Ola To Join Hands With Airtel To Offer Digital Payment Services

Telecom major Bharti Airtel recently made a strategic move by joining hands with major cab aggregator Ola. As per the agreements, Airtel Payments bank will integrate with Ola app to offer better payment solutions to Ola’s customers.

On the other hand, Ola Money will tie up with Airtel digital services to enable payments for mobile, broadband as well as D2H bills through Ola Money.

Gopal Mittal, Managing Director, and CEO of Bharti Airtel shared this news saying: “We are delighted to partner Ola to enable a seamless digital experience for customers. Both companies have strengths that complement each other and this offers massive scope to co-create exciting products and solutions for customers. Ola will also benefit from Airtel’s extensive retail network and our integrated suite of world-class connectivity solutions for businesses that help them drive growth through better efficiency.”

Meanwhile, Bhavish Aggarwal, CEO, and Co-Founder of Ola said: “At Ola, we are always focused on innovating and building on the mobility experience for customers as well as driver partners. This first-of-its-kind partnership brings a host of offerings from two massive ecosystems together. Airtel will integrate its offerings across payments, content, PoS networks, and more with Ola’s offerings for its large customer and partner base.”

This partnership will also have Airtel and Ola collaborated to create content for Ola Play that allows their customers browse videos, music or can even shop through a tablet while taking a ride.

Till date, there are as many as 500,000 drivers registered on Ola’s platform.