Manappuram Finance Ltd. is a non-banking financial company, which engages in the provision of financial services, including gold loans, foreign exchange services, and remittances. The firm offers cash loan against gold pledge and also offers customers money transfers and foreign exchange services. It operates through Gold Loan and Others and Microfinance segments. The company was founded by V. C. Padmanabhan in 1949 and is headquartered in Thrissur, India.