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L&T Finance launches Sachet with Sachet to fight online scams
MUMBAI: L&T Finance Ltd., one of India’s leading NBFCs, has rolled out a fresh initiative to keep digital fraudsters at bay. Dubbed ‘Sachet with Sachet,’ the programme pairs tech-savvy tools with the animated charm of LTF’s mascot, Sachet Kumar, to help users make smarter financial choices online.
The heart of the campaign is Ltfsachet.in, a microsite packed with features to keep users scam-safe. Its standout is the Link Verification Tool, which lets users check suspicious URLs against Google safe browsing and the ChatGPT API. Colour-coded alerts make it simple: green for safe, orange for caution, and red for high-risk scams.
The site also gamifies learning. Users can test their scam-spotting skills through quizzes on UPI safety, phishing, deepfakes, and more. Successful participants earn the digital Sachet Shield, a badge that marks them as officially ‘Scam-Smart’.
A dedicated learning hub complements the experience, offering bite-sized modules and archived videos to make recognising online threats second nature.
LTF’s chief marketing officer Kavita Jagtiani said, “Fraudsters are using technology to blur the lines between real and fake. ‘Sachet with Sachet’ is our way of giving everyone the tools to protect themselves, so being ‘Scam-Smart’ becomes the new normal.”
The campaign will also hit social media and streets with influencers hosting podcast-style chats with Sachet Kumar and vox pop interviews awarding physical Sachet Shield trophies to scam-savvy citizens.
With fun, games, and handy tools, L&T Finance is proving that staying safe online doesn’t have to be boring – in fact, it might just be a little bit fun.
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Reliance Retail FY26 revenue rises 11.8 Per Cent to Rs 3.7 lakh crore
Q4 revenue up 11.1 Per Cent, hyperlocal orders surge 4x, PAT steady
MUMBAI: Reliance Retail isn’t just ringing up sales, it’s ringing doorbells faster than ever. Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) reported a steady FY26 performance, with growth powered by store expansion, a sharp surge in hyperlocal commerce, and consistent traction across grocery, fashion and jewellery. For the full year, revenue rose 11.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,70,026 crore. In the January–March quarter, revenue from operations climbed 11.1 per cent to Rs 87,344 crore, up from Rs 78,622 crore a year earlier.
Operating performance remained stable, with Q4 EBITDA inching up 3.1 per cent YoY to Rs 6,921 crore from Rs 6,711 crore. However, quarterly profit after tax held steady at Rs 3,563 crore. For the full fiscal, PAT grew 11.7 per cent to Rs 13,842 crore.
Expansion remained a key lever. RRVL added 1,564 new stores during FY26, while simultaneously scaling its digital and hyperlocal commerce play. The latter emerged as a standout, with daily orders surging more than fourfold year-on-year in Q4, underlining a clear shift towards faster, localised fulfilment.
In grocery, large-format stores maintained momentum, aided by festive demand and the expansion of Smart Bazaar, which crossed 1,000 stores. Promotional campaigns such as ‘Full Paisa Vasool’ delivered record results, with sales rising 26 per cent YoY.
Digital commerce also picked up pace. JioMart added 5.8 million new users in Q4, nearly doubling its registered base year-on-year. Hyperlocal orders grew 29 per cent sequentially and over 300 per cent annually during the quarter.
Fashion and lifestyle saw steady traction. Ajio recorded a 23 per cent YoY rise in average bill value, while fast-fashion platform Shein crossed 11 million app installs, scaling rapidly with expanding product lines.
The jewellery business added further shine, with average bill value jumping 53 per cent YoY, largely driven by rising gold prices and sustained consumer demand.
Commenting on the shift, RRVL executive director Isha Ambani said hyperlocal commerce has become a structural growth driver, with orders rising more than fourfold over the year.
Looking ahead to FY27, the company is betting on technology to deepen engagement. The focus, Ambani noted, will be on AI-led merchandising, sharper pricing strategies and disciplined execution turning scale into sustained customer value.
In short, the carts are fuller, the clicks are quicker, and the next phase looks less about reach and more about precision.
