Shabnam Sinha Appointed Chairperson of Airtel Payments Bank

Key Points:

• New Chairperson: Shabnam Sinha
• Organisation: Airtel Payments Bank
• Term: Three years
• Effective from: 1 October 2026
• Approval: Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
• Legal basis: Banking Regulation Act, 1949
• Predecessor: Sunil Bharti Mittal
• Mittal’s tenure: Served as Non-Executive Chairman since 2019
• Experience of Sinha: Over 30 years in development finance, financial services, public policy and institutional transformation
• Current position: Independent Director on Airtel Payments Bank’s Board
• Committees: Chairs Special Committee for Monitoring Frauds and serves on Risk Management and IT Committees

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