Papaya Global Partners with Slice to Bring Compliant Equity Management to Global Workforces

The partnership connects Papaya’s payroll, EOR, COR and contractor services with Slice’s global equity platform—from compliant grants to tax calculation, withholding and payouts through Papaya wallets. 

NEW YORK – October 20, 2026 – Papaya Global and Slice today announced a strategic partnership that lets companies grant and manage equity compliantly for their employees and contractors around the world, across Papaya’s payroll, Employer of Record (EOR), Contractor of Record (COR) and contractor services. 

The partnership connects how companies employ and pay their global workforce with how they grant and manage equity. Papaya provides global payroll, EOR, COR and workforce payment infrastructure. Slice provides a global equity management platform for equity administration, local processing and filings across 67+ countries, built with lawyers and tax advisors. 

The companies are integrating their platforms to connect workforce data in Papaya with equity records in Slice, keeping equity administration aligned as workers are hired, leave, relocate or change compensation. That means fewer spreadsheets and less manual reconciliation for companies employing talent across Papaya’s 180+ countries, with Slice’s equity compliance covering 67+ countries. 

Making global equity work from day one 

Equity is a substantial part of total compensation, and companies rely on it to attract and retain top talent. But managing equity for a company that hires across countries is complex. Each country has its own tax treatment, securities rules, filing deadlines and registration requirements, and some must be met on the day the grant is made—they cannot be fixed later. Yet most equity plans are written for a single country, usually where the company is headquartered. 

That creates a gap between issuing a grant letter and completing the local steps needed to administer the grant. When those steps are missed, companies may face compliance exposure—and workers may lose favorable tax treatment or face higher taxes. 

The partnership pairs Papaya’s global payroll and payments infrastructure with Slice’s equity tax and compliance engine. By connecting employment data with equity records, the companies help teams meet local requirements throughout the equity lifecycle, from grant through ongoing administration and equity transactions. 

Equity events, end to end: from tax calculation to payout 

Equity events such as secondary tender offers and share sales don’t end when the transaction is approved. Each one triggers payments and settlements: calculating the tax due in each worker’s country, withholding it correctly, processing it through payroll and moving the funds to the worker. Today, finance teams stitch this together across equity tools, payroll providers, banks and spreadsheets. 

The partnership splits that work between the two platforms built for each part. Slice provides the equity tax and compliance rules engine: it determines what is owed, what must be withheld and what must be reported in each country. Papaya provides the payroll and payments infrastructure: it processes withholding through payroll and settles payments through Papaya wallets, at competitive foreign exchange rates and fees. Together, they handle an equity event from tax calculation to the money reaching the worker. 

What the partnership includes 

Companies using Papaya’s payroll, EOR, COR and contractor services can grant and manage equity for their employees and contractors through Slice. For workers engaged through Papaya’s EOR and COR services, equity management is included at no additional cost. Companies can also extend Slice to their full global workforce, including directly employed staff, through Papaya. 

“Equity is compensation, and compensation is something we already carry the liability for,” said Eynat Guez, CEO and co-founder of Papaya Global. “We chose Slice because they are a leader in global equity management and share our commitment to compliance—no shortcuts and no fixing it later.” 

“Companies are global from day one, but their equity is still stuck in a domestic, pre-AI era,” said Maor Levran, CEO and co-founder of Slice. “With AI-native technology and real experts working together, that complexity finally goes away. Equity should work exactly like a cash salary—for any company, and for any employee, contractor or EOR worker, anywhere in the world. Papaya already runs its own equity on Slice. Now every Papaya customer can do the same, with equity handled right at grant time so the value stays with the employee.” 

More information is available at papayaglobal.com.