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Cut The Crap launches design unit
MUMBAI: Cut The Crap, a Mumbai based creative agency, has launched its design unit – Design Sell, which will focus on brand identity, packaging, digital and 3D designs and BTL amongst others.
While the unit will work as a part of the agency, it will function independently with a separate team. The new entity Design Sell will be headed by Renuka Desilva.
Cut The Crap founder and creative head Jagdish Acharya said, “I am excited to announce the launch of Design Sell. Cut The Crap has made its mark as a creative boutique for brand building. Design Sell derives its DNA from Cut The Crap. Design is never without a marketing purpose, the objective of design in the world of brands is to sell and to therefore it is imperative that design be strategic and a part of the brand building ecosystem. Therefore, the name Design Sell. The need was felt to launch the division on its own so it can be nurtured and grown to its true potential.”
Speaking on the potential, Acharya added, “The demand for strategic design has been growing and not just from one-off clients looking for logos, brand identity and such. We work a lot with start-ups. Some of them need only design inputs first and a full service creative interface later. Then there are those who use only BTL as a medium of brand building and they need it to be managed through strategic inputs similar to ATL.”
Design Sell creative director and head Renuka Desilva said, “I am looking forward to building Design Sell on the terra firma of strategy and creative foundations of design. It is the understanding of brand and marketing needs that will differentiate us from other design houses. Our aim over the next two – three years will be to build a strong portfolio that showcases our point of difference. Business will only follow.”
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.
