Manappuram Finance

Manappuram Finance Ltd is an Indian non-banking financial company (NBFC) based in Valapad, Thrissur, Kerala.^[3] Manappuram has over 4190+ branches across 25 states.^[4]

Manappuram Finance Limited

Formerly	Manappuram General Finance and Leasing Ltd[1]
Company type	Public
Traded as	BSE: 531213 NSE: MANAPPURAM
Industry	Non-banking financial company
Founded	1949; 76 years ago (1949)
Headquarters	Valapad, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Key people	V. P. Nandakumar (MD & CEO)
Products	Gold loan Forex & money transfer SMS finance Commercial vehicle loan
Revenue	₹6,749 crore (US$800 million) (FY23)[2]
Net income	₹1,495 crore (US$180 million) (FY23)[2]
Number of employees	17,500
Website	www.manappuram.com

History

The company was founded in 1949 by late V. C. Padmanabhan in Thrissur district. The company commenced its operations at Valappad, mainly with money lending activity on a very modest scale.

The group's flagship company, MAGFIL, was established in 1992 in the wake of economic reforms launched by the Government of India. Its activity was mainly pawn broking and money lending carried out on a modest scale.

In 2014, Manappuram Finance acquired Delhi-based Milestone Home Finance Company^[5] and subsequently renamed the company as Manappuram Home Finance.^[6] In 2015, Manappuram Finance acquired Asirvad Microfinance, a Chennai-based microfinance company.^[7]

Controversies

In February 2012, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a warning to the general public against keeping deposits with Manappuram Finance.^[8] In response, the company announced an immediate compliance to any of RBI's concerns and decided to constitute an independent committee under the chairmanship of Jagdish Capoor (former Deputy Governor of RBI and former chairman of HDFC Bank) to review relevant aspects of operations, systems, controls and organizational structure, including Board composition and effectiveness.^[9]