Another Ambani vs Mittal battle? A look into Airtel's African empireBharti Airtel's African venture has been a rollercoaster ride, starting with a bold move by chairman Sunil Mittal in 2008. Despite initial ...
27 May, 2024, 02.30 PM IST
Airtel's perilous safari: How Sunil Bharti Mittal conquered AfricaSunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of Bharti Enterprises and founder of Bharti Airtel, has urged the world to invest in Africa, calling it the l...
31 Aug, 2023, 04.05 PM IST
Mastercard to buy stake in MTN's fintech unitMastercard has agreed to take a minority stake in the financial-technology business of MTN Group, the largest wireless carrier in Africa, w...
14 Aug, 2023, 10.46 PM IST
Airtel Africa plans to raise $194 million via debt from IFC for capex needsThe debt financing package for Airtel Africa Plc will comprise a direct $150 million investment from Washington-based IFC and an additional...
22 Mar, 2022, 02.58 PM IST
Recent SC judgement on AGR disappointing; taking legal advice on review petition: Airtel CEO Gopal VittalAirtel, in its January plea, had said the errors in the DoT’s calculations of the AGR dues stem from duplication in revenue addition, incor...
05 Aug, 2021, 10.13 AM IST
Airtel Africa to sell 7.5% stake in mobile money unit to QIA for $200 millionInfusion by Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund will happen via one of Airtel Africa Plc's wholly-owned arms, Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV),...
31 Jul, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
Bharti Airtel sells its Tanzanian tower business for $175 millionThis follows a slew of other tower sales by the telco and these infusions will help the telco recharge its finances for its intense battle ...
02 Jun, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
Airtel Africa Q4 results: Net profit doubles on-year to $154 millionRevenue for the quarter ended 31 March rose 15.4 per cent to $1.04 billion, the company said in a statement Wednesday.
12 May, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Airtel Africa names new CEO Olusegun Ogunsanya who will replace Raghu Mandava“We are delighted to appoint (Segun) Ogunsanya as the (Airtel Africa) Group's next CEO. He has displayed significant drive and energy in tu...
29 Apr, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
Mastercard to invest about Rs 733 cr in Airtel Africa's mobile money businessAMC BV is currently the holding company for several of Airtel Africa's mobile money operations and is intended to own and operate the mobil...
01 Apr, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Airtel Africa mobile money biz gets $100 million infusion from MastercardMastercard will invest $100 million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (AMC BV), a wholly owned arm of Airtel Africa plc.
01 Apr, 2021, 02.13 PM IST
TPG arm to invest $200 million in Airtel Africa's mobile money biz“The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform of leading alternative investment firm TPG, will invest $200 million in Airtel Mobile ...
18 Mar, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
Airtel Africa dials Mastercard for strategic payment playBoth companies joined hands last September with Samsung and Asante Financial Services Group to launch a pay-on-demand payments platform to ...
14 Jan, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
First Abu Dhabi Bank ties up with ToneTag for sound based paymentsWith ToneTag, POS (Point of Sale) terminals of FAB’s clients are now capable of accepting sound-based proximity payments.
03 Oct, 2018, 06.25 PM IST
ToneTag gets a HR head in Vinay TrivediSound based digital payments facilitator ToneTag onboards Vinay Trivedi as head of its Human Resources practices.
24 Sep, 2018, 05.14 PM IST
ElectraCard ties up with Chase Bank, Kenya to launch prepaid students cardElectraCard ties up with Chase Bank, electracard, financial inclusion, chase bank, mastercard
30 Jan, 2014, 12.39 PM IST
Chinese company 2nd biggest SIM card supplier in IndiaThe government-controlled Eastcompeace Technology is supplying the phone chips to Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Airtel and Vo...
15 Dec, 2012, 10.41 AM IST