ClearScore Group has acquired Acre Platforms Limited, a London-based technology solutions provider to the mortgage industry.
The deal builds on the firm鈥檚 established position in unsecured credit broking and follows its acquisition of Aro Finance in early 2025, which expanded its capabilities in secured loans.
Under ClearScore鈥檚 ownership, Acre will continue to provide technology solutions for mortgage and protection businesses, while supporting ClearScore鈥檚 ambition to deliver an improved home-buying experience to its 16 million UK users.聽
ClearScore, also headquartered in London, plans to extend the platform into its international markets, including South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
It said the acquisition strengthens its overall mortgage capability and strategy, allowing it to route mortgage demand from its user base into Acre鈥檚 broker ecosystem via the platform.
The business serves more than 25 million users worldwide, matching consumers to credit cards, loans and car finance using credit and affordability data, supported by credit reports and open banking.
It also expects Acre, which employs 47 staff, to provide additional property, mortgage and affordability data, enriching insights for homeowners and homebuyers using the ClearScore platform.
鈥淎cre is a great addition to the ClearScore Group, and we will support the business on its exciting growth trajectory,鈥� said Justin Basini, CEO and co-founder of ClearScore Group.
鈥淐learScore 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.聽
鈥淐ombine that with Acre鈥檚 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.
鈥淭his 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.聽
鈥淭he 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.鈥�
Justus Brown, CEO at Acre, added: 鈥淥ur mission has always been to simplify the mortgage journey, taking the pain out of the process so that consumers can get into their homes quicker.聽
鈥淥ur data-driven approach has led us to building a platform that鈥檚 transformed brokers’ businesses in the UK.鈥�