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Concept PR bags communications mandate for NSE
MUMBAI: Concept Public Relations India Limited has added a heavyweight client to its roster, securing the media and strategic communications mandate for the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. The appointment puts the consultancy at the heart of the country’s most watched financial marketplace.
Under the mandate, Concept PR will shape and manage NSE’s integrated media and communications strategy across financial, business, mainstream and digital platforms. The brief spans all NSE Group businesses, with a clear focus on sharper messaging, stronger stakeholder engagement and steady investor confidence.
As the backbone of India’s capital markets, NSE sits at the crossroads of technology, trust and trading. Its listed companies account for a sizeable share of domestic market capitalisation, while its tech-led infrastructure keeps markets accessible, transparent and efficient across asset classes.
Commenting on the partnership, Concept Public Relations India managing director Ashish Jalan said, “NSE is among the most respected stock exchanges globally, setting benchmarks in innovation and investor participation. As India’s capital markets grow on the back of retail interest, technology and global capital, clear and credible communication becomes vital. We are pleased to partner with NSE at this important juncture and look forward to amplifying its leadership story.”
Founded in 1984, Concept Public Relations brings deep experience in BFSI, alongside work across public sector enterprises, real estate, infrastructure, technology and healthcare. The firm will support NSE in engaging a fast-expanding investor base and in strengthening its voice as India’s markets continue to evolve.
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Polygon elevates Aishwary Gupta to lead global business push
Leadership elevation signals a sharper push into stablecoins and global payments.
MUMBAI: Money, it seems, is moving faster and Polygon Labs wants to be the one setting the pace. The blockchain firm has elevated Aishwary Gupta to global head of business, a leadership move that comes as regulated stablecoin payments and cross-border money flows move from theory to real-world adoption.
Gupta’s promotion marks a pivotal moment for Polygon Labs as it sharpens its focus on building financial infrastructure that can work at institutional scale. Having played a central role in forging enterprise and institutional partnerships across markets, Gupta now takes charge of global business strategy, ecosystem expansion and enterprise relationships at a time when blockchain-based payments are gaining both regulatory clarity and commercial momentum.
“When I joined Polygon, I believed blockchain would fundamentally reshape how money moves,” Gupta said. “What I didn’t fully anticipate was how quickly that conviction would be tested and validated.” He added that years of partnerships and negotiations with global institutions have reinforced one clear signal: the world is ready for better money infrastructure.
The elevation aligns with Polygon Labs’ broader ambition to build what it calls the Open Money Stack, a vertically integrated platform designed to power regulated stablecoin payments and seamless global money movement. The strategy has been reinforced by recent acquisitions, including Coinme and Sequence, expanding Polygon’s reach across key layers of the payments stack.
Through Coinme, Polygon gains licensed fiat on- and off-ramps across 48 US states. Sequence strengthens enterprise-grade smart wallet infrastructure, enabling one-click cross-chain transactions. Together with Polygon’s core network, the stack supports stablecoin settlement with fast, predictable finality with over $2.2 trillion in on-chain value already transferred.
The Open Money Stack is designed to strip out long-standing friction in global payments, from correspondent banking dependencies and settlement delays to restrictive cutoff times. The promise is straightforward: payments that settle in seconds and integrate directly with existing financial systems, rather than working around them.
“The vision is simple, empower anyone, anywhere to move money instantly,” Gupta said. “No correspondent banks, no settlement delays.” He added that the next three years will shape how money moves for decades, and that Polygon Labs is positioning itself to lead that shift from the front.
As blockchain infrastructure inches closer to the financial mainstream, Gupta’s elevation signals Polygon Labs’ intent to move from experimentation to execution and from potential to scale.
