Visa Strengthens Leadership in India and South Asia with the Appointment of Rishi Chhabra as VP, Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring

Visa, a global leader in digital payments has appointed Rishi Chhabra as Vice President and Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring for India and South Asia. In this role, Rishi will lead Visa’s efforts in driving strategic partnerships, expanding merchant acceptance, and advancing digital payment solutions across the region.

As per the company, he will be instrumental in charting the strategic direction for and leading the local MS&A teams for Visa in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives.

Prior to joining Visa, Rishi has held executive leadership positions at companies like Fiserv (erstwhile First Data Corp.), PayPal and JP Morgan. Rishi is a proud alumnus of Visa, having previously spent over 3 years as a Business Leader in the US Small Business Product team. In his most recent role at Fiserv, he served as Country Head and General Manager for the India and Sri Lanka markets. Shailesh Paul, who till recently led the Merchant Sales & Acquiring team for India and South Asia, has now moved to Singapore in the role of Vice President, Global Small Business Solutions for Visa.

Talking about the appointment, Sandeep Ghosh, group country manager, India and South Asia, Visa, said, “I am looking forward to welcoming Rishi to the Visa family. With over two decades of experience across the financial services and payments sectors, Rishi brings a strong multidisciplinary background to his role in Visa. His expertise will help in spearheading various strategic client-centric initiatives and strengthening the digital payments acceptance ecosystem in India and South Asia.”

“I am excited to join a dynamic global leader like Visa and feel energised to take over this role. Given the accelerated adoption of digital payments in the country and the subcontinent, I feel there is no better time than now for the brand’s promise to deliver an inclusive, sustainable and secure approach to empower people, businesses, partners and customers,” said Rishi Chhabra, Visa’s newly appointed Vice President, Head of Merchant Sales & Acquiring (MS&A), India and South Asia.

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Meta Verified starts in India says Mark Zuckerberg

Announcing Meta Verified, Mark Zuckerberg wrote on his Instagram Channel, “Meta Verified is now available in India, the UK and Canada with Brazil coming soon.”

He also said that any previously verified accounts will maintain its status on Instagram and Facebook for free. Meta Verified price in India In March, the company said that Meta Verified in India is priced at Rs 599 per month if users subscribe through the web (Facebook only). On Android and iOS, subscribing to Meta Verified will cost users Rs 699 a month.

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Sony Pictures Networks India Ropes in Sania Mirza as Tennis Ambassador to Promote Sports Network as the ‘Home of Tennis’ in India

Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has appointed Sania Mirza as its tennis ambassador to promote the game and the Sony Sports Network, as well as to be an expert panellist on the network’s show Extraaa Serve across the tournaments. SPNI has media rights to three out of the four tennis grand slams, including the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open, along with the Davis Cup, and wants to promote its sports network as the “Home of Tennis” in India. Tennis has a sizable following in India, with close to 100 million viewers watching the sport on TV in 2022. The top four markets for tennis in India are North East, Maharashtra/Goa, Tamil Nadu/Pondicherry, and Andhra Pradesh/Telangana.

Sania Mirza is a household name in India, and her achievements have put the country on the global tennis map. Having won six Grand Slam titles across Australian Open (2), US Open (2), Roland Garros (1) & Wimbledon (1), including three women’s doubles titles and three mixed doubles titles, she is one of the most successful tennis players in Indian history.

Link to Campaign Film: https://youtu.be/7sYVfhXM4rI

This association with Sania Mirza is yet another step taken by Sony Sports Network to enhance the viewing experience of tennis fans in India. The network has been at the forefront of providing the best tennis content, and this association with Sania Mirza will further strengthen its position in the market.

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