Sunil Bharti Mittal is prowling for big kill on his African safari

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Airtel Money’s London listing has put a roughly $7 billion valuation on Sunil Bharti Mittal’s African fintech bet, highlighting how far the business has moved beyond basic mobile wallets. With more than 54 million customers and growing revenues, the next challenge is to deepen usage across payments, remittances, credit, savings and insurance, turning Airtel Africa’s telecom reach into a broader financial-services platform.