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Online media agency Quasar Media starts ops in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Online media agency Quasar Media has started operations in Mumbai. The company is eight months old.
It is a part of StudioSmile, a seven-year old internet technology company, and is headed by Manish Vij. Quasar Media’s clients include Microsoft, MakeMyTrip.com, Monster.com, LG and Kingfisher Airlines.
StudioSmile CEO Harish Bahl said, “We had, over last seven years of our existence, built a very strong team, technology and expertise on this medium to provide end to end solutions to our clients. We believe this is an ideal time for us to make out move in Mumbai too, where we expect to duplicate the Delhi level of success soon.”
Vij said, “I would like to thank the Quasar team and partners for the trust, passion and confidence they have shown which is responsible to this growth of Quasar Media. Quasar Media should do a business of Rs. 20 Crores for the financial year 2005-06”
Bijoya Ghosh who comes with over 10 years of experience in Media sales will drive the regional growth for the company in West. Quasar CTO , CP Singh said, “Besides having proprietary technology for ad serving, campaign tracking and ROI measurement tools we are working on building online advertising products that will help even small budget advertisers to benefit from online advertising”.
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.
