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\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\tTuesday 28 April 2026 4:53 pm\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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British telecommunications giant Airtel is mulling listing its mobile money business <\/a>on the London Stock Market in what could be one of the largest public debuts on a European exchange in years.<\/p>\n Airtel Money \u2013 a digital commerce service that allows users to store money, transfer funds and buy mobile data \u2013 is said to be eyeing the City as its top choice for a public listing after previous interest in the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere across Europe.<\/p>\n The fintech is expected to collect up to $2bn (\u00a31.5bn) in its IPO and net a price tag of as much as $10bn, according to Bloomberg, who first reported the news.<\/p>\n Airtel is majority-owned by Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal\u2019s Bharti Enterprises and is Africa\u2019s third-largest wireless carrier. It listed on the London Stock Market in July 2019.<\/p>\n A spin-off listing for its fintech has been in the works following its rapid growth, now boasting over 50m customers. <\/p>\n Payments giant Mastercard<\/a> holds a stake of just shy of four per cent in the firm following a $100m investment back in April 2021 that valued the business at $2.7bn.<\/p>\n London struggles to attract fintechs <\/p>\n A listing on the London Stock Exchange would offer a major boost after the market has struggled to attract the next generation of tech-native financial talent.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRead more<\/p>\n \t\t\tRevolut\u2019s blockbuster IPO is two years out, says Nik Storonsky<\/a><\/p>\n Last year, Klarna snubbed the City opting to list on Wall Street last September. <\/p>\n Wise is also expected to switch its primary listing to New York within the quarter after announcing the plans last year.<\/p>\n \u201cWe believe that the addition of a primary US listing would bring a number of strategic and capital markets benefits to Wise and its owners, including greater visibility in the United States, the biggest market opportunity for our products today, and better access to the world\u2019s deepest and most liquid capital market,\u201d the firm said in an update earlier this month.<\/p>\n