AI-driven financial crime specialist ComplyAdvantage is partnering with Google Cloud to launch a new hosting region in India, directly addressing the need for compliant infrastructure among FinTechs and Financial Institutions (FIs) expanding into one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies. The strategic move is designed to help global firms navigate the mounting pressures to meet strict data localisation and cross-border regulatory requirements without compromising on speed or scale.
India’s financial services industry is in the midst of a historic transformation, with technology serving as the core catalyst for rapid scaling across retail banking, insurance, and digital-first platforms. The FinTech market alone is projected to reach a significant valuation of $1.5trillion by 2025, driven by hyper-growth in areas such as digital lending, payments, and wealth-tech.
At the heart of this digital explosion is the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), which has cemented India as the global leader in real-time payments by processing nearly 18 billion transactions monthly. This unprecedented volume and velocity of transactions place immense pressure on foreign and domestic financial entities to ensure their underlying technology infrastructure is not only robust but also fully compliant with the evolving regulatory landscape. Regulators are increasingly focused on enforcing data residency and cross-border access rules, making localised data processing capabilities essential for market entry and sustained operation.
The launch of a dedicated India hosting region is positioned as a critical enabler for this compliance and growth. By localising the infrastructure, ComplyAdvantage is ensuring that FIs, FinTechs, and payment providers can scale securely, meet local regulatory expectations, and serve customers with resilience and speed. The partnership is a testament to how major infrastructure players like Google Cloud are seeking trusted partners to deliver compliant cloud services in high-growth markets.
Empowering compliant growth and scalability
The new hosting region reflects the growing footprint of ComplyAdvantage’s global customer base, which includes multinational banks, payment providers, and other regulated corporate entities accelerating their expansion into the Indian market. These organisations require localised infrastructure that delivers the triad of compliance, reliability, and performance at scale.
“India is at the forefront of the global financial services transformation,” explained Paul Kizakevich, chief revenue officer at ComplyAdvantage. He stated that the new hosting region not only addresses the surging demand from local institutions but also empowers the company’s global customers, many of whom are entering or expanding in India, “to innovate with confidence, stay compliant, and deliver trusted services at scale.”
The strategic imperative behind building localised capacity is two-fold: operational efficiency and regulatory preparedness. By operating closer to their markets, customers can deliver faster services to end-users, a crucial competitive advantage in the real-time payments environment—while simultaneously staying ahead of evolving regulatory mandates.
Mark Watson, chief technology officer at ComplyAdvantage, added that the company is able to provide customers with “resilient, secure, and high-performing services that meet both global and regional regulatory standards.” This focus on a global service delivery strategy, backed by localised infrastructure, allows FinTechs to confidently tackle the complexities of India’s digital ecosystem, which is uniquely supported by open APIs, open banking models, and strong government backing for digital inclusion.
Chandra Sankholkar, director, partners & alliances, Google Cloud India, commented that the collaboration will allow FIs and FinTechs across India to leverage ComplyAdvantage’s advanced financial crime compliance solutions with the inherent security, scalability, and performance offered by Google Cloud. This strategic launch in a key financial centre reinforces ComplyAdvantage’s broader strategy to expand its global infrastructure footprint, positioning compliance as a catalyst for growth rather than a constraint in dynamic markets.
