FinTech is our industry, not a sub-category

    Built by
    Fintech Operators
    Who Understand Your Reality.

    Tergi was founded by fintech operators who have experienced the hiring challenges firsthand. We understand payments, the true cost of poor hiring decisions, and the time lost to sourcing and interviewing.

    We Know What "Good" Looks Like in FinTech.

    Hiring managers are tired of recruiters who do not speak the same language. We built Tergi to serve fintech, payments, and financial institutions exclusively, because that is where we come from.

    The Insider Advantage
    Engineers who have built issuing, balances, and acquiring products
    Experience operating real financial systems at scale, not prototypes
    Deep understanding of compliance, data integrity, and operational complexity
    We know who to look for because we have built and scaled these systems ourselves

    Real System Experience

    We have built and operated the systems you are hiring for. Issuing platforms, acquiring stacks, ledgers, and compliance infrastructure. We evaluate candidates the way a principal engineer would.

    Scale & Complexity

    Precision at
    Scale.

    Financial institutions need people who thrive where systems move money, data volumes are high, and regulatory stakes are real. We find operators who have done this before.

    Scale & Complexity

    Financial institutions need people who thrive where systems move money, data volumes are high, and regulatory stakes are real. We find operators who have done this before.

    Long-Term Impact

    Generalist recruiters waste your time with unqualified candidates and poor signal. We specialized because fintech, payments, and financial institutions deserve better. No buzzwords. No guesswork.

    How This Applies Across FinTech

    Deep Expertise. Narrow Focus.

    High-Volume Resilience

    Financial Institutions

    What we understand

    Financial institutions operate under constant delivery pressure. Systems must be fast, reliable, and resilient while transaction volumes scale and edge cases multiply.

    How we help

    We support financial institutions with engineers and specialists who have already built and maintained high-volume payments, issuing, and acquiring systems.

    Backend and payments engineersPlatform and infrastructure specialistsData and fraud engineersCompliance and transaction monitoring professionals
    Blockchain Meets TradFi

    Crypto & Stablecoins

    Stablecoin strategy and product leadersBlockchain and treasury infrastructure engineers+2 more
    Real-World Regulatory Systems

    Compliance & Risk

    What we understand

    Compliance is not a checkbox. It is core infrastructure. We understand how to build KYC/KYB, AML, and fraud monitoring flows that serve real clients while scaling with regulatory requirements.

    How we help

    We provide access to top compliance talent: engineers and experts who have shipped compliance products that actually work in production.

    Compliance engineers and product managersAML and KYC specialists+2 more
    Production-Ready Intelligence

    AI & Data Teams

    Data engineers and platform specialistsAI and machine learning engineers+2 more

    Active Specialist Network

    Live

    Talent From the Teams That Built Modern Payments.

    Our network is built on trusted industry referrals, internal inbound CV pipelines, and long-standing personal and professional relationships across fintech, payments, and banking. This includes engineers, data specialists, product leaders, and compliance professionals.

    These are senior operators who have worked inside the most respected financial institutions and are open to collaborating with fintechs, stablecoin platforms, and banks serious about building at scale.

    Elite Operators Only.

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    Adyen
    Revolut
    Wise
    JPMorgan
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    How Clients Typically Work With Us

    Two Paths. One Standard.

    The delivery model depends on your needs, timelines, and team structure.

    Clients engage Tergi when:

    Hiring feels slow or riskyGeneralist recruiters waste your timeSpecialized domain knowledge is requiredQuality and precision matter more than volume

    Long-Term Hires

    Specialist Recruitment

    For roles where the wrong hire costs more than waiting. We find leadership-level and senior individual contributors who will shape your technical direction.

    • Deep technical vetting
    • Cultural alignment focus
    • Comprehensive market mapping
    • Extended guarantee period

    Immediate Capacity

    Embedded Team Extensions

    Pre-vetted engineering teams ready to integrate into your workflows. Perfect for high-velocity projects requiring immediate scale.

    • Rapid deployment (2-4 weeks)
    • Flexible team sizing
    • Managed integration support
    • Continuous quality oversight

    What Clients Value About Working With Us

    We understand fintech from the inside. We have built these systems
    We speak the same language as your engineering and product teams
    We prioritize execution, credibility, and long-term impact
    We are selective about the roles, teams, and financial institutions we support

    Ready to Flow
    Forward?

    You are working with fintech operators, not intermediaries. Tergi is a premium, founder-led service built to help financial institutions hire better, faster, and with confidence.

    Contact
    contact@tergi.co

    30-minute discovery call · No commitment