Ritika Butani

Ritika Butani is the Global Head of Corporate Development and Corporate Strategy at Remitly and a Limited Partner at Operator Collective. Before joining Remitly, she served as the Head of Corporate Development at Toast and led corporate development initiatives for multiple business units at Block, including Square, TIDAL, and TBD. During her tenure at Block, Butani was heavily involved in executing the company's $29 billion acquisition of Afterpay, which stands as one of the largest financial technology mergers on record. Her professional career spans over 19 years across mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, and business operations, supported by foundational experience in investment banking and private equity. She currently focuses on driving corporate growth and comprehensive go-to-market strategies within the global financial technology, software, and internet sectors through highly targeted acquisitions and strategic partnerships.