Airtel money now available across India

Bharti Airtel has expanded its mobile wallet service 'airtel money' through out the country.

Available across 300 cities in India, the service allows its users to load cash on their mobile devices and spend it to pay utility bills and recharges, shop at more than 7,000 merchant outlets, and transact online.

It also offers consumers with the convenience of instant money transfer from one airtel money wallet to another, as well as bank accounts.

The users can self register for airtel money express account by dialling *400# from their mobile phones or can sign up for the service by walking into any of the 15,000 plus airtel money outlets, across the top 300 cities of India.

The operator has established merchant partnerships for this pan India launch with over 1,800 brands across the country including utility providers; state electricity boards; Reliance Energy; Indraprastha Gas; telecom (BSNL/MTNL) and insurance (LIC) and mutual funds; organized retailers (DT Cinemas, Fun Cinemas, Megamart, Univercell, Apollo Pharmacy) as well as local chemists and grocery stores, who will now be accepting payments via airtel money.