo"), virtual card first, cash-in at OXXO, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Farmacias del Ahorro, and a closing prompt for people who do not have "la app o el celular compatible". Phones can also be bought online at tienda.payjoy.com.Source
    • Your websiteContent: a report, "The World Cup Playbook: How Access to Credit Is Empowering Workers and Entrepreneurs Across Mexico"; a Spanish budgeting post ("como crear un presupuesto y consejos para ahorrar"); "PayJoy gets an astounding 80 NPS in Mexico"; the 2023 Impact Report; a Customer Charter page in each country.Source
  • 09

    PayJoy is building a voice bot channel to "maximize customer conversion" with compliance in "all customer interactions". Applications that stop part-way are the clearest use for it.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Telesales Coordinator

    First action

    List the top five steps where applications stop.

    How to measure it

    Stalled applications completed

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find stall points

      Top five steps.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Write scripts

      Per step and country.

      Telesales Coordinator (AI Channels) 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Approve scripts

      Per country.

      Compliance (per country) 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Configure bots

      Text first, voice on request.

      Telesales Coordinator (AI Channels) 1 month

    5. 5

      Human handoff

      For anything off-script.

      Telesales Coordinator (AI Channels) 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Completion and complaints.

      Telesales Coordinator (AI Channels) weekly

    7. 7

      Feed back

      Confusing steps to product.

      Telesales Coordinator (AI Channels) monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Bot vendor costs
    Owner
    Telesales Coordinator (AI Channels)

    Smallest test

    Run the text bot on one stall point in Mexico.

    Why it works

    When an application stalls (missing ID photo, abandoned at the offer screen), have the text bot offer help within an hour and the voice bot call back on request. Scripts explain next steps and answer questions from an approved list, and hand to a person for anything else.

    Help at the moment of confusion recovers applications without discounting, and the bot logs show which steps confuse people.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Bots giving wrong answers

      Restrict to approved answers and log every call.

    Evidence

    • HiringTelesales Coordinator (AI Channels) (Mexico City, Marketing, posted September 24, 2026): leads "the growth and performance of the voice bot channel" with "voice bots, text bots, and automation" to "maximize customer conversion and engagement", "ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance in all customer interactions".Source
    • HiringDirector of Product Management, Onboarding (Mexico City, posted September 25, 2026): leads four product managers across Application ("a fast, transparent digital application that adheres to local regulation in every market"), Direct-to-Consumer ("fully digital acquisition journeys that don't begin in a physical store, a fast-growing channel"), Enterprise (partners onboarding customers) and Offers/Risk; sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries" and looks at "pre-qualification, cross-sell at the point of application, and reactivation of returning customers".Source
    • HiringCRO - Digital Experience Manager (Bogotá or Mexico City, Marketing, posted August 25, 2026): owns "a deep understanding of the D2C customer funnel, identifying where and why customers drop off throughout the digital purchase journey", a "prioritized CRO and UX optimization roadmap", "A/B and multivariate experiments" with "guardrail metrics", and "segmentation and personalization strategies based on signals such as behavior, traffic source, intent, device, credit profile, and lifecycle stage".Source
  • 10

    The Mexico card page ends with a prompt for people who do not have "la app o el celular compatible", and the Lock team is hired to "expand device selection". Customers who find out late that their phone is not supported drop out.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter CRO Digital Experience Manager

    First action

    Pull the list of supported models per country.

    How to measure it

    Checker to application rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Get model list

      Per country.

      Product Manager - Lock Platform 1 week

    2. 2

      Design

      One-step checker.

      Senior Product Designer 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      On card and phone pages.

      Web Developer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Fallback

      Phones available nearby or online.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Log demand

      Unsupported models.

      Product Manager - Lock Platform ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Continuation rate.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    CRO Digital Experience Manager

    Smallest test

    Add a static supported-models list to the card page.

    Why it works

    Add a checker on card and phone pages: pick your phone model (or let the page detect it) and see whether it works with the app, and if not, which PayJoy phones are available nearby or online. Feed results to the Lock team as demand data.

    It turns a dead end into a phone sale and shows which devices to support next.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Detection errors

      Let users choose their model.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteMexico card page (/mx/tarjeta): a Mastercard-backed PayJoy Card with weekly payments, a limit that grows with on-time payments ("tu límite crece contigo"), virtual card first, cash-in at OXXO, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Farmacias del Ahorro, and a closing prompt for people who do not have "la app o el celular compatible". Phones can also be bought online at tienda.payjoy.com.Source
    • HiringRisk, trust and compliance hiring: a Product Manager for the Lock Platform ("the core moat of PayJoy's business") to "expand device selection, and reduce fraud and accidental locking"; a Senior Product Manager, Trust and Safety; fraud operations roles in Mexico City and Taguig; a Legal and Compliance Analyst in Panama City; and a Credit Line Growth Analyst in Mexico City.Source
    • HiringCRO - Digital Experience Manager (Bogotá or Mexico City, Marketing, posted August 25, 2026): owns "a deep understanding of the D2C customer funnel, identifying where and why customers drop off throughout the digital purchase journey", a "prioritized CRO and UX optimization roadmap", "A/B and multivariate experiments" with "guardrail metrics", and "segmentation and personalization strategies based on signals such as behavior, traffic source, intent, device, credit profile, and lifecycle stage".Source
  • 11

    PayJoy is opening stores and kiosks (Head of Offline Expansion in Jakarta, a kiosk analyst in São Paulo) and has more than 33,000 points of sale. People search for "where to buy a phone on credit near me" in their own language.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Head of Offline Expansion

    First action

    List PayJoy-run stores and kiosks by country.

    How to measure it

    Calls and direction requests per store

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List locations

      Stores and kiosks.

      Head of Offline Expansion 1 week

    2. 2

      Maps listings

      Claim and verify.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Store pages

      Template per location.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Store finder

      Partner retailers.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Open-day plan

      Listing live before opening.

      Head of Offline Expansion per store

    6. 6

      Measure

      Calls, directions, visits.

      Head of Offline Expansion monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Offline Expansion

    Smallest test

    List the five newest locations on maps.

    Why it works

    Publish a page and a maps listing for each PayJoy store and kiosk (address, hours, what to bring, phones in stock), and a store finder for partner retailers. Track visits and calls by location.

    Local search drives store visits, and new stores ramp faster when people can find them on day one.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Wrong store details

      Store managers confirm monthly.

    Evidence

    • HiringOffline growth hiring: a Head of Offline Expansion in Jakarta ("new store expansion end to end - site selection and market research, lease negotiation, new store openings"), a Sales Enablement Manager in Jakarta (productivity "from our own team and external promoters teams"), a Head of National Accounts in Jakarta, a Promoter Manager and a National Sales Head in Johannesburg, a Kiosk Operational Analyst in São Paulo, and territory managers in Cali and Quito, all posted between August and October 2026.Source
    • Your websiteFor Retailers: "Turn Every 'No' Into a Sale", "90%+ Approval Rate for New Customers", "+33% Transaction Value", "PayJoy takes on 100% of the credit risk" and retailers are paid up front; For OEMs: "+33k Points of Sale in 9 countries" and cardholders "come back for accessories, upgrades, and their next device". Both pages end with the same consumer testimonials, not retailer or OEM results.Source
    • Your websiteGlobal homepage (English): "PayJoy offers phone financing and credit for all", "Banks need your history. We just need your ID.", buttons to "Choose a phone" and "Apply for credit", and a country switch for nine markets (Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia). The global /phone-finance page carries approval and fee claims and "Buy Phone Online" without naming a country.Source
  • 12

    The Sales Enablement Manager is hired to raise productivity of "our own team and external promoters teams", and there is a Promoter Manager in Johannesburg. Promoters explain the offer in the store, so their words are the product for many customers.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sales Enablement Manager

    First action

    Write the script for one country.

    How to measure it

    Applications per promoter shift

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Script

      Per country.

      Sales Enablement Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Approve

      What may be said.

      Compliance (per country) 1 week

    3. 3

      Film

      Five short videos.

      Sales Enablement Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Distribute

      WhatsApp and app.

      Sales Enablement Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Quiz

      Monthly.

      Sales Enablement Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Sales and complaints.

      Sales Enablement Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production costs
    Owner
    Sales Enablement Manager

    Smallest test

    Train one store's promoters and compare.

    Why it works

    Build five two-minute videos and a one-page script per country (how the phone lock works, how payments work, what the customer must know, what not to promise), approved by compliance. Quiz promoters monthly and compare their sales and complaint rates.

    Better explanations raise conversion and reduce complaints and early defaults from customers who did not understand the product.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Promoters overpromise

      Include a "never say" list.

    Evidence

    • HiringOffline growth hiring: a Head of Offline Expansion in Jakarta ("new store expansion end to end - site selection and market research, lease negotiation, new store openings"), a Sales Enablement Manager in Jakarta (productivity "from our own team and external promoters teams"), a Head of National Accounts in Jakarta, a Promoter Manager and a National Sales Head in Johannesburg, a Kiosk Operational Analyst in São Paulo, and territory managers in Cali and Quito, all posted between August and October 2026.Source
    • HiringTelesales Coordinator (AI Channels) (Mexico City, Marketing, posted September 24, 2026): leads "the growth and performance of the voice bot channel" with "voice bots, text bots, and automation" to "maximize customer conversion and engagement", "ensuring quality, consistency, and compliance in all customer interactions".Source
    • Your websiteFor Retailers: "Turn Every 'No' Into a Sale", "90%+ Approval Rate for New Customers", "+33% Transaction Value", "PayJoy takes on 100% of the credit risk" and retailers are paid up front; For OEMs: "+33k Points of Sale in 9 countries" and cardholders "come back for accessories, upgrades, and their next device". Both pages end with the same consumer testimonials, not retailer or OEM results.Source
  • 13

    PayJoy serves nine countries on the site, but the seven customer stories sit in one global folder and the homepages of every country show the same people. Visitors in South Africa or Indonesia see stories from Latin America.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Country Marketing Lead

    First action

    Ask each country team for two customers willing to share.

    How to measure it

    Story-page to application rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    5%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find customers

      Two per country.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 month

    2. 2

      Consent

      Written, with privacy review.

      Compliance (per country) 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Record

      Interviews and video.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Publish

      Country sites.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Cut videos

      Vertical clips.

      Country Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Share

      WhatsApp and social.

      Partnership Growth Analyst ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production costs
    Owner
    Country Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Publish one local story in South Africa.

    Why it works

    Collect two stories per country, publish them in the local language on the country site, and cut 30-second vertical videos for WhatsApp and social. Get written consent and keep financial details out.

    People trust people like them, and the stories double as social and messaging content.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Privacy

      No balances or personal financial details.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (916 URLs): nine country folders, each with roughly 34-36 blog posts and 15 press pages, many repeated from the global site; seven customer stories, all in one global folder. The Customer Stories description says "18 million people" and "9 countries"; job posts say "over 18 million customers as of 2025"; a 2026 press release says PayJoy "has reached 20 million customers" and "has financed over $3.5 billion" since 2015.Source
    • Your websiteGlobal homepage (English): "PayJoy offers phone financing and credit for all", "Banks need your history. We just need your ID.", buttons to "Choose a phone" and "Apply for credit", and a country switch for nine markets (Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia). The global /phone-finance page carries approval and fee claims and "Buy Phone Online" without naming a country.Source
    • HiringPartnership Growth Analyst (Mexico City, posted August 17, 2026): runs "customer communication campaigns across WhatsApp, Push, Email, SMS, and In-App channels" across "acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention, and reactivation journeys", with A/B testing; tools named include Braze, Customer.io and Infobip.Source
  • 14

    The mobile role asks for "embedding financial education into the app, appropriate for a low-financial-literacy customer base", and PayJoy already wrote a Spanish budgeting post and a Customer Charter in each country.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Principal Product Manager

    First action

    Write the first three lessons in Spanish.

    How to measure it

    On-time payment rate, readers vs others

    Now
    –
    Target
    +3 points
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick topics

      Ten lessons.

      Principal Product Manager, Mobile Product 1 week

    2. 2

      Write

      Plain language per country.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Review

      Accuracy and rules.

      Compliance (per country) 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Place in app

      At the right moments.

      Principal Product Manager, Mobile Product 1 month

    5. 5

      Test

      Readers vs control.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Expand

      More languages.

      Principal Product Manager, Mobile Product 1 quarter

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    Principal Product Manager, Mobile Product

    Smallest test

    Ship one lesson to a test group.

    Why it works

    Create ten lessons of under a minute each (weekly budgeting, what happens if a payment is missed, how credit history works, avoiding scams), in each language, shown at the right moment in the app. Measure on-time payment and support calls for readers versus non-readers.

    Customers who understand their plan pay on time more often and call support less, which helps them and PayJoy.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Feels like marketing

      Keep lessons free of offers.

    Evidence

    • HiringPrincipal Product Manager, Mobile Product (San Francisco or Mexico City, posted August 3, 2026): PayJoy has "served over 20 million customers across 11 markets"; the role turns "PayJoy's apps into a destination our customers want to return to", connects "multiple consumer and in-store apps" with deep links and handoffs, designs "personalized cross-sell", and develops "the strategy for embedding financial education into the app, appropriate for a low-financial-literacy customer base".Source
    • Your websiteContent: a report, "The World Cup Playbook: How Access to Credit Is Empowering Workers and Entrepreneurs Across Mexico"; a Spanish budgeting post ("como crear un presupuesto y consejos para ahorrar"); "PayJoy gets an astounding 80 NPS in Mexico"; the 2023 Impact Report; a Customer Charter page in each country.Source
    • HiringRisk, trust and compliance hiring: a Product Manager for the Lock Platform ("the core moat of PayJoy's business") to "expand device selection, and reduce fraud and accidental locking"; a Senior Product Manager, Trust and Safety; fraud operations roles in Mexico City and Taguig; a Legal and Compliance Analyst in Panama City; and a Credit Line Growth Analyst in Mexico City.Source
  • 15

    The Mexico card page says the limit grows with on-time payments, and PayJoy hired a Credit Line Growth Analyst. Customers rarely know what they need to do, or what can lower a limit.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Credit Line Growth Analyst

    First action

    Write the factor list with risk.

    How to measure it

    Cardholder on-time payment

    Now
    –
    Target
    +2 points
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List factors

      What affects limits.

      Risk Strategy Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Write copy

      No promises.

      Credit Line Growth Analyst 1 week

    3. 3

      Approve

      Per country.

      Compliance (per country) 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build

      In-app card screen.

      Principal Product Manager, Mobile Product 1 month

    5. 5

      Test

      Against control.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Report

      Payment and support calls.

      Credit Line Growth Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Credit Line Growth Analyst

    Smallest test

    Add the factor list to the card FAQ.

    Why it works

    Show each cardholder in the app the factors that affect their limit, their recent payment record and when the next review happens, without promising an increase. Test whether this improves on-time payment.

    Transparent rules give customers a clear goal and reduce support questions; any wording about limits needs compliance review in each market.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Read as a promise

      Say clearly that limits are reviewed, not guaranteed.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteMexico card page (/mx/tarjeta): a Mastercard-backed PayJoy Card with weekly payments, a limit that grows with on-time payments ("tu límite crece contigo"), virtual card first, cash-in at OXXO, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Farmacias del Ahorro, and a closing prompt for people who do not have "la app o el celular compatible". Phones can also be bought online at tienda.payjoy.com.Source
    • HiringRisk, trust and compliance hiring: a Product Manager for the Lock Platform ("the core moat of PayJoy's business") to "expand device selection, and reduce fraud and accidental locking"; a Senior Product Manager, Trust and Safety; fraud operations roles in Mexico City and Taguig; a Legal and Compliance Analyst in Panama City; and a Credit Line Growth Analyst in Mexico City.Source
    • HiringPrincipal Product Manager, Mobile Product (San Francisco or Mexico City, posted August 3, 2026): PayJoy has "served over 20 million customers across 11 markets"; the role turns "PayJoy's apps into a destination our customers want to return to", connects "multiple consumer and in-store apps" with deep links and handoffs, designs "personalized cross-sell", and develops "the strategy for embedding financial education into the app, appropriate for a low-financial-literacy customer base".Source

Big bets 4

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    PayJoy serves 11 markets according to its own job post, nine on the site, has a People Operations team in Bangalore, and the onboarding director sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries". Each launch repeats the same work: pages, claims, retailers, promoters, payments.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Director of Product Management

    First action

    List every step of the last country launch.

    How to measure it

    Launch time

    Now
    –
    Target
    -30%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map last launch

      Every step.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 1 month

    2. 2

      Write kit

      Templates and checklists.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 1 month

    3. 3

      Compliance list

      Per-market questions.

      Legal and Compliance Analyst 1 month

    4. 4

      Retail playbook

      Retailers and promoters.

      Sales Enablement Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Use it

      Next launch.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 2 quarters

    6. 6

      Review

      Update after launch.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 1 month

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Director of Product Management, Onboarding

    Smallest test

    Write the site part of the kit first.

    Why it works

    Write a launch kit: site template with the claims sheet, compliance checklist, retailer and promoter onboarding, payment and cash-in partners, local support and the first 90 days of tests. Use it for the next launch and time each step.

    A repeatable launch saves months and avoids the copy-and-paste issues visible on today's country sites.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Local differences

      Keep a required local review step.

    Evidence

    • HiringDirector of Product Management, Onboarding (Mexico City, posted September 25, 2026): leads four product managers across Application ("a fast, transparent digital application that adheres to local regulation in every market"), Direct-to-Consumer ("fully digital acquisition journeys that don't begin in a physical store, a fast-growing channel"), Enterprise (partners onboarding customers) and Offers/Risk; sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries" and looks at "pre-qualification, cross-sell at the point of application, and reactivation of returning customers".Source
    • HiringPrincipal Product Manager, Mobile Product (San Francisco or Mexico City, posted August 3, 2026): PayJoy has "served over 20 million customers across 11 markets"; the role turns "PayJoy's apps into a destination our customers want to return to", connects "multiple consumer and in-store apps" with deep links and handoffs, designs "personalized cross-sell", and develops "the strategy for embedding financial education into the app, appropriate for a low-financial-literacy customer base".Source
    • Your websiteSearch snippets (checked October 22, 2026): the card pages for Colombia, Ecuador and Panama (/co, /ec and /pa /credit-cash, marked es-CO, es-EC and es-PA) have the English title "PayJoy Card: Flexible Credit for Everything You Need" and an English description beginning "Get approved instantly", while the page body is Spanish; the Peru homepage (es-PE) uses the global English title and description; Peru's card page has a Spanish description. The Brazil phone page description says customers need "sua identificação oficial e conta do Facebook". Colombia's titles are "Inicio - Colombia" and "Celulares a cuotas - Colombia".Source
    • News coveragePayJoy press (2026): an agreement to acquire strategic assets of Finia AI, bringing "experience serving micro-businesses"; CNBC and Statista named it to "World's Top Fintech Companies 2026"; a Chief Revenue Officer appointed in April 2026 to lead "scaling growth, deepening market penetration, and expanding into new geographies". An older release covers PayJoy Access, firmware that lets phone makers such as Transsion support PayJoy Lock.Source
  • 17

    PayJoy Access is firmware that lets phone makers support PayJoy Lock, and the OEM page says cardholders return for upgrades and accessories. The Lock team is hired to expand device selection.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Product Manager Lock Platform

    First action

    Pick one OEM and one market for a pilot.

    How to measure it

    OEM-sourced customers

    Now
    –
    Target
    50,000
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick partner

      One OEM.

      Head of National Accounts 1 month

    2. 2

      Design flow

      Setup screen offer.

      Product Manager - Lock Platform 1 month

    3. 3

      Rules check

      Per market.

      Legal and Compliance Analyst 1 month

    4. 4

      Pilot

      One market.

      Product Manager - Lock Platform 2 quarters

    5. 5

      Measure

      Activation and repeat.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Scale

      More models.

      Product Manager - Lock Platform 2 quarters

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Product Manager Lock Platform

    Smallest test

    Test the setup offer on one model.

    Why it works

    With one or two phone makers, ship models where the PayJoy offer appears at first setup (in markets where it is allowed), with the maker's brand on the financing page and a share of repeat sales. Measure activation and repeat purchases.

    It puts PayJoy at the moment a customer chooses a phone and gives OEMs a measurable reason to partner.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customer consent

      Make the offer optional and clearly explained.

    Evidence

    • News coveragePayJoy press (2026): an agreement to acquire strategic assets of Finia AI, bringing "experience serving micro-businesses"; CNBC and Statista named it to "World's Top Fintech Companies 2026"; a Chief Revenue Officer appointed in April 2026 to lead "scaling growth, deepening market penetration, and expanding into new geographies". An older release covers PayJoy Access, firmware that lets phone makers such as Transsion support PayJoy Lock.Source
    • Your websiteFor Retailers: "Turn Every 'No' Into a Sale", "90%+ Approval Rate for New Customers", "+33% Transaction Value", "PayJoy takes on 100% of the credit risk" and retailers are paid up front; For OEMs: "+33k Points of Sale in 9 countries" and cardholders "come back for accessories, upgrades, and their next device". Both pages end with the same consumer testimonials, not retailer or OEM results.Source
    • HiringRisk, trust and compliance hiring: a Product Manager for the Lock Platform ("the core moat of PayJoy's business") to "expand device selection, and reduce fraud and accidental locking"; a Senior Product Manager, Trust and Safety; fraud operations roles in Mexico City and Taguig; a Legal and Compliance Analyst in Panama City; and a Credit Line Growth Analyst in Mexico City.Source
  • 18

    Many PayJoy stories are about small businesses (a garment maker, a food cart, an arepa shop), and PayJoy is acquiring Finia AI assets with "experience serving micro-businesses".

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters SVP of Product Management

    First action

    Interview 20 micro-business customers.

    How to measure it

    Pilot customers

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview

      Twenty customers.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 1 month

    2. 2

      Design

      Application and schedule.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Risk model

      With Finia assets.

      Machine Learning Director 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Rules

      Business credit per market.

      Legal and Compliance Analyst 1 month

    5. 5

      Pilot

      One country.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 2 quarters

    6. 6

      Decide

      Scale or stop.

      SVP of Product Management 1 month

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Product and risk team time
    Owner
    SVP of Product Management

    Smallest test

    Run the interviews.

    Why it works

    Design a micro-business path: an application that asks about the business, payment schedules that fit income cycles, and simple tools in the app (sales notes, supplier payments). Pilot in one country with the Finia team.

    Micro-entrepreneurs are a large part of PayJoy's customer base and need different terms from salaried workers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Higher risk

      Small limits at first.

    Evidence

    • News coveragePayJoy press (2026): an agreement to acquire strategic assets of Finia AI, bringing "experience serving micro-businesses"; CNBC and Statista named it to "World's Top Fintech Companies 2026"; a Chief Revenue Officer appointed in April 2026 to lead "scaling growth, deepening market penetration, and expanding into new geographies". An older release covers PayJoy Access, firmware that lets phone makers such as Transsion support PayJoy Lock.Source
    • Your websiteGlobal homepage (English): "PayJoy offers phone financing and credit for all", "Banks need your history. We just need your ID.", buttons to "Choose a phone" and "Apply for credit", and a country switch for nine markets (Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Panama, Ecuador, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia). The global /phone-finance page carries approval and fee claims and "Buy Phone Online" without naming a country.Source
    • HiringDirector of Product Management, Onboarding (Mexico City, posted September 25, 2026): leads four product managers across Application ("a fast, transparent digital application that adheres to local regulation in every market"), Direct-to-Consumer ("fully digital acquisition journeys that don't begin in a physical store, a fast-growing channel"), Enterprise (partners onboarding customers) and Offers/Risk; sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries" and looks at "pre-qualification, cross-sell at the point of application, and reactivation of returning customers".Source
  • 19

    PayJoy says the rate is "calculated at the time of purchase" and that customers see every cost before confirming. Showing the total cost earlier, on the product page, could build more trust than any slogan.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 3 quarters Compliance

    First action

    Draft the calculator with the Mexico compliance team.

    How to measure it

    Cost-related complaints

    Now
    –
    Target
    -20%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree format

      With compliance per country.

      Compliance (per country) 1 month

    2. 2

      Get data

      Prices and costs by product.

      Director of Product Management, Onboarding 1 month

    3. 3

      Build

      Calculator on product pages.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Test

      Applications and complaints.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Roll out

      All countries.

      Compliance (per country) 2 quarters

    6. 6

      Audit

      Quarterly accuracy check.

      Legal and Compliance Analyst quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Developer and compliance time
    Owner
    Compliance (per country)

    Smallest test

    Show the total paid for the top three phones in Mexico.

    Why it works

    Add a calculator to each country's phone and card pages: pick a phone or amount and see the weekly payment, number of payments and total paid, with the disclosures each country requires. Build it with compliance in each market and test its effect on applications and complaints.

    Clear costs reduce surprises and complaints, support PayJoy's Public Benefit Corporation mission, and stand out against competitors that only show the weekly payment.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Fewer applications at first

      Measure complaints and repayment, not only volume.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteMexico pages: the /mx homepage offers "un celular a pagos semanales desde $150 pesos" while /mx/celulares says "Pagos semanales desde $100"; /mx/celulares states approval two ways ("Aprobamos al 90%+ de nuevos clientes" and "9 de cada 10 personas son aprobadas"), answers one FAQ with "tu cliente" (wording for retailers) on the consumer page, and says "Tu tasa se calcula al momento de la compra." The Mexico regulation page links the credit contract and a product fact sheet.Source
    • HiringDirector of Product Management, Onboarding (Mexico City, posted September 25, 2026): leads four product managers across Application ("a fast, transparent digital application that adheres to local regulation in every market"), Direct-to-Consumer ("fully digital acquisition journeys that don't begin in a physical store, a fast-growing channel"), Enterprise (partners onboarding customers) and Offers/Risk; sets "the strategy for launching onboarding in new countries" and looks at "pre-qualification, cross-sell at the point of application, and reactivation of returning customers".Source
    • Your websiteContent: a report, "The World Cup Playbook: How Access to Credit Is Empowering Workers and Entrepreneurs Across Mexico"; a Spanish budgeting post ("como crear un presupuesto y consejos para ahorrar"); "PayJoy gets an astounding 80 NPS in Mexico"; the 2023 Impact Report; a Customer Charter page in each country.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: M-KOPA, "Smart Phone, Smart Money, Smart Choice", "Unlocking financial progress with M-KOPA smart devices" (Africa); Kueski, "Préstamos Kueski rápidos, seguros y en línea" and buy-now-pay-later "sin tarjeta de crédito" (Mexico).Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 20

    PayJoy published a World Cup report for Mexico. Each market has its own phone-buying moments: Buen Fin in Mexico, Black Friday in Brazil, Ramadan and Lebaran in Indonesia, back-to-school in South Africa.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Country Marketing Lead

    First action

    List the top three moments per country.

    How to measure it

    Campaign-week applications

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List moments

      Per country.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Plan

      Campaign per moment.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 month

    3. 3

      Approve claims

      Ahead of time.

      Compliance (per country) per campaign

    4. 4

      Prepare retailers

      Stock and scripts.

      Sales Enablement Manager per campaign

    5. 5

      Run

      Messages and ads.

      Partnership Growth Analyst per campaign

    6. 6

      Review

      After each moment.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager per campaign

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Campaign budget
    Owner
    Country Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Plan the next moment in one country.

    Why it works

    Plan a yearly calendar per country with one campaign per moment (retailer stock, promoter scripts, WhatsApp messages, approved claims), and a short report or guide where PayJoy has useful data.

    Demand peaks at these moments, and preparing retailers and claims early avoids rushed copy.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pressure to borrow

      Use helpful framing, not urgency.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteContent: a report, "The World Cup Playbook: How Access to Credit Is Empowering Workers and Entrepreneurs Across Mexico"; a Spanish budgeting post ("como crear un presupuesto y consejos para ahorrar"); "PayJoy gets an astounding 80 NPS in Mexico"; the 2023 Impact Report; a Customer Charter page in each country.Source
    • HiringPartnership Growth Analyst (Mexico City, posted August 17, 2026): runs "customer communication campaigns across WhatsApp, Push, Email, SMS, and In-App channels" across "acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention, and reactivation journeys", with A/B testing; tools named include Braze, Customer.io and Infobip.Source
    • HiringOffline growth hiring: a Head of Offline Expansion in Jakarta ("new store expansion end to end - site selection and market research, lease negotiation, new store openings"), a Sales Enablement Manager in Jakarta (productivity "from our own team and external promoters teams"), a Head of National Accounts in Jakarta, a Promoter Manager and a National Sales Head in Johannesburg, a Kiosk Operational Analyst in São Paulo, and territory managers in Cali and Quito, all posted between August and October 2026.Source
  • 21

    PayJoy is hiring for trust and safety and fraud operations in several countries. Lenders serving new-to-credit customers are often impersonated by scammers on WhatsApp and social media.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager Trust…

    First action

    List official channels and payment methods per country.

    How to measure it

    Customer-reported scam losses

    Now
    –
    Target
    -30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List channels

      Per country.

      Senior Product Manager Trust and Safety 1 week

    2. 2

      Write page

      Plain language.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Publish

      Footer and app.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Report form

      Simple report flow.

      Senior Product Manager Trust and Safety 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Repeat

      WhatsApp and onboarding.

      Partnership Growth Analyst ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Reports monthly.

      Senior Product Manager Trust and Safety monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager Trust and Safety

    Smallest test

    Add a "PayJoy will never ask" line to onboarding.

    Why it works

    Publish a short page per country (official channels, payment methods PayJoy uses, things PayJoy will never ask for, how to report), link it in the footer, onboarding and app, and repeat it in WhatsApp messages.

    Protecting customers from impersonation protects repayment and the brand; it also gives fraud teams more reports.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Scammers copy the page

      Point to verified accounts only.

    Evidence

    • HiringRisk, trust and compliance hiring: a Product Manager for the Lock Platform ("the core moat of PayJoy's business") to "expand device selection, and reduce fraud and accidental locking"; a Senior Product Manager, Trust and Safety; fraud operations roles in Mexico City and Taguig; a Legal and Compliance Analyst in Panama City; and a Credit Line Growth Analyst in Mexico City.Source
    • Your websiteMexico card page (/mx/tarjeta): a Mastercard-backed PayJoy Card with weekly payments, a limit that grows with on-time payments ("tu límite crece contigo"), virtual card first, cash-in at OXXO, 7-Eleven, Walmart and Farmacias del Ahorro, and a closing prompt for people who do not have "la app o el celular compatible". Phones can also be bought online at tienda.payjoy.com.Source
    • HiringPartnership Growth Analyst (Mexico City, posted August 17, 2026): runs "customer communication campaigns across WhatsApp, Push, Email, SMS, and In-App channels" across "acquisition, onboarding, activation, retention, and reactivation journeys", with A/B testing; tools named include Braze, Customer.io and Infobip.Source
  • 22

    Each country folder has about 35 blog posts and 15 press pages, many of them repeating global posts (investor news, carbon offsets, podcasts). Local readers searching for help with phones and credit find little written for them.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month CRO Digital Experience Manager

    First action

    List country blog posts that are copies of global posts.

    How to measure it

    Organic visits to local guides

    Now
    –
    Target
    +40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit

      Copied posts per country.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Canonicals

      Point copies to global.

      Web Developer 1 week

    3. 3

      Write guides

      Three per country.

      Country Marketing Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Review

      Compliance check.

      Compliance (per country) 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Publish

      Country blogs.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Visits and applications.

      CRO - Digital Experience Manager monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    CRO Digital Experience Manager

    Smallest test

    Write one local guide for Colombia.

    Why it works

    Keep the global posts on the global site with canonical tags, and give each country a few local guides: how phone financing works there, what to bring, how payments work at local cash-in points. Have compliance review them before they go live.

    Local, useful guides earn search traffic and clicks to apply, while copied posts dilute the country sites.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Traffic drop on copies

      Expected; local guides replace it.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (916 URLs): nine country folders, each with roughly 34-36 blog posts and 15 press pages, many repeated from the global site; seven customer stories, all in one global folder. The Customer Stories description says "18 million people" and "9 countries"; job posts say "over 18 million customers as of 2025"; a 2026 press release says PayJoy "has reached 20 million customers" and "has financed over $3.5 billion" since 2015.Source
    • Your websiteContent: a report, "The World Cup Playbook: How Access to Credit Is Empowering Workers and Entrepreneurs Across Mexico"; a Spanish budgeting post ("como crear un presupuesto y consejos para ahorrar"); "PayJoy gets an astounding 80 NPS in Mexico"; the 2023 Impact Report; a Customer Charter page in each country.Source
    • Your websiteSearch snippets (checked October 22, 2026): the card pages for Colombia, Ecuador and Panama (/co, /ec and /pa /credit-cash, marked es-CO, es-EC and es-PA) have the English title "PayJoy Card: Flexible Credit for Everything You Need" and an English description beginning "Get approved instantly", while the page body is Spanish; the Peru homepage (es-PE) uses the global English title and description; Peru's card page has a Spanish description. The Brazil phone page description says customers need "sua identificação oficial e conta do Facebook". Colombia's titles are "Inicio - Colombia" and "Celulares a cuotas - Colombia".Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    Country claims sheets and snippets, lighter phone pages, country chooser, experiment guardrails, one customer number, and retailer proof; start the country blog clean-up.

  2. Days 31 to 6011 ideas

    Online-to-store handoff, paid-off journeys, bot recovery, phone checker, store pages, promoter kit, local stories, in-app lessons and card limit clarity; the buying calendar and anti-scam page.

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The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value access without a credit history or bank account. The most cited problem: being turned down by banks.

  • A phone the same day
  • Unclear costs
  • In their words: “pagos semanales”

Market

Competitive landscape

3 competitors compared: M-KOPA, Kueski and Retailer and bank in-store credit.

  • Gap to exploit: Clear total-cost information
  • M-KOPA: Limited overlap outside Africa
  • Kueski: No phone-secured model

Hiring signals

PayJoy is building a digital growth engine on top of its in-store base.

  • CRO - Digital Experience Manager: D2C funnel, experiments, personalization. Ideas 1, 2, 4, 10.
  • Director of Product Management, Onboarding: D2C, pre-qualification, new countries. Ideas 3, 7, 16.
  • Telesales Coordinator (AI Channels): Voice and text bots with compliance. Idea 9.

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