Shabnam Sinha to succeed Sunil Bharti Mittal as Airtel Payments Bank chairperson
Shabnam Sinha has been appointed as the new chairperson of Airtel Payments Bank, succeeding Sunil Bharti Mittal effective October 1, 2026. The transition follows a period of significant growth for the bank under Mittal's leadership.
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Leadership changes in major digital banking institutions impact the trajectory of financial inclusion and digital payment adoption in India.
NEW DELHI: Shabnam Sinha will be the chairperson of Airtel Payments Bank Ltd from Oct 1, with Sunil Bharti Mittal set to conclude his tenure as non-executive chairman and stepping down from the board on Sept 30, 2026. Sinha, currently an independent director of the bank, will take over for a tenure of three-year following her appointment by the board and approval by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).Sinha chairs the special committee of the board for monitoring frauds and is a member of the risk management and IT committees. Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Mittal was appointed as non-executive chairman of Airtel Payments Bank in April 2016.
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