Moneyboxx Finance, which provides business loans to micro and small entrepreneurs, has reported a 56 per cent increase in its assets under management (AUM) to Rs 837 crore at the end of December 2024, aided by branch expansion and enhanced productivity. Its AUM stood at Rs 536 crore in December 2023. In a release, Moneyboxx said that in the third quarter of the current fiscal, it moved towards establishing a pan-India presence by launching operations in key southern states, including Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. In line with this expansion, the company said its strategic focus on secured lending yielded strong results, with secured loans accounting for 38 per cent of AUM in the third quarter of fiscal 2024-25, more than doubling from 17 per cent in the year-ago period. Moneyboxx Finance reported a 30 per cent growth in profits in the nine months of fiscal 2024-25 at Rs 6.53 crore, compared to Rs 5.02 crore in the year-ago period. Its profit in the third ...