Why these three fintech companies scaled with distributed SQL

Fintech platforms such as Groww, Global Payments, and Yubi are increasingly turning to CockroachDB to manage the growing complexities and scale of modern financial workloads, as traditional databases struggle to meet rising user expectations, stricter regulations, and unpredictable transaction volumes. At RoachFest Bengaluru 2025, leaders from these companies shared how CockroachDB's distributed SQL architecture supports horizontal scalability, robust transactional guarantees, and multi-region readiness, which are crucial for meeting stringent compliance and performance requirements. Groww, a leading digital investment platform in India, leveraged CockroachDB to prepare for exponential user growth while maintaining simplicity and operational efficiency. Global Payments, a global payments processor, adopted CockroachDB to achieve sub-second transaction performance and zero data loss across its operations, consolidating legacy systems into a single platform with improved throughput and reduced operational overhead. Yubi, India's largest debt marketplace, utilized CockroachDB to ensure ACID-compliant transactions and manage rapid transaction growth, offering a unified platform that supports both current needs and future global expansion. Together, these fintech companies demonstrate a common trend in the industry: the necessity of deploying databases that are designed for scalability, resilience, and regulatory compliance from the outset, enabling them to modernize and compete effectively in the evolving financial landscape.