Cross River is a technology-driven financial institution that combines banking services with embedded payments and lending solutions. The company employs roughly 700 people and has maintained a relatively stable workforce, bringing in 43 new team members while 45 employees departed. This balance points to steady staffing levels as the organization continues to support fintech partners and marketplace platforms.
Finance and Administration is the largest group at approximately 24 % of total headcount, underscoring the operational rigor needed to run regulated banking activities. Engineering accounts for about 18 %, reflecting Cross River’s emphasis on building and maintaining its proprietary payments and compliance technology stack. Additional clusters such as Business Management, Information Technology, Operations, Marketing & Product, Sales & Support, and Risk, Safety & Compliance each represent between 6 % and 14 % of staff, giving the organization a well-rounded mix of commercial, technical, and control functions. A further 14 % of employees are classified under Other roles, covering specialized positions that do not fit traditional departmental lines.
The largest concentration of employees is in New York, which hosts roughly 35 % of the workforce and serves as a strategic hub for financial services talent. An additional 44 % of staff are distributed across remote or miscellaneous locations, illustrating the company’s hybrid and flexible staffing approach. Outside the U.S., Israel represents about 10 % of headcount and supports engineering and product initiatives. Smaller offices or employee clusters are located in New Jersey, Los Angeles, Portland, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, each accounting for 1 % or less of total staff, enabling regional coverage without heavy on-site footprints.