Global tech titan Google on Thursday said it has tied up with Muthoot Finance to provide gold-backed loans through its mobile payments service GPay. Google also announced that from October 3, 2024, its AI assistant Gemini Live will be available in Hindi, and later eight more Indian languages will be included. These announcements were made by the company officials at the 10th edition of 'Google for India' event here. GPay is expanding its offerings by introducing gold-backed secured loans in collaboration with Muthoot Finance. According to Google India MD Roma Datta Chobey, about 11 per cent of the world's gold is housed in India. People across India can now access this credit product, with affordable interest rates and flexible usage options--delivering flexibility to the borrower, and security to the lender, Google said. As regards AI assistant Gemini Live, Hema Budaraju, Senior Director, Product Management, Google India, said that over 40 per cent of the Gemini users rely on voi
This growth is a testament to our three-pronged strategy to focus on disbursements, operational efficiency, and maintaining healthy margins, says George Alexander
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday imposed penalties on five entities, including CSB Bank, Union Bank of India and Muthoot Housing Finance for contravention of various regulatory norms. A penalty of Rs 1.86 crore has been imposed on CSB Bank for non-compliance with certain directions issued by the RBI on 'Guidelines on Managing Risks and Code of Conduct in Outsourcing of Financial Services by banks' and 'Master Circular on Branch Authorisation'. In another statement, the RBI said a penalty of Rs 1.06 crore has been imposed on Union Bank of India for non-compliance with certain norms on 'Creation of a Central Repository of Large Common Exposures-Across Banks' and 'Know Your Customer (KYC)'. A fine of 5 lakh has been imposed on Muthoot Housing Finance Company for non-compliance with certain provisions of the 'Non-Banking Financial Company - Housing Finance Company (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2021', the central bank said in another release. The RBI has also imposed a penalty of Rs 5 l
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Muthoot's standalone loan assets under management increased 20% to Rs 75,827 crore for the year ended March 31
Muthoot Finance has been in a steady uptrend for over 10 months, consistently forming higher highs and lows with a gradual increase in volumes
According to reports, the RBI has said no gold loan NBFC should disburse loan amount in excess of Rs 20,000 in cash
The non-banking finance company will use the proceeds for onward lending and other activities permitted under external commercial borrowing guidelines
Muthoot Finance is aiming to issue benchmark-sized bonds, which means the issuance will be around $500 mn
According to the DRHP, the fresh issue of equity shares is worth Rs 1000 crore, and the offer-for-sale (OFS) is Rs 300 crore by existing investors
Muthoot Finance's microfinance arm, Belstar Microfinance Ltd, on Sunday filed preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 1,300 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). The Chennai-based entity's IPO is a combination of fresh issue of equity shares worth Rs 1,000 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of Rs 300 crore by investor shareholders, according to the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP). As a part of the OFS, Danish asset management firm MAJ Invest aims to sell shares to the tune of Rs 175 crore, followed by Arum Holdings Ltd (Rs 97 crore) and Augusta Investments Zero Pte Ltd (Rs 28 crore). Maj Invest had first invested in Belstar Microfinance in 2018 and again in 2022. At present, Muthoot Finance, which is one the promoters, holds a little over 66 per cent stake in Belstar Microfinance. Proceeds from the fresh issue worth Rs 760 crore will be used to meet future capital requirements towards onward lending and the remaining amount will be used for
The company will pay an annual coupon of 9.03% on this issue and has invited commitment bids for the same on Thursday
The AUM in the March quarter soared to Rs 12,194 crore as compared to Rs 9,208 crore during the same period a year ago
Capri Global Capital (CGCL), CSB Bank, Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance are up between 7% and 20%
The company posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,145 crore during the third quarter of 2023-24
The board also approved raising up to 160 billion rupees through an issue of non-convertible debentures
Leading gold loan financier Muthoot Fincorp on Friday said it will raise Rs 300 crore through the issue of secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The issue opened for public subscription from Friday and will be open till January 25, the company said. The company said the proposed debt issuance is within the shelf limit of the board approved plan of raising up to Rs 1,100 crore this fiscal. The base size of the third tranche is Rs 75 crore with a green shoe option of Rs 225 crore. The company offers tenure options of 24 months, 36 months, 60 months, and 96 months with monthly, annual, and cumulative payment options across options with the coupon rate ranging from 9.26-9.75 per cent.