Fintech company ClearScore Group has acquired mortgage technology provider Acre Platforms, furthering its involvement in the mortgage market.
ClearScore is most known for providing credit score checks to consumers assessing their eligibility for unsecured credit. Last year, it acquired lending marketplace and second charge mortgage broker Aro Finance, broadening its proposition in secured loans.
Under the ownership of ClearScore, Acre will continue to provide technology solutions for mortgage and protection firms as well as offer a home buying experience for consumers. This will serve ClearScore’s 16 million user base in the UK.
ClearScore then aims to extend its mortgage platform to its businesses in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
ClearScore said it wanted Acre to become an “integral layer of the mortgage ecosystem” in the same way its open banking service for lenders, D-One, acts in the credit ecosystem.
Acre is based in London and has 47 employees. They will join ClearScore’s wider workforce across London, Manchester and Edinburgh.
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The acquisition will help Acre to support ClearScore’s mortgage strategy by routing demand for mortgages from its users to Acre’s broker clients using its platform.
Acre will provide the group with mortgage, property and affordability data to enhance its existing insights on the ClearScore platform.
‘Exciting’ growth for Acre and ClearScore
Justin Basini, co-founder and CEO of the ClearScore Group, 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.”
Basini added: “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.”
Justus Brown, CEO of Acre, said: “Our 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. Our data-driven approach has led us to building a platform that’s transformed brokers’ businesses in the UK. Joining the ClearScore Group is an exciting next step in our evolution that allows us to accelerate our drive to become the leading tech platform for the mortgage industry.
“We’re pleased to announce this acquisition as it sets up exciting growth opportunities aligned with ClearScore’s strong brand, tech platform and lender integrations.”
