FORGE - B2B WORKFORCE & CREDIT
Bridging the gap between talent, employment, and financial access.
Empowering Nigeria's workforce with verified identity and real-time credit.
Forge leverages real performance data to unlock financial opportunities for millions of workers while streamlining operations for businesses.
Connecting Nigeria's leading institutions with a verified, high-performance talent pool.
The infrastructure for
growth and inclusion.
Redefining the
informal economy.
Workforce Hiring
Post jobs and get matched with verified, pre-scored workers in your area within hours. GPS-verified attendance ensures quality.
Payroll
Digital payments processed automatically upon job completion.
Credit Intelligence
Every completed job builds a behavioral credit score. Workers earn microloans, and banks get real data for smarter lending.
Bank Integration
Real-time portfolio monitoring with risk scoring, watchlists, and automated alerts. KYC/AML integration and full compliance reporting.
What we’ve enabled
Wholesale DistributionAmara Foods
3× faster hiring
Reduced hiring time from 3 days to 4 hours with a verified worker pool and automated matching across 6 distribution centers.
ManufacturingLagos Textiles
Zero disputes
Eliminated cash-based payment disputes and saved 20 hours per week in payroll processing for a workforce of 200+ casual workers.
Retail ChainQuickMart
40% cost cut
Real-time visibility into casual workforce across 12 stores. Shifted from spreadsheet chaos to a single operational dashboard.
Financial ServicesFirstBank Nigeria
₦120M lent
Behavioral credit scores from Forge data enabled microloans to 4,000+ previously unbankable workers with a 96% repayment rate.
Wholesale DistributionAmara Foods
3× faster hiring
Reduced hiring time from 3 days to 4 hours with a verified worker pool and automated matching across 6 distribution centers.
ManufacturingLagos Textiles
Zero disputes
Eliminated cash-based payment disputes and saved 20 hours per week in payroll processing for a workforce of 200+ casual workers.
Retail ChainQuickMart
40% cost cut
Real-time visibility into casual workforce across 12 stores. Shifted from spreadsheet chaos to a single operational dashboard.
Financial ServicesFirstBank Nigeria
₦120M lent
Behavioral credit scores from Forge data enabled microloans to 4,000+ previously unbankable workers with a 96% repayment rate.
Finding reliable workers takes days
Manual recruitment through word-of-mouth and roadside hiring leads to inconsistent quality, no-shows, and wasted operational hours.
Cash payroll creates disputes
Without digital audit trails, cash-based payments cause friction, theft claims, and zero accountability across every pay cycle.
Workers can't access credit
No formal employment records means no credit history. Banks reject applications from workers who've never missed a day of work.
No visibility into workforce
Spreadsheets, WhatsApp groups, and paper logs make it impossible to track attendance, performance, or costs in real time.
Scaling is unpredictable
Seasonal demand spikes hit without warning. Finding 50 verified workers in 24 hours is impossible with traditional methods.
Built for the problems you actually face
The hiring pipeline for informal labor is fundamentally broken — built on trust networks that don't scale.
Sectors we serve
Wholesale & Distribution
Verified pools for loading, unloading, and warehouse ops.
Manufacturing
Rapid scaling for seasonal demand and multi-facility shifts.
Retail & Services
Reliability-scored workers for customer-facing roles.
Logistics & Delivery
Real-time GPS tracking of riders with instant payment.
Construction
Skilled and unskilled labor matching for project-based work.
Agriculture
Seasonal labor management for harvesting and processing.