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Charles Schwab Opens Hyderabad Tech Centre With Plan for 2,000 Hires by 2027

The 3.45 lakh‑square‑foot Schwab India site will onshore select contractor technology work to strengthen support for the firm's U.S. business.

Overview

  • Schwab inaugurated the Hyderabad technology capability centre on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, and began operations with roughly 200 employees on site.
  • The company has a phased hiring plan to reach about 500 staff in the first year and roughly 2,000 employees by the end of 2027.
  • Schwab said it will move selected technology work now handled by contractors in India into in‑house teams at the Hyderabad centre.
  • The centre will provide technology development, engineering and operational support for Schwab’s U.S. businesses and serve its roughly 48 million account holders.
  • Hyderabad’s established global capability centre ecosystem, which hosts hundreds of GCCs and major brokerage tech teams, gives Schwab access to a deep talent pool even as the financial sector adopts AI and cautious hiring practices.