Founder of a listed tool
Ben Thompson
Co-founder and CEO, named behind the Employment Hero Payroll listing on Anchor Terminal.
What Ben builds
Employment Hero Payroll D · Payroll infrastructure
Employment Hero Payroll (formerly KeyPay) is cloud payroll for Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia. Its REST API covers businesses, employees, timesheets, leave, pay runs and reports, with an API key or OAuth 2.0.
Co-founder and CEO, researched 27 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Dave Tong Co-founder and Chief Product & Technology Officer
Questions
Who is Ben Thompson?
Ben Thompson founded Employment Hero with Dave Tong in 2014 and is its CEO. The company runs HR, payroll and employee benefits software used by more than 350,000 businesses. Before Employment Hero he worked as an employment lawyer, and his background spans employment law, banking and finance.
What does Employment Hero Pty Ltd make?
Anchor Terminal lists Employment Hero Payroll from Employment Hero Pty Ltd. Employment Hero Payroll (formerly KeyPay) is cloud payroll for Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Malaysia. Its REST API covers businesses, employees, timesheets, leave, pay runs and reports, with an API key or OAuth 2.0.
How are Ben's tools graded?
Employment Hero Payroll is graded D, 50.6 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
Sources (10)
- https://employmenthero.com/about-us/
- https://x.com/bnthompson
- https://employmenthero.com/authors/dave-tong/
- https://about.me/davetong
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-tong-a1764431/
- https://x.com/dave_tong
- https://employmenthero.com/
- https://help.employmenthero.com/hc/en-gb/articles/17426647805327-Contact-support-for-help
- https://help.employmenthero.com/hc/en-gb/articles/17426655792911-Access-Hero-Connect
- https://employmenthero.com/contact/
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