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Big FM launches TheSocialStar podcast showcasing influencer journeys
MUMBAI: Big FM has introduced an exclusive podcast series, TheSocialStar, offering an inside look at the rise of India’s most influential digital creators. Hosted by RJ Megha, the talk show uncovers the strategies, challenges, and defining moments that shaped their success.
The first season features an impressive lineup, including Sonal Kaushal, Simran Balar Jain, Prince Gupta, Aditi Agrawal, Shivani Kapila, Sonika Khurana Sethi, and CA Twinkle Jain. Each episode takes listeners on an unfiltered journey through their early struggles, breakthrough moments, and strategies for building engaged communities and monetising their influence.
Blending radio with digital storytelling, TheSocialStar aims to inspire aspiring creators, brands, and marketers by providing valuable insights into the creator economy.
“As the creator economy continues to thrive, digital influencers have become powerful storytellers, shaping new trends and conversations. At Big FM, we have always championed innovation and adaptability and TheSocialStar is an extension of that vision. By bringing these incredible creators to our platform, we aim to celebrate their journeys while offering valuable insights for aspiring content creators and brands looking to navigate the digital space,” said Big FM COO Sunil Kumaran.
Strengthening its digital focus, Big FM seeks to connect with younger audiences through TheSocialStar. The podcast is now streaming on Big FM’s Youtube channel and major audio platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Gaana, Jiosaavn, Wynk, Hungama, Google Podcasts, Saregama, and Amazon Prime Music.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
