Bharti Airtel is committing ₹20,000 crore to scale Airtel Money, strengthening its push into formal credit after securing approval from the Reserve Bank of India for NBFC expansion.
Backed by Bharti Enterprises, the platform has already disbursed ₹9,000+ crore in loans. As Gopal Vittal highlighted, the strategy centers on technology, trust, and financial inclusion.
Strategically, Airtel is leveraging its telecom subscriber base, data intelligence, and distribution reach to unlock embedded finance at scale particularly for underbanked and emerging segments.
Overall, this is a fintech infrastructure play: transform connectivity into credit access, and scale financial inclusion through technology-led trust.
