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Nokia launches ‘Prepaid Tracker’
MUMBAI: Nokia launched the Nokia Prepaid Tracker, a tool that lets prepaid subscribers to keep track of their prepaid balance and call expenses at a press conference held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Initially the tool will support Nokia models Nokia 1110 and Nokia 1600.
After each call or transaction, details about subscribers’ account balance is automatically sent and displayed on their easy-to-use Nokia phone menu. Nokia Prepaid Tracker frees prepaid subscribers from the inconvenience of having to contact the operator’s customer center to check their balance.
In addition to their current account balance, subscribers can also view information on the account’s expiration date, call cost or SMS, and the amount of the last prepaid recharge.
“The time is ripe for a solution like Nokia Prepaid Tracker, which brings clear benefits to both subscribers and operators,” Nokia New Growth Markets, Networks, director Sanjay Bhasin said.
Informa Telecoms & Media estimates that the world has just reached the significant milestone of one billion prepaid mobile subscribers – more than half of all mobile subscribers.
“For operators, Prepaid Tracker gives them a differentiating edge over the competition and reduces churn,” Bhasin continued.
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.
