# Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank financial growth

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/bharti-airtel-and-airtel-payments-bank-financial-growth
> Updated: 2026-08-24T10:13:34.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Bharti Airtel reported a 37.3% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit for the quarter ending June 30, FY27, reaching Rs 8,167 crore. The company expanded its subscriber base to 681 million, highlighted by a record addition of 1 million postpaid users.

Following these results, Airtel Payments Bank in India reported an 82% year-on-year jump in net profit for the same quarter, reaching Rs 19 crore. The bank saw a 23% increase in monthly transacting users, totaling 29.5 million, which CEO Anubrata Biswas linked to the “increasing adoption of digital banking” in the country.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-24: People’s Bank and Airtel Payments Bank report strong financial growth

People’s Bank (Sri Lanka) reported record first-half 2026 pre-tax profits of Rs. 32.6 billion, while Airtel Payments Bank (India) saw an 82% surge in Q1 FY27 net profit.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/peoples-bank-and-airtel-payments-bank-report-strong-financial-growth

### 2026-08-03: Bharti Airtel posts 37% profit rise in Q1 FY27, adds 1 million postpaid users

Bharti Airtel posted a 37% jump in Q1 FY27 net profit to Rs 8,167 crore, revenue up 18% to Rs 58,539 crore, and added 1 million postpaid users, bringing the segment to 30 million.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bharti-airtel-posts-37-profit-rise-in-q1-fy27-adds-1-million-postpaid-users

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