IFC backs Airtel Money IPO with $90 million

An Airtel Money sign at a shop in Nairobi, Kenya on May 21, 2025.

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World Bank’s investment arm, International Finance Corporation (IFC), has committed $90 million to buying shares in Airtel Money’s initial public offering, endorsing the share sale at the London Stock Exchange.

The IFC is the cornerstone investor of the share offer in which Airtel Money is selling 270 million shares at £1.96 ($2.56) per share.