Lithic powers the infrastructure behind modern card issuing - S3E13

Jul 7, 2026

In this episode, we're excited to introduce Robin Gandhi, Chief Product Officer at Lithic, the programmable card issuing and processing infrastructure for developers, digital banks, and financial institutions handling billions in annual volume. Robin brings over a decade of deep fintech expertise across product, partnerships, and global operations. Before joining Lithic, he served as CPO at Nium, defining payment strategy across 190+ countries, and held leadership roles at Navan (formerly TripActions) and Adyen, where he scaled global issuing and North American partnerships. Evolving from its roots as Privacy.com, Lithic acts as the go-to infrastructure layer for companies launching customizable card programs with direct network connectivity and real-time fraud logic. Join us as we explore Robin's journey across the fintech landscape and how Lithic is building the trust and infrastructure layer for the next generation of card programs.

About Persona

Persona is a unified identity platform that provides businesses with the building blocks they need to customize verification experiences, while mitigating fraud, and meeting ever-evolving compliance standards.

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Connect with Robin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robingandhi/

https://lithic.com/
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