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US GCCs in India: 2026 Tracker

US companies account for 28 of the 49 new global capability centres and 21 of the 34 expansions we have verified in India in 2026, more than every other country combined. Hyderabad is their first choice, followed by Bengaluru, and banking and financial services leads the way, with Charles Schwab, Truist, LPL Financial and Western Union all opening centres of their own this year.

Last updated: 28 October 2026

28New centres
21Expansions
9Indian cities
HyderabadLeading city
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New centres by month, 2026

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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

By city, all entries

Hyderabad17
Bengaluru13
Chennai5
Pune5
Gurugram3
Coimbatore2

By sector, all entries

Banking and Financial Services17
Technology and Internet14
Healthcare and Life Sciences7
Retail and Consumer4
Industrial and Engineering2
Aerospace and Aviation1
Showing 28 of 28 new centres
CompanySectorCityDateStatusSet-up partnerScale and focus
Blackstone Banking and Financial ServicesBengaluruOct 2026 OperationalNot disclosedSecond India office, at Prestige Lakeshore Drive. Brings together staff and professional services partners across corporate functions, while investment teams stay in Mumbai.
Truist Banking and Financial ServicesHyderabadOct 2026 OperationalInfosysAI first centre built with Infosys, pulling work from several India suppliers into one model. More than 1,000 colleagues being onboarded across AI, technology, data and operations.
DoorDash Technology and InternetHyderabadSep 2026 OperationalNot disclosedFirst India office, in HITEC City. Starts with 500 staff in customer experience, integrity and G&A, scaling past 3,000 within two years.
Billtrust Banking and Financial ServicesHyderabadSep 2026 OperationalNot disclosedB2B payments platform. Reached 100 employees in six months, backed by a ₹450 crore, three year commitment to Telangana.
Mythic AI Technology and InternetBengaluruSep 2026 OperationalNot disclosedEngineering centre of excellence with about 20 staff, aiming for over 60 by early 2027, working on its Vanguard AI inference chip platform.
Imagine Learning Technology and InternetBengaluruSep 2026 OperationalNot disclosedProduct, technology and AI centre hiring across software, data science, cloud, quality engineering and cybersecurity to build learning platforms for schools.
Starbucks Retail and ConsumerChennaiSep 2026 AnnouncedNot disclosedFirst India GCC under an MoU with Guidance Tamil Nadu, planned to employ around 800 technology professionals.
Walgreens Healthcare and Life SciencesChennaiSep 2026 AnnouncedNot disclosedFirst India GCC at DLF Downtown Taramani on the OMR corridor, focused on technology and business services, with over 250 jobs planned in year one.
Prudential FinancialPFI Innovation Centre India Banking and Financial ServicesGurugramSep 2026 OperationalNot disclosedFirst India innovation centre for the insurer, located in Cyber City and set up under Haryana's GCC policy. Work spans finance, AI and technology.
Fuel Cycle Technology and InternetMumbaiSep 2026 OperationalNot disclosedCentre in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, with initial capacity of 50 people for engineering, AI and product development.
Abercrombie & Fitch Retail and ConsumerBengaluruAug 2026 OperationalANSRCentre covers business functions well beyond technology.
JLL Real EstateHyderabadAug 2026 OperationalNot disclosed120,000 sq ft centre in the Financial District, set to grow to about 1,600 staff within two years.
Acumatica Technology and InternetHyderabadAug 2026 OperationalSummit Consulting Services (ANSR)Engineering centre in Nanakramguda opening with more than 30 staff to speed up cloud ERP product development.
Charles SchwabTechnology Capability Centre Banking and Financial ServicesHyderabadAug 2026 OperationalNot disclosed345,000 sq ft centre for technology, engineering and operations, targeting about 2,000 staff by end 2027.
DePuy Synthes Healthcare and Life SciencesBengaluruAug 2026 AnnouncedNot disclosedPlanned GCC for software, data and AI, enterprise applications and cybersecurity, expected to employ about 500 people within 18 to 24 months.
Litmos Technology and InternetPuneAug 2026 OperationalNot disclosedNew engineering office meant to grow product development talent in India alongside the company's existing developer programme.
WEX Banking and Financial ServicesBengaluruJul 2026 OperationalNot disclosedTechnology centre for software engineering, cloud, data science, AI and cybersecurity, serving its mobility, corporate payments and benefits businesses. Adds to existing Chennai and Madurai sites.
Milacron Industrial and EngineeringCoimbatoreJul 2026 OperationalNot disclosedFirst GCC for the plastics machinery maker, with more than 60 engineers working on engineering and innovation.
GeneracGenerac Business & Technology Centre EnergyPuneJun 2026 OperationalNot disclosedFirst India centre. 21,494 sq ft built for 150+ professionals in engineering, technology and business operations.
N-able Technology and InternetBengaluruJun 2026 OperationalNot disclosedGCC with over 100 staff in engineering, product management, user experience and security operations, with headcount set to rise at least 50% by end of 2026.
Regeneron Healthcare and Life SciencesHyderabadMay 2026 AnnouncedNot disclosedPlanned Regeneron Global Capability Centre to strengthen global operations and scale business functions.
Southwest Airlines Aerospace and AviationHyderabadMay 2026 OperationalNot disclosedThe airline's first centre outside the US. Plans 1,000 technology hires focused on AI, analytics and cybersecurity.
Airbnb Technology and InternetGurugramMay 2026 AnnouncedNot disclosedLeased 46,000 sq ft in DLF Cyber City for its India capability centre.
LPL Financial Banking and Financial ServicesHyderabadApr 2026 OperationalNot disclosedWealth manager's first India centre. Opened with about 30 staff, targeting around 700 within the year across platforms, data and risk.
The Standard Banking and Financial ServicesBengaluruApr 2026 OperationalNot disclosedInsurer's centre at Embassy Tech Village, opened about five months after it began India operations with 175 staff.
Cohere Health Healthcare and Life SciencesHyderabadFeb 2026 OperationalNot disclosedClinical intelligence company's hub for AI driven innovation and enterprise support.
KLA Technology and InternetChennaiFeb 2026 AnnouncedNot disclosedPlanned 12 acre R&D and innovation campus, with up to USD 400 million invested and up to 4,000 jobs over ten years, covering computing, process control software and AI.
Western Union Banking and Financial ServicesHyderabadJan 2026 OperationalHCLTechAI led centre opened in partnership with HCLTech.

Date is the month a centre opened, was formally announced or announced its expansion. “Announced” means plans or leases are public but the centre is not yet confirmed as running. Set-up partner is the firm publicly named as building or running the centre with the company; centres the company built itself, or where no partner is public, show Not disclosed. Company names link to TNR profiles. Spotted a GCC we missed? Write to the TNR newsroom.

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