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Muthoot Pappachan Group

Muthoot Pappachan Group, also known as Muthoot Blue, is an Indian financial service conglomerate founded in 1887 by Ninan Mathai Muthoot.[4][5][6] Headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the group has a workforce of more than 26,000 employees across 4,200 branches in India.[7][8] Apart from financial services, the group has business interests in hospitality, automotive dealerships, real estate, healthcare, IT services, precious metals, alternate energy, and security services.[6][9][10][11]

History

The family business was founded in 1887 by M. N. Mathai Muthoot in Kozhencherry, Kerala.[7][12] Mathai initially traded in timber and food grains, supplying rations to large British-run plantations.

In 1939, the group established banking and finance services to provide immediate financial assistance to customers in rural and non-rural areas through easy secured loans.[13] Post-independence, the demand for credit increased as individuals discovered their household gold as a safe and convenient means to get credit. Mathai then moved into the gold loan business.

In 1979, the business was split among the founder's three surviving sons. The eldest son, M. George Muthoot, moved out of Kerala and set up Muthoot Finance. The youngest son, M. Thomas Muthoot, also known as Muthoot Pappachan, then incorporated Muthoot Pappachan Group.[7][5] The group is currently under his three sons T. John Muthoot, T. George Muthoot and T. Thomas Muthoot (known as just Thomas Muthoot).

In May 2024, the group signed Shah Rukh Khan as a brand ambassador.[7][14]

See also

  • Muthoot Football Academy

References

  1. Muthoot FinCorp muthootfincorp.com^
  2. Muthoot Microfin aims to raise Rs 1,000 crore from IPO The New Indian Express, retrieved 2022-04-14^
  3. Yuvraj Malik. Muthoot Pappachan plans strategic investments in fintech start-ups mint, 9 January 2018, retrieved 11 February 2023^
  4. Muthoot Fincorp rolls out 5th tranche of Rs 900-crore capital market plan The Financial Express, 2020-01-09, retrieved 2020-02-12^
  5. Muthoot Pappachan Group: Riding out the storm fortuneindia.com, retrieved 2020-02-12^
  6. Vishwanath Nair,P R. Sanjai. Muthoot Pappachan Group goes back to roots with planned microfinance unit Livemint, 2015-05-01, retrieved 2020-02-12^
  7. The Other Muthoot: True Blue Heirs Forbes India, retrieved 2020-02-12^
  8. Priyanka Sangani. Muthoot Pappachan Group ties up with UST Global for digital transformation initiative The Economic Times, 2020-02-10, retrieved 2020-02-12^
  9. Muthoot Pappachan Group aims to double wind energy generation capacity by end 2012 Business Standard India, 15 November 2010, retrieved 11 February 2023^
  10. Abhijit Lele. Muthoot Fincorp promoters to expand real estate business Business Standard India, 11 July 2015, retrieved 11 February 2023^
  11. Muthoot Pappachan Group to widen security initiative Business Line, 13 January 2016, retrieved 11 February 2023^
  12. MG George Muthoot. 40 Years Ago... and now: Pushing for growth Business Standard India, 2014-11-24, retrieved 2020-02-12^
  13. Saritha Rai. Indian Billionaire George Muthoot's Pot of Gold Forbes, 26 October 2011, retrieved 2020-02-12^
  14. Shah Rukh Khan, new brand ambassador of Muthoot Pappachan Group Business Line, retrieved 2024-08-24^