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Vaishnavi Corporate Communications appoints Smarth Bali as managing director
MUMBAI: Vaishnavi Corporate Communications has announced the appointment of Smarth Bali as managing director.
Following this, Vaishnavi Corporate Communications CEO Vishal Mehta will now take on the larger role of CEO for the Vaishnavi Group. He will however continues to remain on the board of Vaishnavi Corporate Communications Pvt. Ltd. and will also be a member of the Vaishnavi Group Board.
Bali brings over two decades of experience in the global marketing and communications industry. His previous assignments include ASB Communications, New York, Saatchi & Saatchi, Western Union Moneygram, HSBC Bank, ADT Security, Government of Australia, Government of France, Government of Malta and Grey Worldwide among others, informs an official release.
Announcing the appointment, Vaishnavi Group chairperson Niira Radia said, “The emerging challenges of the industry require consultancies like Vaishnavi to take a global view of issues. Smarth, with his vast global experience, will be key to taking Vaishnavi Corporate Communications to the next level. It’s an exciting phase for the entire industry and we are pursuing our growth initiatives.”
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.
