Kush Mehra

President & CBO, Pine Labs, ET 40 under 40.

Experience21+ Years

LevelCXO

Executive Overview

A qualified MBA (Marketing & HR) with core expertise in the Payments industry- merchant services, transaction processing, POS acquiring, acceptance development in new segments and markets backed with an extensive understanding of payments ecosystem(issuers, acquirers, processors, regulators, integrated POS, Mobile POS products & ecommerce acceptance through aggregator linked models) GOAL: To be a key contributor in "Increasing the share/penetration of plastic(Credit/debit/commercial & prepaid cards) in India's Personal Consumption Expenditure(PCE)"

Career Timeline

Professional employment history

Pine LabsCurrent
May 2012–Present· 14 yrs 5 mos
- PresidentCurrent
  Jun 2015–Present
- Senior Vice President, Payments Business
  May 2014–Mar 2026
- Vice President, Business Head, Payment Solutions
  May 2012–Mar 2026
Visa
Nov 2010–May 2012· 1 yr 6 mos
- Associate Director- Acceptance & Alliances, South Asia
  Nov 2010–May 2012
American Express
Jul 2006–Nov 2010· 4 yrs 4 mos
- Head -Global Client Group, India & Area countries
  Apr 2008–Nov 2010
- Merchant Acquisition Manager-North & East India
  Jul 2006–Mar 2008
Citi
2005–2006· 1 yr
- Assistant Manager- Consumer Banking
  2005–2006