Airtel expands payments bank services to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka on a pilot basis

Bharti Airtel has expanded its payments bank services to Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka on a pilot basis. Airtel has established banking points across 8,000 Airtel retail outlets in Andhra Pradesh, 7,000 in Telangana and 12,000 in Karnataka. Airtel had earlier launched its payments bank pilot project in Rajasthan by establishing banking points across 10,000 Airtel retail outlets in the state. Meanwhile, Vodafone India is planning to launch its payments bank by March 2017.