Domain truth
Every recommendation is grounded in live rail experience—not recruitment theory.
Our story
We built the talent partner payments deserved—and never had.
Kinetic Intelligence is an AI-enabled Payments Talent Intelligence company. We help institutions hire people who understand rails, schemes, and compliance—not recruiters who keyword-match CVs.
2018
Founded
3
Global hubs
40k+
Vetted network
150+
Institution partners
Mission
Make specialist payments talent accessible, verifiable, and deployable—so institutions ship faster on the rails that matter.
Vision
Become the global Payments Talent Marketplace—where hiring, assessment, training, and career intelligence live in one platform built exclusively for BFSI and payments.
Why we started
Our founders watched migration programmes stall because hiring managers couldn't distinguish real switch experience from resume inflation. We built Kinetic to fix that—with domain SMEs, structured validation, and AI that understands payments context.
Our philosophy
- Specialist over generalist. Payments only. No exceptions.
- Outcomes over activity. Shortlists that interview well and stay.
- AI as enabler. Intelligence assists; humans decide.
- Trust by design. PCI-DSS L1 operations. GDPR-compliant data handling.
Core values
How we work with employers, candidates, and the payments community.
Precision
One right hire beats ten mediocre introductions. We optimise for fit, not volume.
Velocity with rigor
14-day shortlists without skipping SME validation or compliance screening.
Partnership
We embed with engineering and talent leaders—not just fill requisitions.
Leadership
Our leadership team combines payments operator backgrounds with global talent advisory experience across London, New York, and Singapore.
London
EMEA headquarters
SEPA, open banking, and cross-border clearing programmes for European banks and scaling fintechs.
New York
Americas hub
FedNow, RTP, card network strategy, and processor integrations across North America.
Singapore
APAC hub
Instant payments, UPI internationalisation, and regional acquiring for Asia-Pacific institutions.
Platform roadmap
Today we deliver specialist staffing and AI-assisted matching. Tomorrow we extend into a full talent marketplace—built incrementally, without overpromising.
Live today
Permanent & contract staffing · Executive search · Managed teams · SME interviews · KI-Score intelligence
Payments Academy
Structured learning paths for switch, gateway, fraud, and compliance roles.
AI assessments
Domain technical assessments validated by payments SMEs.
SME marketplace
On-demand expert interviews, architecture reviews, and programme advisory.
Contact
Whether you're hiring, exploring partnership, or joining the talent network—we respond within one business day.
Sales enquiry
Hiring mandates, managed teams, and executive search for banks, processors, and fintechs.
access@kinetic.intelligence Book a Discovery CallCareers & talent
Payments professionals joining our network or exploring roles with partner institutions.
Join Talent NetworkGeneral enquiry
Press, partnerships, and institutional investor communications.
hello@kinetic.intelligenceInvestors: investors@kinetic.intelligence