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Bharti Airtel set to inject Rs 20,000 crore into Airtel Money
- IBJ Bureau
- Feb 24, 2026
Bharti Airtel has planned to scale up its non-banking financial company (NBFC) arm, Airtel Money, with a capital infusion of Rs 20,000 crore over the next few years, the telecom company has said in a statement.
Airtel will contribute 70 per cent of the planned capital, while the promoter group through Bharti Enterprises will bring in the remaining 30 per cent. The move comes soon after Airtel Money received its NBFC licence from the Reserve Bank of India on February 13, 2026, enabling the company to expand its lending operations directly.
The company has said that the expansion will build on its existing digital lending infrastructure and data capabilities. Airtel has developed a credit engine over the past two years through its lending service provider (LSP) model, supported by integrated digital channels, analytics capabilities and a large team of data scientists.
The platform has already seen more than Rs 9,000 crore in disbursements, alongside what the company has described as strong underwriting, disciplined portfolio management and real-time risk monitoring.
“The success of our LSP platform over the past two years is proof of our ability to combine technology, data and customer trust to deliver impact at a national scale. We have built one of India’s most trusted and scalable digital credit engines – reaching millions with high-quality credit, supported by industry-best performance metrics,” Bharti Airtel Executive Vice-Chairman Gopal Vittal has said.
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