The FTSE 250 firm, which serves mostly small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs, posted a pre-tax loss of 147.9 million pounds ($184.3 million) for the six months ended Sept. 30, compared with a profit of 35.8 million pounds a year earlier.

($1 = 0.8025 pounds)

(Reporting by Aby Jose Koilparambil in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)