Dutch payments processor Adyen plans to expand its operations in India and hire more employees as it strengthens its focus on the country’s rapidly growing digital payments market and increasing cross-border commerce activity.
The Amsterdam-listed company, which ranks among the world’s largest fintech firms offering payment services and financial solutions, views India as a long-term growth market. The company sees significant opportunities as multinational clients enter India and Indian businesses expand into international markets.
“We’re continuing to hire and grow because we see significant opportunity in the market,” said Gary Yang, Adyen’s Asia-Pacific President, in an interview. However, he did not disclose India-specific hiring or growth targets.
Several global payments companies, including Stripe and PayPal, have faced challenges while expanding their operations in India. Stripe scaled down its India operations in 2024, citing regulatory challenges. Meanwhile, PayPal exited domestic payment operations in India in 2021 and now focuses on cross-border transactions.
Adyen, however, has steadily strengthened its presence in India since receiving payment aggregator and cross-border licences in 2024. The company’s local workforce increased tenfold from 2023 levels to reach 120 employees during the first half of this year.
Furthermore, Adyen’s pre-tax income from India more than doubled to 3.18 million euros ($3.5 million) in 2025, compared with 1.45 million euros in the previous year, according to its annual reports. At the global level, Adyen generated net income of 1.06 billion euros ($1.23 billion) in 2025.
The payments processor works with major global technology companies, including Uber and Microsoft. It is also supporting companies such as software giant Adobe as they expand their payment offerings in India.
At the same time, Adyen is helping Indian businesses expand internationally. Yang said the company is working with clients such as travel platform Oyo as they grow their presence in overseas markets.
The Dutch fintech firm has also adapted its platform to India’s distinct regulatory and digital payments ecosystem. According to Yang, the company has developed solutions that meet data localisation requirements while supporting recurring payment mandates and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) services.
“There is no succeeding in India without UPI,” he said.
India’s UPI has emerged as one of the world’s largest instant payment networks and processes billions of transactions every month. Consequently, Adyen considers UPI a critical component of its long-term strategy in the Indian market.
Additionally, the company is preparing for the growth of AI-powered “agentic commerce”, where software agents can search for products and complete purchases on behalf of consumers. As artificial intelligence increasingly transforms digital commerce, Adyen aims to position its payments platform to support the evolving transaction ecosystem.
