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Mastercard exited Pine Labs by selling its entire 4.31% stake for ₹933.57 crore through open market transactions on September 22, 2026. The transaction was executed through block deals on the BSE, involving the sale of 4.97 crore equity shares at ₹187.75 per share. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance was the largest institutional buyer, acquiring a 0.8% stake, while Societe Generale and Citigroup Global Markets Singapore also purchased significant stakes. Pine Labs is an Indian merchant commerce platform headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, and was established in 1998. Mastercard is a global payment technology corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York.