Navin Chandani has been appointed President of Equifax India & Emerging Markets. Mr. Chandani, a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in credit bureaus, data and analytics, digital payments, and digital trust will lead the next phase of growth and innovation across the region. Mr. Chandani will be responsible for continuing to lead the organization’s transition to the Equifax Cloud, and further integrating unique Equifax differentiated data and advanced analytics with AI-powered solutions to support the evolving needs of customers and consumers.
“Navin is a distinguished leader with a proven track record of navigating complex regulatory environments and delivering high-impact growth in the financial infrastructure sector,” said Patricio Remon, President of Equifax International. “His deep relationships across the banking and fintech ecosystems, combined with his expertise in alternative data and digital identity, make him the ideal leader to expand our footprint in India and Emerging Markets. As we continue to transition our India business to the Equifax Cloud, Navin and team will leverage our unique differentiated data to create innovative solutions that bring decision intelligence to customers.”
Mr. Chandani joins Equifax from Pine Labs, where he served as President of the Issuing Business, overseeing operations across India, Southeast Asia, EMEA, and the United States. His extensive career includes leadership roles as Regional MD of CRIF for India and South Asia, Managing Director and CEO of CRIF High Mark and key executive positions at BankBazaar, Visa, Experian and American Express. He brings deep expertise in scaling credit bureaus and driving digital transformation through AI-powered analytics and identity solutions. Equifax is a global data, analytics, and technology company that plays an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence.
“I am honored to join Equifax, a global leader that stands at the intersection of data, technology, and analytics,” said Navin Chandani. “India and Emerging Markets are at a pivotal point in their evolution, and I look forward to leveraging the global capabilities of Equifax to help build more inclusive, transparent, and secure financial ecosystems in India and Emerging Markets. My focus will be on strengthening our digital trust leadership while scaling our risk, analytics and identity solutions to empower businesses, consumers and drive financial inclusion.”
Throughout his career, Mr. Chandani has been recognized for his leadership, and has also been a key contributor to national policy discussions, including the Indian Finance Minister’s Pre-Budget consultations. He holds a Masters in International Business from the Symbiosis Institute of International Business.
From a RiskAwareness perspective, Navin Chandani’s appointment signals a sharper shift towards data-led risk intelligence, where credit ecosystems will increasingly rely on alternative data, AI-driven analytics and digital identity frameworks to assess borrower risk more dynamically.
His track record across credit bureaus and fintech infrastructure positions him to strengthen digital trust architecture, a critical requirement as financial systems in India and emerging markets become more interconnected, data-intensive and exposure-sensitive.
