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Muthoot Finance on Thursday reported a decline of 10 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 901.6 crore in the July-September quarter of FY23 as income fell. The country's largest gold financier in terms of loan portfolio had posted a net profit of Rs 1,002.90 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal year. Compared sequentially, however, the net profit rose by 9 per cent from Rs 825 crore in June 2022 quarter. Company's total income during July-September period of 2022-23 fell to Rs 2,841.9 crore as against Rs 3,064.8 crore in the same period of 2021-22, Muthoot Finance said in a regulatory filing. The interest income was down by 8.2 per cent at Rs 2,757.9 crore in Q2FY23 from Rs 3,003.3 crore in the year-ago period. With 4,641 branches across India, Muthoot Finance said that rural India accounts for about 65 per cent of total gold stock in the country. Muthoot Finance also offers services such as money transfer, collection services, business and personal loans. As
Airtel Payments Bank on Thursday said it has partnered with Muthoot Finance to offer gold loans through Airtel Thanks app. There will be no-processing charge on the loan and Muthoot Finance will provide up to 75 per cent of the pledged gold value as a loan, the payments bank said. "Gold Loans are secured loans that can be availed to cater to a variety of needs, from personal to professional. We are delighted to partner with Muthoot Finance to offer easy access to Gold Loans through Airtel Thanks App," Airtel Payments Bank chief operating officer Ganesh Ananthanarayanan said in a statement. The loan facility will also be available at the 5 lakh banking points for Airtel Payments Bank, it added. "The partnership will give access to secured and affordable credit to customers looking for quick liquidity against their gold assets. We are happy to serve an extensive range of customers across various geographies and ticket sizes," Muthoot Finance joint managing director Alexander George .