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Seasoned business executive Prakash Nathan joins Unique Solutions as Mumbai branch head
MUMBAI: Prakash Nathan, a seasoned business strategist with over two decades of experience spanning IT, consulting, and media, has been appointed as the Mumbai branch head and vice-president of sales at Unique Solutions. In this pivotal role, he will spearhead the enterprise sales team, focusing on strategic planning, customer excellence, and revenue growth through cutting-edge IT and security solutions.
Prior to this, Nathan was the head of commercial business at Wysetek Systems Technologists Pvt Ltd where he built high-performing teams and drove innovation in cybersecurity, virtualisation, cloud, and open-source practices. His career trajectory includes a successful stint as vice president of enterprise acquisition at Galaxy Office Automation Pvt Ltd, where he excelled in acquiring major accounts and aligning with large OEMs for transformative IT solutions.
Notably, Nathan’s illustrious career also spans 15 years in the entertainment industry, where he collaborated with leading production houses like Yashraj Films, Salman Khan Films, and Red Chillies Entertainment in marketing, distribution, and content syndication roles. Amongst the companies he worked for include: Moser Baer, UTV and The Walt Disney Co in Mumbai. As the founder & director of Cinemarkets Digital Solutions, he brought his expertise to film marketing and digital rights syndication, bridging the worlds of media and technology.
Nathan’s dedication to leveraging modern and emerging technologies, coupled with his passion for cinema, underscores his vision of driving innovation and creating value for customers, partners, and stakeholders. His multi-industry expertise positions him uniquely to synergise IT and entertainment for mutual growth.
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PNB partners Kiwi to launch credit-enabled UPI for users
Targets 180 million customers; RuPay card offers 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent cashback
MUMBAI: Swipe, tap, or scan credit is quietly slipping into the rhythm of everyday payments, and Punjab National Bank wants in on the action. The state-run lender has partnered with Kiwi to roll out credit-enabled UPI payments for its 180 million customers, marking a significant push to blend traditional banking with India’s fast-evolving digital payments ecosystem.
At the centre of the collaboration is the launch of the PNB Kiwi Credit Card on the RuPay network. The card is designed with a digital-first approach, offering fully online onboarding and seamless integration with UPI, allowing users to transact via scan-and-pay while accessing credit.
The offering also brings in a rewards layer, with cashback ranging from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent on online transactions, positioning the product as both a convenience play and a spending incentive.
The move comes as UPI continues to dominate India’s digital payments landscape, increasingly blurring the lines between debit-led transactions and credit access. For PNB, which operates over 10,000 branches around 60 per cent in semi-urban and rural areas, the partnership signals a targeted effort to extend formal credit to segments that have traditionally remained underserved.
The collaboration also reflects a broader industry shift, where banks and fintech platforms are converging to embed credit directly into payment flows, reducing friction while expanding access.
With RuPay credit cards gaining traction and UPI evolving beyond peer-to-peer transfers, the PNB–Kiwi tie-up positions both players at the intersection of scale, accessibility, and the next phase of digital finance in India.
