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    Module 8 of 1222 min

    Payslip & Employment Verification Network

    Tamper-evident payslips, QR verification, the bank and lender portal, trust levels, tokens and privacy controls.

    Who this is for: Employers, banks, lenders, landlords

    Lesson 1·8 min

    How payslip verification works

    Fingerprints, QR codes and why a Payroll Africa payslip is hard to forge.

    The fingerprint

    When a payslip is generated, its key values are canonicalised into a stable string and hashed. The resulting fingerprint is stored with the payslip and printed on the document as a verification code and QR code.

    Verifying

    Scanning the QR code or entering the code at /verify checks the fingerprint against the stored record. If a single figure on the PDF has been altered, the fingerprint no longer matches and the document is reported as not verified.

    What is not revealed

    Unauthenticated visitors do not see payroll figures. Results are blurred and gated: the visitor is told only whether a document exists, and must authenticate as a member of a verified organisation to see details.

    Revocation

    An employer can revoke a payslip's verification link — for example after a document is superseded.

    Lesson 2·8 min

    The bank and lender portal

    Registering an organisation, trust levels, teams, tokens and support.

    Who it is for

    Banks, credit providers, landlords, recruiters and background-screening firms that need to confirm a payslip or employment record is genuine.

    Registering

    Register your organisation at the portal, provide your registration details and a verified domain email. Organisations progress through trust levels as documentation is verified:

    • Level 1 — registered, email verified. Basic existence checks only.
    • Level 2 — organisation documents verified. Payslip verification.
    • Level 3 — regulated institution verified. Employment verification with employee consent.
    • Level 4 — accredited partner. Bulk and API access.

    Teams

    Invite colleagues to your organisation, assign roles and see who verified what, when. Every verification is logged for audit.

    Tokens

    Verifications are metered with tokens. Buy tokens by card for smaller amounts, or by bank transfer for larger purchases. Your balance, usage and invoices are visible in the portal.

    Support

    The portal includes contact support, help centre and submit-a-ticket options, plus a clear sign-out.

    Lesson 3·6 min

    Employment verification and consent

    Confirming employment status without exposing personal data unnecessarily.

    Employment verification requires the employee's consent. The employee receives a request, sees exactly what will be shared, and approves or declines.

    What is shared

    Typically: employment status, job title, start date, and — only where the employee consents — income band or gross remuneration. Nothing more is disclosed.

    Employer control

    Employers can disable employment verification entirely, or restrict it to specific trust levels, under company settings.

    POPIA alignment

    Requests, consents, disclosures and refusals are all logged, giving both employer and employee a defensible record of who saw what.