THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Technopark-based company Zafin Software Centre of Excellence, a mid-size fintech headquartered in Canada, has been named a ‘Great Place to Work’ for four consecutive years since 2020. It was published by the Great Place To Work (GPTW) Institute, an international workplace certification agency. The certification is recognised worldwide by employees and employers alike and is considered the ‘Gold Standard’ in identifying great workplace cultures.
The company also won the 2023 Microsoft Financial Services Global Partner of the Year award. The company started its Indian operations at Technopark in Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai in 2006. The company has three founders. Thiruvananthapuram native Anugopal Venugopalan who is a graduate of the College of Engineering in Thiruvananthapuram, Al Karim Somji, who is the CEO and Dinesh Krishnan, who is the Chief Growth Officer of Zafin.
Anugopal, global chief operating officer (COO ) at Zafin, told TNIE that 56 per cent of its global workforce is in India, and 35 per cent of its Indian employees are women. “We have strived to create a strong employee value proposition, which drives our people’s agenda and is anchored by employee-centric initiatives like overall professional development, personal well-being, diversity and inclusivity, a learning culture, work-life balance, and an ongoing commitment to sustainability and combating climate change.
The GPTW recognition is a testament to our team’s collaborative efforts,” he said. The company’s customers around the globe include financial institutions ING, CIBC, HSBC, Wells Fargo, PNC, and AN Z. Also, five of the top seven US banks are run on the Zafin platform, and over 500 million accounts are processed daily.