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Meet Zeta

Zeta is a next-generation banking technology company founded in 2015 that provides cloud-native, API-enabled infrastructure for banks and financial institutions. Its platform supports card processing and issuing, lending, deposits, core banking, fraud management, loyalty, authentication and digital banking experiences. Products include the Tachyon processing and core banking platform, Cipher authentication technology and Digital Credit as a Service for Credit Line on UPI. Zeta's technology powers products including HDFC Bank's PayZapp and Pixel and programs for financial institutions in multiple countries. The company reports more than 1,700 employees, over 70% in technology roles, and more than 25 million cards issued on its platform globally.View more

Zeta is a next-generation banking technology company founded in 2015 that provides cloud-native, API-enabled infrastructure for banks and financial institutions. Its platform supports card processing and issuing, lending, deposits, core banking, fraud management, loyalty, authentication and digital banking experiences. Products include the Tachyon processing and core banking platform, Cipher authentication technology and Digital Credit as a Service for Credit Line on UPI. Zeta's technology powers products including HDFC Bank's PayZapp and Pixel and programs for financial institutions in multiple countries. The company reports more than 1,700 employees, over 70% in technology roles, and more than 25 million cards issued on its platform globally.

Founded
2015
Company size
1,001-5,000 employees
Company stage
Not known
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA

Why work here

Zeta offers engineers the opportunity to work on banking infrastructure operating at substantial real-world scale. More than 25 million cards have been issued on its platform across seven countries, and Zeta reports 1,700+ employees with over 70% working in technology roles. Its engineering challenges include population-scale transaction processing, distributed systems, core banking, payments, fraud, authentication, reliability and regulatory compliance. Zeta has raised about $390 million, was valued at $2 billion in its latest funding round and is backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Mastercard and other strategic investors. Its current India hiring spans engineering, cloud, product security and product management, while programs such as Zeta Academy provide structured technical development for early-career engineers.Read more

Zeta offers engineers the opportunity to work on banking infrastructure operating at substantial real-world scale. More than 25 million cards have been issued on its platform across seven countries, and Zeta reports 1,700+ employees with over 70% working in technology roles. Its engineering challenges include population-scale transaction processing, distributed systems, core banking, payments, fraud, authentication, reliability and regulatory compliance. Zeta has raised about $390 million, was valued at $2 billion in its latest funding round and is backed by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Mastercard and other strategic investors. Its current India hiring spans engineering, cloud, product security and product management, while programs such as Zeta Academy provide structured technical development for early-career engineers.

Industry
FinTech / Banking Technology / Payments Infrastructure
Open jobs
28 open jobs
Notable investors
SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Mastercard, Optum, Sodexo

Tech stack

Java

Backend

Spring Boot

Backend Framework

Apache Kafka

Event Streaming

PostgreSQL

Database

AWS

Cloud

Kubernetes

Container Orchestration

Python

Backend and Automation

Go

Backend and Infrastructure

Jenkins

CI/CD

Argo CD

Continuous Delivery

Prometheus

Observability

Grafana

Observability

Key people

4 people
Bhavin TurakhiaCo-founderView bio

Co-founder and Global CEO of Zeta. Turakhia is a serial technology entrepreneur who co-founded Directi and built businesses including BigRock, LogicBoxes and Radix. Directi's web businesses were acquired in 2014. He studied at Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics and has spent more than two decades building internet and enterprise software companies.

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Ramki GaddipatiCo-founderView bio

Co-founder, Global CTO and APAC CEO of Zeta. Gaddipati leads Zeta's global technology vision and engineering organization. Before founding Zeta, he spent more than a decade at Directi building scalable distributed services and earlier worked at Morgan Stanley on middleware and internal data systems. He studied at BITS Pilani and specializes in distributed systems and banking technology.

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Sivaram KowtaPresident, IndiaView bio

President of Zeta India, responsible for the company's India business and enterprise banking initiatives. Kowta has more than two decades of experience building and scaling technology and consumer businesses. Before Zeta, his career included leadership roles at organizations including Myntra. He is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta and works across banking technology, payments and enterprise transformation.

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Gary SinghPresident, North AmericaView bio

President of Zeta's North American business, responsible for go-to-market, operations, growth and financial performance. Singh previously served as Chief Revenue Officer at Ondot Systems and held executive roles at Obopay, Nokia Financial Services and Aruba Networks. He has more than 20 years of technology and fintech experience and holds multiple mobile and wireless technology patents.

Latest company news

4 stories

AI in Indian Banking: Building Readiness to Match Ambition

Zeta

Zeta published its Crossing the AI Divide research with Banking Frontiers, based on a survey of 40 CXOs across 18 Indian banks and NBFCs. The study examines infrastructure, data, governance, workflows and workforce readiness required to move AI from isolated deployments to institution-wide adoption.

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Zeta targets global profitability in FY27 as overseas business scales

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Zeta said it expects its global business to achieve full-year profitability in FY27 as international banking programs move from implementation into scale. The company said its India business had already been profitable for more than three years.

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Zeta and Pluxee Bring Passkey Authentication Live for RuPay Card Payments

Zeta

Zeta and Pluxee launched passkey-based authentication for eligible RuPay prepaid-card transactions. The system replaces SMS OTPs after registration with device-bound authentication using biometrics or a device PIN, with Zeta reporting authentication times of about five to seven seconds.

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Zeta Valued at $2 Billion In New $50 Million Strategic Fundraise

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Zeta raised $50 million in a strategic funding round at a $2 billion valuation. The company said its Tachyon platform was supporting more than 25 million accounts and that contracts already in progress could add another 25 million.

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Jobs at Zeta

28 open roles