Anubrata Biswas, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Payments Bank, is an industry stalwart with over two decades of experience in banking and financial services. In his current role, he has been instrumental in shaping the Bank’s journey in India’s digital banking landscape. 

Under his leadership, Airtel Payments Bank has emerged as the largest Payments Bank in the country. The Bank has built a strong portfolio of businesses, with sustained profitability since FY22. Today, the Bank is one of the fastest-growing digital bank. 

Anubrata started his banking career with ICICI Bank in 2001, where he led several national and overseas assignments, including building the ICICI Bank brand in the USA and the Middle East, establishing retail banking for ICICI Bank in London and heading the international retail business for ICICI Bank, comprising of NRI business and remittances. In his last assignment with ICICI Bank Ltd, he worked as the Retail Business Head for South India. 

He serves on leading industry bodies and is currently the co-chair of the Payments Bank committee by the Payments Council of India (PCI) and a member of the FICCI National Committee on Fintech and CII National Committee on Banking. In the past, Anubrata has been the chair of Payments Bank committee by the PCI, co-chair of the CII Financial Inclusion and Fintech Committee for FY24 and the Co-Chair of the CII Task Force on Fintech for FY 21.  

Anubrata is an alumnus of Jadavpur University and has completed his degree in Business Administration (PGDBM) from IIM, Ahmedabad.