Key Points: Airtel to invest ₹20,000 crore in its NBFC arm, Airtel Money Limited, to expand digital lending. NBFC license secured from RBI, enabling Airtel to scale regulated digital financial services. Bharti Airtel on Monday announced a Rs 20,000 crore investment over the next few years to expand digital lending through its NBFC arm, Airtel Money Limited, following regulatory approval from the Reserve Bank of India. The company says the move enables it to deepen financial inclusion by offering simple and secure digital financial services across the country. Over the past two years, Airtel built a digital lending platform that disburses more than Rs 9,000 crore in loans.

Source: Economic Times February 24, 2026 09:37 UTC