PayPal supports cross border payments for Indian exporters and freelancers and runs its largest engineering team outside the United States in India. Its development centres are in Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
Ownership and structure
PayPal operates in India through PayPal Payments Private Limited, a wholly owned unit, and its technology development centres.
What India does for PayPal
India hosts PayPal's largest technology hub outside the US and is a cross border payments market for Indian merchants selling abroad.
PayPal's India business
PayPal opened its first Indian development centre in Chennai and added a Hyderabad centre in 2019. It launched domestic operations under PayPal Payments Private Limited in November 2017.
PayPal had over 6,000 employees in India before cutting about 600 roles in August 2026.
Key moves in India
- 2008: PayPal opened its first development centre in Chennai.
- 2017: PayPal launched domestic operations under PayPal Payments Private Limited in November.
- 2019: PayPal added a development centre in Hyderabad.
- 2021: PayPal stopped offering domestic payment services in India from April 1 to focus on cross border payments.
- 2026: PayPal cut about 600 of its more than 6,000 India roles in August.
Where it operates
PayPal runs its India business from Bengaluru. It also has a presence in Chennai and Hyderabad.
At a glance
- Home country: United States
- Global headquarters: San Jose
- Sector: Banking & Financial Services
- Business: Payments
- Role of India: R&D and engineering hub, Sales market
- India entity: PayPal Payments Private Limited
- India head office: Bengaluru
- India offices: Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad
- India headcount: 6,000+ (2026)
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