HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, March 8: Airtel Payments Bank has celebrated the pivotal role women play in expanding financial access, particularly through the remarkable work of women business correspondents (BCs) who are bridging the gap between banking and underserved communities said an official statement on Saturday.
As per the statement, Airtel Payments Bank is committed to empowering India with accessible and inclusive banking.
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With women at the heart of this mission, the Bank ensures that women are central to driving financial inclusion across the nation,” the statement added.
The Bank honoured the outperforming women BCs from Assam and Meghalaya during a special event organised celebrating the upcoming International Women’s Day at Guwahati.
The event was graced by Loken Das, chief general manager of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Assam; and Nizam Uddin Barbhuiya (ISDS- IES), deputy director of RDSDE Assam, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, who inspired the BCs with their encouraging words and motivating presence.
Over the years, Airtel Payments Bank has been taking banking services to the deepest rural pockets with its largest banking network comprising over 500,000 neighbourhood-banking points. These banking points are managed by BCs, who are trained and authorised to offer banking services. In Assam and Meghalaya, the Bank works with over 24,600 business correspondents and over 2,600 of these correspondents are women.
“Over 80% of these women BC are working in unbanked and underbanked locations of Assam and Meghalaya,” it added.
It further said that the Bank values the vital role these women BCs play in driving financial inclusion across the country. These women BCs serve customers with formal banking services including opening a bank account, cash withdrawals, money transfers, bill payments, buying insurance and other financial services.
At the event, the Bank felicitated five women BCs who have outperformed and gone the extra mile to enable customers in their locality.
The five exceptional women at event where WansukThangkhiew, Lanopat N Sangma, SmritiMili, AjaminaraKhatun and Queen Marry KeotBhuyan.
“At Airtel Payments Bank, we view financial inclusion as more than just access to banking—it’s about making a real difference in people’s lives. Our women business correspondents are key to this change, delivering vital banking services to underserved communities while building trust at the local level. This International Women’s Day 2025 with over 100,000 women BCs working with the Bank, we proudly celebrate their accomplishments and share their stories. Our continued focus is on highlighting their success and inspiring more women to join the journey toward financial empowerment,” said Shankar Chakraborty, VP –Sales (East), Airtel Payments Bank.
