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Paytm retains title sponsorship rights for BCCI’s international & domestic seasons 2019-23
MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced that One 97 Communications Pvt Ltd (Paytm) has retained the sponsorship rights for BCCI's international and domestic matches.
The board revealed in a press release that the winning bid was at a price of Rs 326.8 crore to be paid for 2019-23 home season. The winning bid was Rs 3.8 crore which is at 58 per cent incremental value in comparison to the previous per match value of Rs 2.4 crore.
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri said, “I’m pleased to announce Paytm as the BCCI home series title sponsor. Paytm is one of the new generation companies of India and we at the BCCI are proud of Paytm continuing its long-standing commitment with Indian cricket.”
Paytm founder and CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma said, "We are excited to continue our long-term association with BCCI and the Indian cricket Team. Our commitment to Indian cricket gets stronger with every season. India loves cricket and we at Paytm are the biggest fans of it.”
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.
