Laid off from Fiserv.
Fiserv cut quietly through a chaotic stretch, its CEO left mid-2025 to run the Social Security Administration, and the clearest public record of its layoffs is a 118-role New Jersey WARN filing in 2026.
At a glance
What's been reported about Fiserv severance packages
- 118 roles · Berkeley Heights, New Jersey filing, March 2026
- One · WARN filings since 2025, our tracker
- Bisignano to SSA, Lyons in · CEO change, May 2025
- Not published · Individual severance terms
Recent Fiserv layoffs
118 roles at Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
Fiserv Solutions filed a New Jersey WARN notice covering 118 positions at its Berkeley Heights site, with separations running from March into May 2026. The filing is the company's only appearance in our tracker since 2025, against steady employee reports of smaller distributed cuts.
Previous rounds
Fiserv layoff history
Fiserv's 2025 was defined by the top of the company rather than announced rounds. Its chairman and CEO was nominated to run the Social Security Administration in late 2024 and resigned in May 2025 on confirmation, with PNC's president Mike Lyons stepping in as CEO. Restructuring under new leadership followed the fintech-sector script, efficiency programs over headline layoffs.
The cuts surface obliquely. One 118-role New Jersey filing in March 2026 is the company's only WARN appearance in our tracker since 2025, while employee boards carried steady reports of smaller reductions through the same period. Distributed cuts across a large multi-site company routinely stay under per-site notice thresholds, so the official record runs thin by design.
If you're affected at Fiserv, expect an individual agreement against unpublished terms, with the standard federal review windows as your floor. The payments industry's consolidation means experience at a processor transfers directly to competitors, card networks, and bank technology teams, which strengthens the negotiating position on references and non-solicit terms more than most sectors.
Previous Fiserv layoff rounds
March 2026 · 118 positions at Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, with separations between March 31 and May 31 per the state filing
Terms not published.
2025, distributed · Repeated smaller reductions reported by employees across locations through the leadership transition year, below filing thresholds
Terms not published.
How Fiserv has compared
Fintech processors like Fiserv, FIS, and Global Payments all trimmed through 2025 and 2026, and all of them did it mostly under WARN thresholds. The single large filing plus a stream of employee-reported small cuts is the signature pattern, and it means official data understates every company in this sector.
Fiserv layoff and severance questions
What severance does Fiserv pay in layoffs?
Fiserv hasn't published severance terms for any round we track, including the 2026 Berkeley Heights filing. Packages arrive as individual agreements, and yours is the only version that counts.
Is Fiserv doing large layoffs?
The official record shows one large filing, 118 roles in New Jersey in 2026, while employee reports describe repeated smaller cuts through 2025 and 2026. Distributed reductions below WARN thresholds don't generate filings, so the public data understates the total.
Where do I file for unemployment after a Fiserv layoff?
In the state where you worked, including for remote roles. For the Berkeley Heights round that's New Jersey, whose benefit rules and filing steps are on our New Jersey page. Benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Where do I file for unemployment after a Fiserv layoff?
In the state where you worked, not where the company is headquartered. Fiserv's biggest U.S. hubs are New Jersey, Wisconsin, Georgia. Severance usually doesn't block you from filing, and benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Should I sign the severance agreement right away?
First pin down how much review time you actually have. If you're 40 or older, federal law gives you 21 days to consider an agreement that waives age claims, 45 in a group layoff, and a waiver signed under a shorter deadline can be invalid. If you're under 40, no federal window applies and the deadline in your packet may be real, so confirm it in writing and ask for more time if you need it. Use whatever window you have to read the release terms, especially non-disparagement and no-lawsuit clauses, and don't stall past a real deadline, because offers can be withdrawn.
Can I collect unemployment if I got severance from Fiserv?
Usually yes, though some states delay benefits until severance pay periods end, and lump sums are treated differently than salary continuation. Check your state's rules on our state benefit pages, and file immediately either way so your claim date is locked in.
What to do after being laid off from Fiserv
- File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. Fiserv's biggest hubs: New Jersey, Wisconsin, Georgia. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
- Find out in writing how long you have to review the severance agreement. At 40 or older, federal law guarantees 21 days, 45 in group layoffs. Under 40, the packet's deadline may be real, so ask for time rather than assume. Read our severance breakdown first. The clauses matter more than the number.
- Mind the health insurance window. Losing coverage opens a 60-day special enrollment period, and an ACA plan usually beats unsubsidized COBRA. Compare your options before the employer coverage lapses.
- Get your real runway number. Severance plus savings divided by reality. The calculator takes five minutes.
- Know which clocks are already running. Severance review windows, COBRA election, visa grace periods, and 401(k) rollovers all run on federal deadlines that started at termination. All five deadlines are here.