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Hinduja Leyland Finance partners with Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India
NBFC and two-wheeler giant team up to make financing smoother across India.
MUMBAI: Hinduja Leyland Finance has just revved up a promising partnership because when wheels meet wallets, even the potholes start smiling. Hinduja Leyland Finance Ltd (HLF), a leading vehicle financing NBFC under the Hinduja Group, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI). The partnership will offer customised financing solutions across Honda’s range of motorcycles and scooters, aiming to deliver a seamless purchase experience with transparent, swift and flexible loan options.
With its strong presence in both urban and rural markets and an extensive branch network, HLF brings deep expertise in two-wheeler financing and customer-centric solutions. The tie-up is expected to enhance accessibility to mobility, particularly in high-growth and emerging markets.
Hinduja Leyland Finance MD & CEO Sachin Pillai said, “This MoU marks a significant step in strengthening our market presence and expanding our reach across key markets. We expect this collaboration will play an important role in driving responsible growth and supporting the evolving mobility needs across the country.”
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India director of sales and marketing Mutsuo Usui added, “This partnership reflects our focus on improving access to mobility by making financing simpler and more inclusive.”
The collaboration underscores both organisations’ commitment to accelerating two-wheeler penetration in India while delivering enhanced value and convenience to customers.
In the world of two-wheelers, where every journey begins with a dream and a down payment, Hinduja Leyland Finance and Honda have just made sure the road to ownership feels a little less bumpy and a lot more exciting.
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.
