Airtel Payments Bank is eyeing an initial public offering once it achieves ₹10,000 crore in revenue, ₹1,000 crore in profit, and ₹10,000 crore in deposits. Currently nearing ₹4,000 crore in revenue with nearly 100 million customers, the business is demonstrating rapid expansion. In the first quarter of financial year 2026-27, net profit jumped 82% year-on-year to ₹19 crore alongside consistent growth in deposits. The firm credited this progress to operational momentum across transit payments, digital channels, and adoption of its Safe Second Account.
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A public market debut is planned within three to four years once revenue and deposits rea…: A public market debut is planned within three to four years once revenue and deposits reach ₹10,000 crore alongside ₹1,000 crore in profit.
The financial institution currently serves nearly 100 million customers while approaching…: The financial institution currently serves nearly 100 million customers while approaching ₹4,000 crore in revenue.
Operational growth is being propelled by expansion in transit systems, digital services,…: Operational growth is being propelled by expansion in transit systems, digital services, and the Safe Second Account offering.
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Bharti Airtel’s financial services arm, Airtel Payments Bank, has the potential to emerge as a much larger financial services business, said Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises. He also indicated that Airtel Payments Bank could see potentially go public in next three to four years.
Airtel Payments Bank has the potential to get to ₹10,000 crore revenue, ₹1,000 crore profit, with a ₹10,000 crore deposit in the next few years, Mittal told CNBC TV 18 in an exclusive conversation.
Calling Airtel Payments Bank as a ‘sleeping giant’, Sunil Bharti Mittal, stated that there is a window for its IPO in the next three to four years, reported CNBC TV 18. He said that the company could attain a meaningful size after it achieves the target of ₹10,000 crores in deposit, ₹10,000 crores in revenue, and ₹1,000 crore in profit.
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