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Airtel Payments Bank and Mastercard to develop customized financial products for farmers and SMEs in India

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Airtel Payments Bank (APBL), India’s first Payments Bank,has partnered with Mastercard, leading technology company in the global payments industry, to develop customized products catering to customers across the underbanked spectrum including farmers, small and medium enterprises and retail customers.

As part of the Government’s vision of Digital India and Banking for every Indian, both entities have been working towards driving adoption of formal banking and digital payments in the country. The collaboration will bring together Mastercard’s global and local experience in developing advanced financial solutions and Airtel Payments Bank’s strong distribution network to reach the last mile and its large customer base.

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The collaboration aims at building a digital platform which provides farmers with knowledge about advanced farming techniques and connection to marketplaces,while simultaneously enabling them to receive payments directly in their Airtel Payments Bank account.Combined with 500,000 banking points of Airtel Payments Bank, the platform will provide farmers with access to neighborhood banking, earnings stability and income growth. This will be a significant move towards building a cashless economy.

Both partners will also work together to create customized solutions for millions of small businesses across the country.These solutions will empower small and medium scale enterprises,who have limited access to finance,to make assisted payments, manage their financial & transactional processes, and also avail working capital in these times of crisis.

Finally, Airtel Payments Bank and Mastercard will work together to create differentiated card solutions, including solutions for contact less payments via NFC(Near Field Communication) for customers and merchants.

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