About IIFL Samasta
IIFL Samasta, an IIFL Group company, is a microfinance institution committed to working towards women’s economic empowerment. Since its inception in March 2008, IIFL Samasta has been providing innovative and affordable financial products to women from unbanked sections in society in both rural and semi urban areas. Today as the organisation caters to 22 states across India, IIFL Samasta with its wide array of responsible financial products and services acts as a catalyst for sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
We are leveraging innovative technology solutions to enable customers to enjoy the benefits of digitisation and we aim to create economic opportunities for all and to improve the standard of living in the communities we serve.
As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, Samasta has established financial literacy centers for customers to equip them to make smart financial decisions for a secure future for themselves and their families.
our vision
To be the chosen financial products and services provider backed by technology and passionate human capital.
our mission
To bridge the gap between our customers’ ambition and achievement by providing top-notch financial products and services.
our values
- Integrity always
- Respect for individuals and communities
- Excellence in everything we do
VENKATESH N
Managing Director
Venkatesh is the founder and MD of IIFL Samasta. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry as an entrepreneur. Venkatesh was also the founder of the erstwhile PNV Techno Acquisitions Private Ltd. that marketed financial products, and Affluence Edifice, that provided wealth management services for individuals. Venkatesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and has completed the Harvard Business School-ACCION Program on Strategic Leadership in Microfinance.
SHIVAPRAKASH DEVIAH
Whole Time Director & Chief Information Officer
Shivaprakash co-founded IIFL Samasta in 2008. He leads IIFL Samasta’s technology-led initiatives which includes the setting of comprehensive IT infrastructure to facilitate smooth operations. He also oversees Operations to ensure seamless execution of business strategies. Shivaprakash has over two decades of experience spanning the software and financial services industries. Before co-founding IIFL Samasta, he managed global technology projects for Wipro. Read More
MANOJ PASANGHA
Chief Business Officer
Mr. Manoj Pasangha is IIFL Samasta’s Chief Business Officer. He has over 28 years of multi-industry work experience ranging from the Australian News Corp to Ansett Airlines. He was serving as the Executive Vice President & COO – SZ of Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd, which is India’s largest and first public listed MFI. He had also promoted his own hospitality business at Australia.Read More
ANANTHA KUMAR T
Chief Financial Officer
Anantha Kumar is the Chief Financial Officer at IIFL Samasta. In this role, he is responsible for overall budgeting, reviewing and managing operational expenses, and monitoring payroll. Anantha joined IIFL Samasta in May 2016 and has over 11 years of experience across industries such as financial services, steel, garments and IT. His expertise lies in audit, strategy, accounts & finance, treasury, and tax Read More
GAURAV KUMAR
Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Gaurav Kumar is the Chief Operations Officer for IIFL Samasta’s Micro Finance business. He has over 20 years of work experience, primarily in Banking, financial services, and Micro finance business. His last assignment was as Chief Business Officer at RBL Finserve Ltd at Mumbai.Gaurav has experience working for reputable companies like ICICI Bank and Reliance Money Ltd. He later moved to Dubai to work for RAK Bank (National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah).Read More
MANISH AGRAWAL
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Mr. Manish Agrawal is the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at IIFL Samasta. He comes with almost 2 decades of corporate experience ranging over diverse fields of Risk Management, Credit Rating, Treasury, Structured Finance, Strategy & Planning and Risk analytics. In his past assignment, he was instrumental in establishing Risk management framework & Governance structure in a newly established Bank.Read More
RAVI SHAH
Head of Corporate HR & CSR
Ravi Shah is the Head of Corporate HR & CSR at IIFL Samasta. He has joined with over 16 Years of experience in the areas of People Practices, HR Business Partnering and Strategic HR Management, impacting through several initiatives around people management, culture & capability building, productivity, amongst others.Read More
ASHOK KUMAR GOPALASAMY
Head of Business HR
Ashok Kumar Gopalasamy is the Head of Business HR at IIFL Samasta. He brings about 18 years of professional experience, with a significant emphasis of over 14 years of experience in the BFSI sector. His expertise spans across HR functions, including Talent Acquisition, Business Partnering, HR digital transformation, Performance Management and Centre of Excellence development.Read More
GUNASEKARAN LOGANATHAN
Chief Information Security Officer
Gunasekaran Loganathan is the Chief Information Security Officer at IIFL Samasta. In this role, he is responsible for managing data security initiatives, early detection and communication of potential security threats, preventive measures and security roadmaps to ensure efficient risk-free business operations.Read More
MANORANJAN BISWAL
Company Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
Mr.Manoranjan Biswal is the Company Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer of IIFL Samasta. He is a qualified member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), a Law Graduate and a Graduate in Commerce. He has more than 8 years of experience in the field of Secretarial, Compliance, Listing, Debt issuance, Legal, managing the compliances pertaining to Capital Infusion and coordination with Regulatory authorities.Read More
VENKATESH N
Managing Director
Venkatesh is the founder and MD of IIFL Samasta Microfinance Ltd. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry as an entrepreneur. Venkatesh was also the founder of the erstwhile PNV Techno Acquisitions Private Ltd. that marketed financial products, and Affluence Edifice, that provided wealth management services for individuals. Venkatesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and has completed the Harvard Business School-ACCION Program on Strategic Leadership in Microfinance.
SHIVAPRAKASH DEVIAH
Whole Time Director & Chief Information Officer
Shivaprakash co-founded IIFL Samasta in 2008. He leads IIFL Samasta’s technology-led initiatives which includes the setting of comprehensive IT infrastructure to facilitate smooth operations. He also oversees Operations to ensure seamless execution of business strategies. Shivaprakash has over two decades of experience spanning the software and financial services industries. Before co-founding IIFL Samasta, he managed global technology projects for Wipro.
RAMANATHAN ANNAMALAI
Independent Director
Ramanathan was the Chief General Manager in the Micro Credit Innovations Department of NABARD and has extensive experience in development banking in the agriculture and rural sectors. He managed the SHG Bank Linkage programme, the largest microfinance programme in the world. As In-charge of the Financial Inclusion department, he has managed Financial Inclusion Fund and Financial Inclusion Technology Fund.
VIKRAMAN AMPALAKKAT
Independent Director
A former Chief General Manager of SIDBI Foundation for Micro Credit, Vikraman has extensive experience in the Microfinance sector. In his experience spanning 38 years, he was with Reserve Bank of India for 5 years, IDBI for 16 years and SIDBI for 17 years. He is also on the board of other microfinance and financial corporations.
BADRINARAYAN SESHADRI
Independent Director
Badri Seshadri co-founded Cricinfo.com, a cricket information portal, which is now owned by ESPN. He is an alumnus of IIT Chennai and has a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University. His latest venture is New Horizon Media that focuses on publishing in Indian languages.
MALINI B EDEN
Independent Director
Malini has been a Development Specialist and Strategy Consultant for over two decades and has significant experience of working for the marginalized and drawing them into policy across several developmental themes. She has been part of bilateral agencies and government Boards at the state, national and international levels in areas such as economic empowerment, health and donor relations.
Our philosophy is to involve the individual and community in creating social change where it is most needed. We believe that by being the catalyst for change and development, we can enable individuals to rise above limiting circumstances and work towards a better quality of life.
The philosophy behind our logo:
Our vision for Samasta (in Sanskrit: all-encompassing) is to involve the individual and community in creating social change where it is most needed. We believe that by being the catalyst for change and development, we can enable individuals to rise above limiting circumstances and work towards a better quality of life. At the core of our logo is the symbolic human figure with an arrow to represent a forward movement of an individual towards development.
The idea of a ‘fractal’ where the same figure is replicated many times represents our belief that this change can be replicated and grows organically from individual to society and further. Here, several individuals come together to support this growth as a group and consequently their entire community. The three concentric circles represent the increasing reach of the organisation to include more members, and the possibility of limitless growth and change. The choice of colors represents warmth and energy.
IIFL Samasta Finance Limited, an IIFL Group company, has been honoured by Smart Campaign for having met all the client protection principles. Smart Campaign is the globally recognized, independent, third-party evaluation that publicly recognizes financial institutions that meet adequate standards of care in how they treat their clients. The campaign enables a financial institution to demonstrate its adherence to the Finance Industry’s Client Protection Principles.
IIFL Samasta is the first financial institution in the FY 2020-21 to have been bestowed with this honour. Along the way, IIFL Samasta has achieved many milestones such as
- A+ CRISIL rating and we are also ISO certified.
We believe in nurturing an innovative environment for our employees leading to new thoughts and new ways of improving Customer Engagement and thereby Customer Delight. We are constantly in the pursuit of socio-economic upliftment of our customers and society at large.
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our
vision
To be the chosen financial products and services provider backed by technology and passionate human capital.
our
mission
To bridge the gap between our customers’ ambition and achievement by providing top-notch financial products and services.
our
values
- Integrity always
- Respect for individuals and communities
- Excellence in everything we do