Leading merchant commerce omnichannel platform, Pine Labs today announced the appointment of Navin Chandani as the President of its Issuing Business. Issuing Business of Pine Labs is a market leader in the issuing of prepaid cards, gift cards, rewards, incentives, loyalty programs and several other stored value programs for retail and enterprise clients through its brand Qwikcilver.

Navin is based in Mumbai and prior to joining Pine Labs, he was the Regional Managing Director for India and South Asia at CRIF, a global fintech specialising in credit & business information, analytics, and open banking. Navin has nearly three decade of leadership experience and has worked with companies like Visa and American Express.

Commenting on the appointment, B Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs, said, “We are delighted to welcome Navin, who has rich experience in building high-performance payment businesses across geographies. His wealth of experience and strategic thinking will help us scale further our issuing business. We are also excited for Kumar Sudarsan who moves to a new role of Chief Growth Advisor for Pine Labs group. Kumar has been instrumental in laying the foundation and driving the phenomenal success of the brand Qwikcilver.”

“I am excited to join a progressive fintech like Pine Labs. I take this opportunity to thank Amrish and the rest of the leadership for their warm welcome into the organisation. I look forward to working with all stakeholders to take the issuing business to newer heights,” said Navin Chandani, President - Issuing Business, Pine Labs.