Bharti looks to make Digital unit a parallel company to Airtel

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel, which has housed all its digital assets under Airtel Digital unit, is discussing making it a parallel entity to the telco, opening up the option of monetising a separate asset in the future, said chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal. The new structure could remove telecom regulatory overhang over Airtel Digital, which could even be listed in two-three years.

In an interview to ET, Mittal said going forward, expansion in financial services — which includes hopes of becoming a small finance bank, but not a full-fledged one — would be a big focus area for the telco.