Uber announced its partnership with Bharti Airtel on Friday, in which a person riders across the country would now be able to pay for their trips using Airtel’s mobile wallet service called Airtel Money. In addition, Airtel will be providing free 4G Internet to riders in Mumbai and soon will be rolled out for all Uber riders pan-India.

Uber will also offer exclusive promotions, discounts to Airtel customers for limited time period, new Uber riders who top up their Airtel Money wallet can earn up to Rs. 500 for free.

Airtel will also become Uber's official telecom partner across India and offer mobile, data, and device plans to Uber driver-partners as well.

Uber will roll out this feature in phases, starting first with users in Delhi and Mumbai, followed by other Indian cities as well.

Apart from Airtel Money, Uber will continue to accept all modes of payments, including credit cards, debit cards, Paytm and cash.