Pine Labs, merchant commerce platform, on wednesday, announced that it has appointed Varun Varma as the Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, and Jagriti Bhattacharya who joins as General Counsel to strengthen the senior leadership team.

Varma is based in Singapore and will be heading strategy and corporate development for Pine Labs. Prior to joining Pine Labs, he has worked with PayPal as leading corporate strategy across its international markets, with a focus on fast-growing markets in APAC and Latin America.

Varun Varma has also worked with global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company across markets in Southeast Asia. Previously, he worked at Citibank in various roles across retail banking and wealth management verticals.

Bhattacharya, meanwhile, was associated with the London Stock Exchange Group/Thomson Reuters where she was the Chief Counsel, South Asia. She has also worked with Citibank, where she advised on key transactions and supported the launch of innovative financial products in South Asia, provided her insights into the Treasury's legal function, and earned experience in international arbitrations.

“I am delighted to welcome Varun to Pine Labs. His wealth of international experience in payments and fintech will be invaluable to us going forward. Equally thrilled to have Jagriti accept the role of General Counsel at Pine Labs,” said Amrish Rau, CEO, Pine Labs.

“This is an exciting time to join Pine Labs. It is at a particularly exciting phase of its journey, and the fintech landscape in APAC and globally has never been more vibrant and dynamic,” said Varun Varma, Head of Strategy and Corporate Development, Pine Labs.

“It is my great privilege to now join this organisation as its General Counsel and work closely with CFO Marc Mathenz and rest of the Senior Leadership team,” added Jagriti Bhattacharya, General Counsel, Pine Labs.