ClearScore Group acquires Acre to expand mortgage capabilities

January 23, 2026

ClearScore Group, a leading financial marketplace, has announced the acquisition of Acre Platforms Limited, a technology solutions provider to the UK mortgage industry.

The acquisition marks a significant step in ClearScore’s strategy to broaden beyond its established strength in unsecured credit broking. By bringing Acre into the Group, ClearScore is adding mortgage technology capabilities to complement its existing offering. This follows ClearScore’s acquisition of Aro Finance in early 2025, which expanded the Group’s presence in secured loans.

Under the new ownership structure, Acre will continue to offer technology solutions to mortgage and protection businesses. Together, the two businesses aim to deliver an improved home-buying experience for consumers, responding to demand from ClearScore’s 16 million users in the UK. Over time, ClearScore plans to extend Acre’s mortgage platform into its international businesses in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

As a data-driven technology platform, ClearScore intends Acre to power its overall mortgage capability and strategy. The integration will allow ClearScore to route mortgage demand from its user base directly to Acre’s broker ecosystem. In addition, Acre will contribute property, mortgage and affordability data, enriching the insights available to homeowners and prospective buyers across ClearScore’s platform.

ClearScore operates global financial marketplaces that match users with credit cards, loans and car finance through the use of credit reports, open banking and affordability data. The Group serves more than 25 million users worldwide and plans for Acre to become an integral layer of the mortgage ecosystem.

ClearScore Group CEO Justin Basini said, “Acre is a great addition to the ClearScore Group, and we will support the business on its exciting growth trajectory. ClearScore brings the brand, the reach, the user-permissioned data at scale and one of the most advanced, reliable and unique fintech stacks in the industry. Combine that with Acre’s leading CRM platform for intermediaries, and you have an exciting set of technology platforms , data assets and APIs spanning unsecured credit, auto finance and now mortgages.

“This perfectly complements our successful push into the secured loans market, building on the significant growth we have seen in our home lending business in 2025. The acquisition allows us to accelerate our mortgage strategy with Acre technology powering our home lending business and helping us deliver compelling new experiences for our users.”

Acre CEO Justus Brown said, “Acre is a great addition to the ClearScore Group, and we will support the business on its exciting growth trajectory. ClearScore brings the brand, the reach, the user-permissioned data at scale and one of the most advanced, reliable and unique fintech stacks in the industry.”