Papua New Guinea-based WantokJobs.com has launched a digital marketplace that brings recruitment, tenders, auctions and card payments onto one platform. The company announced the launch on 27 October 2026, with payments processed in kina through Kina Bank’s Internet Payment Gateway. Visa and Mastercard holders can pay directly through the site.
WantokJobs consultant Nicholas Wakan said the company developed the platform in response to a shortage of locally built services that could handle transactions from start to finish. The company describes it as the Pacific’s first AI-powered recruitment and digital marketplace. It says the platform covers 13 countries, including PNG, and brings seven marketplaces together.
Recruitment, procurement and training
Job seekers can use the site to have information extracted from their CVs, receive job matches and WhatsApp alerts, and submit applications. Employers can advertise vacancies, screen candidates and manage applications on the same platform. For employers recruiting across different locations, the service brings vacancy advertising and candidate management into one place.
Government agencies can use the platform to publish tenders, expressions of interest and public notices. Businesses and individuals can list products and services or take part in online auctions. Training providers and colleges can advertise courses, manage enrolments, collect fees and issue digital certificates. WantokJobs also says sales agents and content creators can earn referral commissions through promotional activity on the site.
The Kina Bank integration gives the platform a role beyond advertising vacancies, contracts or products. Users can complete a payment when they buy through an auction or enrol in a course. Wakan said the gateway removes the need to submit a manual bank deposit slip and wait for someone to confirm receipt.
For PNG businesses, the launch adds a local channel for finding staff, advertising services and participating in auctions. It also gives agencies another way to put procurement notices in front of prospective suppliers. WantokJobs says its aim is to widen access to jobs and business opportunities across PNG and the region. Its model brings those services together around a payment system that settles transactions in the country’s own currency.
