Paisalo Digital Limited, a leading NBFC focused on expanding formal credit access to MSMEs, micro-enterprises and underserved borrowers across India, today announced that promoter shareholding has increased to 46.72% in Q1FY27 from 41.75% in FY26, following a series of open-market acquisitions.
The promoter group's 4.97% stake addition this quarter, lifting ownership to 46.72% in Q1FY27, is the latest milestone in a consistent, multi-year pattern of conviction-led buying. Promoter holding has risen steadily from approximately 26% in FY19 to about 37% in FY25, 41.75% in FY26, and now 46.72%. This sustained commitment reflects the promoters' deep alignment with the Company's long-term strategy and their continued confidence in Paisalo's business model, governance, execution capabilities and mission of delivering responsible, tech-enabled credit to MSMEs, micro-enterprises and underserved borrowers across Bharat.
Paisalo's three-year roadmap targets doubling of AUM, Total Income and PAT, while preserving disciplined risk management and best-in-class asset quality. Central to this is the Company's transition from a "High Touch - High Tech" model to a "Fin AI"-led lending franchise, integrating AI across customer acquisition, underwriting, risk assessment, portfolio monitoring and collections.
Looking ahead, Paisalo Digital's growth strategy is anchored on four key pillars:
1. AI-Powered Lending: Deepening AI/ML use across underwriting, fraud detection, early-warning signals and collections for better speed, accuracy and risk outcomes.
2. Pristine Asset Quality: Disciplined credit selection, robust collections infrastructure and real-time monitoring to protect asset quality while scaling
3. Distribution Expansion: Building on a network of 5,299 touchpoints across 22 states & UTs, deepening existing markets and entering new under-penetrated geographies
4. Long-Term Sustainable Growth: Scaling MSME and micro-enterprise loans, broadening the product suite, improving operating leverage, and diversifying liabilities to optimize cost of capital
Commenting on the milestone, Santanu Agarwal, Deputy Managing Director, Paisalo Digital Limited, said: "The increase in promoter shareholding to 46.72%, including an addition of 4.97% during the quarter, is a strong reflection of our long-term confidence in Paisalo's growth journey.
We are building a scalable, AI-led and risk-disciplined lending franchise for Bharat - anchored on responsible growth, technology-led underwriting, deep distribution, strong governance and pristine asset quality. With a proven execution track record, a large underserved market opportunity and a clear roadmap to double AUM, Income and PAT, we remain confident of delivering sustainable, profitable growth."