Muthoot FinCorp Limited has opened a public issue of secured, rated, listed, redeemable non-convertible debentures (NCDs) worth up to ₹500 crore, offering reported effective yields ranging from 8.89% to 9.25% per annum across 12 series. The issue opened on October 23, 2026, and is scheduled to close on November 5, 2026 (subject to early closure), with a minimum investment requirement of ₹10,000. As the flagship company of the Muthoot Pappachan Group, Muthoot FinCorp Limited is launching this offering as the first tranche under its ₹4,000 crore shelf limit. The issue is structured for fixed-income investors comparing monthly interest payouts, annual coupon receipts and cumulative maturity options across tenures of 24, 36, 60 and 72 months.

Technology • Corporate Finance • Employment News Innodata Layoffs: Nearly 550 Reported in India; Philippines Update Nearly 550 employees in India were reportedly affected by job cuts at Innodata on October 26, 2026, while further cuts were reported in the Philippines. Here is what the available reporting, SEC filings and company financial results actually establish. By Sahityashala Finance Desk  |  October 27, 2026  |  Financial and employment analysis Visual accompanying the Innodata layoffs report. The Google Trends screenshots supplied for this analysis show a breakout indicator exceeding 5,000%; the exact query title is not visible in the captured area. Innodata layoffs: What is known so far? India: India Today reported that nearly 550 employees were affected by the October 26 job cuts. Philippines: Additional layoffs were reported, but t...

Sahamati has postponed the introduction of a standardised fee model for India's Account Aggregator (AA) network by one month, moving the planned implementation date from November 1 to December 1, 2026. The deferral gives participating banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), digital lenders and Account Aggregators additional time to align their billing systems, contractual terms and technical integrations before the new payment structure takes effect. According to a circular dated October 26, 2026, reported by Business Standard and The Economic Times , the postponement follows requests from ecosystem participants and takes the ongoing festive season into account. Sahamati—the industry alliance serving as the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) recognised self-regulatory organisation (SRO) for the AA ecosystem—has indicated that detailed operational and implementation guidelines will be communicated through subsequent circulars.

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