# Zota

> Zota is a privately held payment-technology company that connects online businesses to more than 1,000 local and alternative payment methods through one application and one technical integration. Its MetaGate platform combines merchant onboarding, payment routing, a localized cashier, fraud controls, reporting, reconciliation and payouts, with a particular focus on hard-to-reach consumers in emerging markets.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Founders:** Avner Ziv (Co-founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 191 employees listed on LinkedIn; the supplied company record estimates 210 employees.
- **Products:** MetaGate, Localized cashier, Alternative and local payment methods, Payouts and fund disbursement, Fraud prevention and risk management
- **Notable:** Named Best Payment Service Provider at the 2018 Finance Magnates London Summit, an award Zota says it received multiple times., Reached more than 1,000 payment methods across 150 countries by 2021., Reported turnover above $1.25 billion in 2021 and more than $3 billion in processed transactions during 2025.

## Products & services

- **MetaGate** — A proprietary payment gateway and merchant portal for multi-channel routing, balances, reporting, reconciliation, risk controls and transaction management.
- **Localized cashier** — A customizable hosted payment page that presents relevant methods, currencies and languages based on customer location and merchant rules.
- **Alternative and local payment methods** — Access to more than 1,000 bank-transfer, wallet, mobile-money, QR, card and other payment methods through Zota's provider network.
- **Payouts and fund disbursement** — Batch and individual payouts, refund handling and cross-border fund delivery through supported local rails.
- **Fraud prevention and risk management** — Transaction monitoring, authentication, routing controls, dispute tools and a dedicated risk operation.
- **Developer tools** — REST APIs, hosted payment forms, server-to-server integration, SDKs and plugins for WooCommerce, Magento and PrestaShop.
- **Payment Search Engine** — A discovery tool for finding payment methods by market and business requirement.

## Achievements

- Named Best Payment Service Provider at the 2018 Finance Magnates London Summit, an award Zota says it received multiple times.
- Reached more than 1,000 payment methods across 150 countries by 2021.
- Reported turnover above $1.25 billion in 2021 and more than $3 billion in processed transactions during 2025.
- Zota Technologies Systems Pte. Ltd. holds a Major Payment Institution licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore for account issuance, domestic and cross-border money transfer, and merchant acquisition.
- Maintains PCI DSS Level I certification and states compliance with ISO 27001 and ISO 22301.
- Built and open-sourced SDKs and ecommerce integrations through its developer portal and GitHub organization.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Zota's current publishing focuses on local payment mixes, QR payments, AI-assisted fraud detection and expansion strategy across MENA, Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America.
- **2026-03** — The company refreshed guidance on its One Application, One Integration model and market coverage in Brazil, India and South Africa.
- **2025-12** — Zota outlined its role in AI-driven, embedded and real-time payment infrastructure for emerging markets.
- **2025-11** — Zota published a detailed positioning of MetaGate as an APM-first gateway paired with global treasury and localized customer support.
- **2025-09** — The company expanded its public guidance on unified payment processing and global ecommerce expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://zota.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zota-technology
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/zotatechnology
- GitHub: https://github.com/zota
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMJqNwRnwOdxS8jR1gClO3g
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zotatechnology/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zotatechnology

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Last updated: 2026-08-16