BankBazaar has partnered with Muthoot FinCorp, considered one of India’s main NBFCs, and the flagship Firm of 138–year-old Muthoot Pappachan Group to enter the secured loans market with a Gold Mortgage product.
As a part of this progressive NBFC-FinTech collaboration, Muthoot FinCorp has additionally invested in BankBazaar’s ongoing Sequence D2 spherical as an fairness investor to additional strengthen the digital platform.
Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar.com, says: “This partnership unites two trusted manufacturers—a 138-year-old enterprise conglomerate and a 17-year-old fintech platform. Gold Loans, being countercyclical to unsecured credit score, will diversify our portfolio and strengthen our choices. BankBazaar’s shoppers will acquire seamless digital entry to Muthoot FinCorp’s high-quality, absolutely compliant gold mortgage merchandise.”
“We’re happy to announce our partnership with BankBazaar, one of many nation’s main fintech agency, leveraging their intensive buyer base and cutting-edge analytics capabilities to drive superior buyer expertise, making certain extra inclusive credit score entry, together with those that’ve been impacted by non permanent monetary setbacks. This vital collaboration is poised to be a significant milestone in our journey to ship seamless credit score options, empowering people to attain their targets and aspirations,” mentioned Shaji Varghese, CEO of Muthoot FinCorp.
BankBazaar is optimistic about India’s resilient client credit score market, significantly the expansion potential of Gold Loans. With gold’s deep cultural significance in India, these loans function a vital monetary instrument for small enterprise house owners—serving to combine debtors into the formal lending system, making certain truthful valuations, aggressive charges, and safety from unregulated lending practices.
Pankaj Bansal, Chief Enterprise Officer, BankBazaar.com, mentioned: “Practically 65% of Gold Loans are nonetheless provided by unregulated gamers, underscoring the pressing want for safe, high-valuation financing at truthful charges. We’re excited to associate with Muthoot FinCorp, a trusted chief in gold lending, to supply a seamless, digital-first Gold Mortgage expertise that mixes comfort with the peace of mind of capital safety and affordability.”
Beneath the partnership, BankBazaar will deal with digital information administration, digital advertising and marketing, product schooling, digital buyer expertise, Credit score Rating enchancment through prudent monetary literacy, and client schooling, whereas Muthoot FinCorp will handle KYC compliance, verification, valuation, storage, mortgage disbursal and all different tips making certain same-day mortgage disbursal through a seamless “phygital” lending expertise.
BankBazaar has seen vital development, with a 62.5% improve in co-branded Credit score Playing cards in FY24 and an anticipated 46% annual income development from FY22 to FY25. The corporate anticipates attaining full-year EBITDA profitability in FY25. With Muthoot FinCorp investing in BankBazaar’s ongoing Sequence D2 spherical, alongside inner and new buyers, bringing the overall to ₹55 Cr, the corporate’s whole fairness funding has now reached $116 million.
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