Fullerton India Credit Company Limited

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Fullerton India Credit Company Limited (FICCL)
Company typePrivate Company
Industry Financial services
Headquarters Mumbai Maharashtra, India
Key people
Shantanu Mitra (CEO)

Ajay Pareek (CBO)

Pankaj Malik (CFO)
ProductsPersonal Loans, Business Loans, Loan Against Property, Loan Against Securities, Commercial Vehicle Loans, Two Wheeler Loans, Rural finance
Parent Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Japan Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte. Ltd., Singapore [1]
Website www.fullertonindia.com

Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. is a non-banking financial company in India. It is headquartered at Mumbai, India and deals with financing across retail and rural segments. The company provides unsecured as well as secured lending products through a diverse branch network [2] as well as via digital channels [3] to individuals and MSMEs.  

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Overview

Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. largely deals with unsecured lending products such as personal loans, unsecured business loans, group loans and so on across retail and rural segments. Over the years, the company has established 628 branches spread across India, serving over 2.3 million customers.[ citation needed ]

History

Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd. was established in July 2007. Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group or SMFG, Japan owns a major stake (up to 74.9%) with Fullerton Financial Holdings, Singapore (25.1% stake) possessing most of the remainder. [4] SMFG is one of the largest global banking and financial groups, offering a wide range of financial services including commercial banking, leasing, securities and consumer finance with a heritage of over 400 years in Japan. Fullerton India Fullerton Financial Holdings, is in turn, 100% held by Temasek, Singapore - an investment company owned by Government of Singapore with an autonomous independent board. [5] In 2016, the company launched its housing finance company Fullerton India Home Finance Company Limited (FIHFC), also known as Grihashakti. [6] In 2022, the NBFC raised Rs 2,795 crore from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Singapore through the external commercial borrowing (ECB) route for a period of 5 years. The funding got fully hedged for foreign currency risks. [7]

Management

Businesses

Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd. deals with financing across segments over a variety of distribution channels.

Urban financing

Offers secured as well as unsecured lending across Metro, Tier 1 – 4 cities through its branch network. The unsecured business covers products such as personal loans, two wheeler loans and small business loans, while the secured business covers products such as loan against property to individual as well as SME customers, loan against securities, commercial vehicle loans and so on.

Rural financing

Fullerton India covers more than 600 towns and 58,000 villages in rural India. It offers rural customers lines of credit for personal as well as livelihood purposes such as purchase of merchandise, livestock, etc. 

Digital Business

Fullerton India recently launched its digital business in 2018. This channel focuses on digital technologies such as an online web portal, mobile applications and tablets. It also focuses on strategic partnerships with fintech companies and aggregators such as Paytm [10] to derive symbiotic benefits and services.

Fullerton India Home Finance Company Limited (FIHFC)

Fullerton India Home Finance Ltd or "Grihashakti" is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fullerton India Credit Co. Ltd. This company focuses on providing financing to householders across India, including sale of new / old residential property, commercial property purchase or leasing, balance transfers and so on. Launched in December 2015 [11] and head-quartered in Mumbai, the company with its 70 branches offers loans to salaried and self-employed individuals and organisations.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Fullerton India plans to raise Rs 120 bn in FY'19, open over 400 branches". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "ETMONEY partners with Fullerton India to offer personal loans up to Rs 20 lakh". The Economic Times. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sumitomo Mitsui completes acquisition of 74.9% stake in Fullerton India". December 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Fullerton India taps overseas market to raise Rs 2,795 Cr through ECB" . Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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