Biography

Stanley Pignal is the South Asia business and finance correspondent, based in Mumbai. In his previous roles as finance correspondent then banking editor, he oversaw coverage of financial institutions from London, during which he wrote The Economist’s special report on “fintech”. He joined in October 2012 from the Financial Times, where among other posts he covered the European Union out of Brussels during the euro-zone crisis. Mr Pignal also spent time in his native France to cover the banking, retail and luxury sectors. Prior to the FT Mr Pignal worked in corporate finance, analysing investment opportunities in the energy sector.