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Why Sokin is Among the Most Loved Companies to Work For.
CULTURE 100 AWARD WINNER I 2026
The Culture Behind Sokin’s Mission to Remove the Barriers from Global Business.
Sokin was built around a world where businesses should be able to grow internationally without payments slowing them down.
Moving money across borders can still bring hidden costs, delays, and unnecessary complexity. Sokin exists to remove that friction, giving businesses a clearer, more efficient way to manage international payments, accounts payable, receivables, and treasury operations.
Its platform now supports more than $8 billion in annual global payment volume, backed by regional licences, trusted banking partners, and teams working across seven global locations. The ambition reaches beyond processing transactions. Sokin wants to build the infrastructure that allows businesses to move confidently on the global stage.
Earlier this year, Sokin was named a winner of the Culture 100 Awards, which recognize Canada’s most thriving companies to work for. After reviewing more than 5,000 companies and surveying over 20,000 employees, Sokin stood out for building a global team that moves at the pace and with the ownership of a much smaller one.
Inside Sokin, the culture reflects the speed of the business. The company is scaling in a rapidly changing industry, which means people cannot always wait for a perfect set of instructions before moving forward. They need enough clarity to understand where Sokin is heading and enough trust to decide how they can help get it there.
That trust gives people real ownership of their work. Employees are encouraged to take responsibility, follow through, and see problems as something they have the power to solve. Sokin’s “Own It” value captures that expectation clearly. People are not simply completing tasks. They are helping build what the company becomes next.
The pace is matched by a direct communication style. Sokin calls one of its values “No Bullshit,” reflecting a belief that honesty saves time and builds stronger teams. People should be able to speak openly, ask difficult questions, and understand what is happening across the business without unnecessary noise getting in the way.
That directness matters when colleagues are working across different offices, regions, and time zones. Sokin brings together financial and technical talent from around the world, so people need to be able to share knowledge and make decisions across boundaries. The aim is for distance to widen the company’s perspective without weakening the sense of being one team.
“Better Together” shapesSokin’s approach to that challenge. Collaboration is expected to move the work forward, not add more layers around it. The strongest people inside the business understand when to take the lead and when another person’s experience can improve the outcome.
There is also a willingness to question how things have always been done. Sokin began with the ambition to disrupt global payments, and its “Break the Mould” value keeps that thinking present as the company grows. Employees are encouraged to challenge familiar processes and find simpler ways to help clients operate internationally.
That creates an environment suited to people who are curious and comfortable with change. Sokin is still building, and the work can evolve quickly as the business enters new markets and develops new solutions. People who thrive there tend to see that movement as an opportunity to contribute rather than something to wait out.
Leadership plays an important role in making that pace sustainable. Sokin wants employees to understand the company’s priorities and how their own work fits into them. Transparent communication and leadership development help give people the context they need to act with confidence.
The employee experience is also designed to help a global workforce stay connected. Recognition, shared moments, and opportunities for teams to come together across offices all reinforce the sense that people are building the business together.
The people who do particularly well at Sokin are rarely waiting to be told exactly what comes next. They lean into problems, ask questions, and look for ways to create momentum. That initiative matters in a scaling fintech where new challenges can appear as quickly as new opportunities.
At the same time, individual ambition has to strengthen the wider team. The strongest performers share what they know and help others move forward. Sokin’s culture is competitive in terms of the scale of the goal, but the journey towards it is meant to be shared.
That combination creates meaningful room for growth. As Sokin expands its offerings, infrastructure, and global presence, employees have the chance to take on work that may not have existed a year earlier. Careers can develop alongside the company because people are trusted with responsibility before every answer is obvious.
Across the business, there is a sense that Sokin is still writing its story. The company has already reached significant scale, but its mission to remove the borders, barriers, and burdens from global business leaves plenty more to build. That gives employees the chance to influence the journey rather than simply join after it has been completed.
Recognition through the Culture 100 Awards reflects the workplace Sokin has built across its global team. Across thousands of companies considered and tens of thousands of employee voices gathered, Sokin stood out for making people working across seven global locations feel genuinely part of one team.
As Sokin continues developing what comes next in global banking and payments, its direction remains clear: Make it easier for businesses to operate internationally and give the people behind that mission the trust to keep moving it forward.
