YEAR EVENTS 1978 - Magma Leasing Limited was incorporated on December 18, as ARM Group Enterprises Private Limited and was converted into a Public Limited Company with effect from October 30, 1980. - The Company has been carrying on various business activities in manufacturing, trading and financial services and has laid the foundation for emerging as a multi-divisional enterprise specialising in diverse lines of business such as Financial Services covering leasing, hire-purchase and bill discounting through a separate division as well as through an exclusive Financial Services Company called Magma Leasing Limited (erstwhile) which was separately incorporated for the purpose. - The name of the Company was also changed from ARM Group Enterprises Ltd. to Magma Leasing Limited, (August 24, 1993). The activity of manufacture and selling of Industrial Gases has been subsequently discontinued by the Company. - Another Company, Calcutta Credit Corporation Limited, was earlier merged with ARMGroup Enterprises Ltd. in 1987. Calcutta Credit Corporation Ltd. was one of the earliest hire-purchase companies in Eastern India having been incorporated in 1937. 2000 - The Company has signed an agreement with CDSL & NSDL for dematerialisation. 2003 -Members approved delisting of its equity shares from Kolkata Stock Exchange. 2004 -Magma has entered into a tie-up with the National Insurance Company Ltd (NIC) for extending insurance cover to its customers -MLL launches 'Magma Carisma' car loan scheme 2005 -Magma ties up with National Insurance to unveil co-branded product 2006 -Magma Leasing Ltd has appointed Mr Narayan Seshadri as an Additional Director of the Company to hold office till the next Annual General Meeting of the Company. 2007 - Magma Shrachi Finance Ltd has informed that at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on October 29, 2007, Mr. Ashish Moti Chugani has been appointed as the Alternate Director to Mr. Neil Graeme Brown, Director of the Company w.e.f. October 29, 2007. -Company name has been changed from Magma Leasing Ltd. to Magma Shrachi Finance Ltd. 2008 - Once again company name changed from Magma Shrachi Finance Ltd. to Magma Fincorp Ltd. 2010 - Magma Fincorp Ltd has informed that Mr. V. Lakshmi Narasimhan has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the organization with effect from April 01, 2010. -Company has splits its Face value of Shares from Rs 10 to Rs 2 2011 -Magma Fincorp gets R1 approval from IRDA to launch general insurance business -Magma Fincorp Limited has entered into an Agreement with Social PR Outsourcing Private Limited -Magma Fincorp Ltd has entered into an Agreement with HDI 2012 -Magma Fincorp acquires GE Capital India's Housing Finance & Home Equity Loans Businesses --Magma Fincorp Ltd has passed an enabling resolution to enter into Gold Loan and Housing Finance Business 2013 -Magma Fincorp successfully completes the acquisition of 100% equity share capital of GE Money Housing Finance. -Magma Fincorp completes GE Money Housing Finance deal, also acquires Religares Auto Lease business. 2014 -Magma Fincorp has recommended dividend @ 40% i.e. Re. 0.80 per Equity Share of the face value of Rs. 2/- each. 2015 -Magma Fincorp Ltd. - Grant of Awards under Magma Restricted Stock Option Plan 2014 (MRSO Plan 2014) -Magma Fincorp board approves grant of Awards under MRSO Plan 2014 2018 -Magma Announces Names Of 100 Students For M-Scholarship. 2019 -Magma Wins `Best NBFC Of The Year' At India Banking Summit & Awards 2019. -Magma Launches M-Scholar 2019. 2020 -Magma Housing Finance Eyes 25 Pc Loan Growth In H2: Economic Times. -Magma Fincorp Honoured At ACEF Asian Leaders Awards For Its CSR Initiative M-SCHOLAR. -Magma Fincorp Partners With Wadhwani Foundation To Provide Business Consulting To SME Customers. -Magma Fincorp's CSR Program Enters The Limca Book Of Records. 2021 -Poonawalla Fincorp and CARS24 announce strategic partnership for seamless consumer financing -Poonawalla Fincorp MoU with ICSI. -Poonawalla Fincorp strengthens its leadership team with new appointments. -Magma Fincorp Limited announces name change to Poonawalla Fincorp Limited. 2022 -Poonawalla Fincorp Ties up with All India Organization of Chemist & Druggist. -Poonawalla Ficorp Signs MOU with ICSI for Special term loans.