Airtel's mobile wallet service in Delhi

The mobile wallet service allows customers to use their mobile phones to make payments - without the hassle of carrying cash or change.

Bharti Airtel, through its wholly owned subsidiary Airtel M Commerce Services Limited, today launched its mobile wallet service for its customers in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.

The service, named as Airtel Money, offers customers with an efficient alternative to cash transactions.

Airtel has partnerships with over 2,200 merchants in Delhi NCR including utility providers like NDPL, BSES Yamuna, BSES Rajdhani, Indraprastha Gas, LIC and organized retailers such as Easy Day, Chalchitra, Yo China, Costa Coffee, Hair n Shanti, DT Cinemas, Fun Cinemas among others as well as local chemists and grocery stores. These merchants will accept payments via Airtel Money.

Customers using Airtel Money will also be able to avail exclusive discounts and attractive offers at various merchant outlets in the market and save money as they shop.

Airtel Money now in Chennai

Chennai becomes the second city in India to launch Airtel Money, which is a unique mCommerce offering enabling customers to pay cashless with their smartphones.

Bharti airtel has launched its mCommerce service in Chennai, which became the second city to get the services after Gurgaon (NCR). Airtel Money, as the service is known, enables users to make cashless payments using their mobile phones.

The company has struck partnership with 750 merchants across the city for the services.

Users can use the service by loading cash on their mobile phones on an Airtel retail outlet. They can use it to pay bills, recharges, shopping and make payments. 

Sriram Jagannathan, chief executive officer, mCommerce, Bharti Airtel, said "While India has traditionally relied on cash transactions, with time - we have seen a changing trend with the adoption of credit and debit cards."