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Free financial education in four local languages

Twenty short modules covering debt, savings, taxes and more. Delivered to your frontline through WhatsApp in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu.

Trusted by 200+ employers and 250,000+ deskless workers across Africa

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Why it matters

Nobody teaches frontline workers how money works. Most learn the hard way: a loan that balloons, a payslip deduction nobody explained or a savings that never got opened. Financial education won't raise anyone's salary. But it changes what a salary can do.

What's covered in our courses

Twenty short modules, built for how deskless workers actually learn: on a phone, delivered as voice notes in plain language. The following themes are covered.

Financial planning

Making a plan for the month instead of hoping it works out.

Your payslip

What every line means, from PAYE to UIF.

Saving

How small, consistent amounts become a real buffer.

Interest rates & inflation

Why prices rise and what borrowing really costs.

Paying off debt

Getting out from under it, one payday at a time.

How it works

  1. Open

    Employees pick Financial Education from their Jem menu on WhatsApp.

  2. Learn

    They work through modules at their own pace, between shifts or on the commute home.

  3. Apply

    The lessons connect straight to the tools next to them in the same menu: saving, checking a credit score, using advances responsibly.

What it does for your business

Less financial stress on shift

An employee who understands how to make the most of their salary is more present, more focused and less stressed.

Every other Jem benefit means more

Understanding saving leads to opening a savings account. Understanding credit leads to checking a score. Education turns benefits into changed behaviour.

Zero cost and zero admin

Included in the Comprehensive Plan. Nothing for HR to organise, and nothing that anyone in your company needs to pay for.

Questions employers ask us

What does it cost?

Nothing. Financial education is part of the Comprehensive Plan, free for you and for employees.

Do employees need to download anything?

No. Everything runs on WhatsApp, like the rest of Jem.

Security your board will sign off.

  • ISO 27001 certified
  • Meta Business Partner
  • POPIA compliant
  • Monitored by Sprinto

Ready to reward your frontline workers with Jem?

Book a demo and walk through every module live, or see it on WhatsApp, on a real phone, in minutes.

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