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EaseMyTrip Teams Up with 20th IIFA Awards as Travel Partner
New Delhi: EaseMyTrip.com, one of India’s leading online travel aggregators, has partnered with 20th IIFA Awards 2019 for the third time in a row. IIFA, one of the biggest annual awards of Bollywood presented by International Indian Film Academy, will be celebrated at its own deck for the first time in 20 years of its existence. With this association, EaseMyTrip will be taking care of all the travel & stay arrangements for the attendees at IIFA 2019 making them one of the key sponsors of the event.
The International Indian Film Academy Awards (primarily known as the IIFA Awards) are presented every year to honour the outstanding performances of actors and experts in the movie business. After hosting the awards in different cities across the globe, the global phenomenon is finally coming to India as the celebration of 20 years of its existence. The blend of Indian Cinema, fashion, music and dance be held in Mumbai on 16th and 18th September at the Dome NSCI SVP Stadium.
A press conference recently organized at the Sahara Star Hotel, Mumbai, on 5th September, 2019 to reveal some exciting details witnessing Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Madhuri Dixit along with some dignitaries and partners. Mr. Prashant Pitti, Non-Executive Director, EaseMyTrip was also present at this star-studded event.
Talking about this alliance, Mr. Nishant Pitti, Co-Founder & CEO, EaseMyTrip, said, “IIFA Awards is one of the most celebrated events amongst Bollywood and its fans. By this association, we would be able to increase our brand visibility among celebrities and the viewers at large which would help us in enhancing our audience base and augmenting our position as an innovator in the Indian travel space.”
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.
