Pine Labs' Navin Chandani resigns as President, CBO of issuing biz
07 Apr 2026, 10:56 AMChandani has resigned to pursue other career opportunities outside the company with effect from April 6.
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Pine Labs said that Navin Ashokkumar Chandani, who served as President and Chief Business Officer of its Issuing division, has stepped down after more than three years at the fintech company.
Chandani has resigned to pursue other career opportunities outside the company with effect from April 6, said Pine Labs in a filing to the stock exchanges.
During his years with the company, Chandani helmed the Qwikcilver issuing business and represented Pine Labs on several international boards spanning the US and Australia.
Before joining Pine Labs, he led CRIF India as its MD and CEO, overseeing South Asia operations. He also held leadership positions at BankBazaar.
He also spent more than four years at Visa in senior roles managing payments and consumer segments across India and South Asia.
Earlier this month, in another senior executive departure at Pine Labs, Himanshu Verma, who was serving as senior director and national business head - Soundbox (Mini), left to join another fintech firm BharatPe.
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