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Hit, Lego team up to create Thomas And Friends play sets
MUMBAI: Kids programme brand Hit Entertainment and Lego Duplo have partnered up to offer new Thomas And Friends play construction sets in the UK and Europe.Lego Duplo plans to launch the sets for the 2006 market.
Thomas and Friends is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The partnership will include four new toy sets: James at Knapford Station, Percy at the Water Tower, Thomas Load and Carry Train Set, and Toby at Wellsworth Station.
Thomas And Friends brand business director Katie Rollings says, “I am delighted to be extending Hit’s relationship with Lego through the introduction of a Thomas & Friends Lego Duplo range.”
Lego’s Fiona Wright says, “We are delighted to be extending our relationship with HIT and are looking forward to introducing Thomas & Friends to our already popular pre-school range. The Lego Thomas And Friends products have been designed to be compatible with our Duplo range offering truly versatile play for that younger audience.”
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.
