Aro Finance Limited

"Quick, professional and efficient service" ? We have now hit 11,000 reviews on Trustpilot, with an average 4.8? ‘Excellent’ rating! ? Aro prides itself on giving our customers the best experience when helping them find the loan and credit card offers right for them. #FinancialInclusion?#Fintech #lendingsolutions

What a start to the year! We are thrilled to announce that Aro has been acquired by ClearScore, a global leader in data-driven finance. This marks an exciting new chapter for us as we join forces to bring even greater value to our customers, partners, and team. ? After rebranding at the end of 2023, we powered forward and established ourselves as the market leading B2B digital lending marketplace working with some of the UK’s biggest brands. We’ve also hugely enhanced our Secured Loan Brokerage, Aro Money, giving us a unique position in the UK. We’d like to thank our incredible team, customers, and partners for making this journey possible. Your support has been instrumental in getting us to this point, and we’re excited to continue building the future with ClearScore! ? Here’s to the future ?? https://lnkd.in/ehzhPeks

?? We’ve Moved! ?? We’re excited to share some big news: Aro has officially moved to a new office! ?? This decision wasn’t just about a change of scenery. It reflects our commitment to our values, employee engagement feedback, and sustainability. We’ve made the move to create a better environment for all our people, with modern amenities that inspire creativity and connection, while taking further steps to reduce our carbon footprint. Our address has changed, but our commitment to delivering excellence to our customer, lenders and partners remains the same. We’re looking forward to hosting our lenders, partners, and friends in our new space soon! Here’s to new beginnings! ??

Approximately 14% of the adult population in the UK are financially excluded, meaning they face significant challenges accessing fair and affordable financial services. This is a stark reminder of the need for greater financial inclusion. It was inspiring to hear Kate Pender, Chief Executive of Fair4All Finance, advocating for this critical issue on The Banker Exchange podcast. This concerning situation underscores our commitment to the Fintech Pledge. Partnering with Zopa Bank and ClearScore, the #FintechPledge has already driven over 10 million UK consumer actions to help improve the financial resilience of vulnerable individuals during the cost-of-living crisis. It’s a mission that is central to all our work at Aro, especially during this unprecedented time of financial difficulty. As we further our work in democratising access to credit solutions that suit consumer needs, we look forward to continuing our contributions to the Fintech Pledge. https://bit.ly/3CxpiS1

Our CEO, Emma Steeley, was recently invited on FinTech's DEI Discussions podcast to talk about her experiences in leading a diverse workforce. In the episode, Emma dives into her non-traditional career path, her leadership philosophy rooted in empathy and the inclusive workplace policies she’s championing at Aro to create a supportive, people-first workplace. Hear the full conversation with Nadia Edwards-Dashti on the latest episode here: https://lnkd.in/etu8pZFS

Had a great time on yesterday's panel at the Credit & Collections Technology Think Tank! It was a chance to really dig into some of the big shifts in our industry – like digital transformation and putting customer experience at the heart of what we do. I was lucky to share the stage with some brilliant minds - Tamas Kopanyi, Andrew Pritchard and Mark Oppermann – where we dove into the role of technolgy and what’s ahead for all of us. Thanks to Credit Connect and Colin White for bringing us together and setting up such an engaging conversation! #Fintech #Innovation?

Event season is in full swing! Yesterday, our CEO, Emma Steeley, took to the stage at Open Banking Expo to discuss the evolving intersection of embedded finance and open banking, and how we can start making the technology work for a stronger financial system. The panel tackled key questions around how market-driven innovation in embedded finance can work hand-in-hand with the regulatory frameworks shaping open banking. #OBExpo #EmbeddedFinance #OpenBanking

We have a new and exciting vacancy available for an experienced and motivated CRM Specialist to join our highly skilled Growth team. As a CRM Specialist, you will create first-class customer experiences that engage, drive revenue and build brand loyalty. The successful candidate will be someone who can enrich our customer and partner journeys to maximise engagement and customer lifetime value, and uphold our brand values to deliver our vision of having customers who love us, engage with us and, most importantly, stay with us. This role is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and has a passion for working with Aro customers as well as partner brands such as Argos, Asda, Very and Equifax. If you have a strong understanding of email marketing principles, triggered campaigns, email testing and optimising performance, we would love to hear from you.

We are hugely proud of our CEO, Emma Steeley, following her highly popular session at Women in Credit 2024 earlier this week. It was fantastic to see so many industry leaders listening in and hearing about how she’s driven our business through its successful transformation over the last couple of years. And not just that, she only went and won the Innovator – non creditor and Business Leader of the Year – non creditor categories at the Women in Credit Awards in the evening! ?? As you’ll see, the team had a great night celebrating! Credit Strategy #WiCConference #Transformation #FinancialInclusion #TeamSpirit?

Yesterday our CEO Emma Steeley hosted the latest of Aro’s Lender Forums, bringing together our wonderful unsecured lender partners to discuss the current industry, its challenges, and its opportunities. ? We were especially pleased to have guest appearances from Nicola Matthias who asked us to rethink how we define ‘vulnerability’ in borrowers, as well as a presentation from our friends over at GBG Plc to explain more about how we’re working together to deliver our new offering, Aro Precision. ? Special thanks to Chris Broomfield too for holding down the fort and talking all things growth.? ? So pleased to continue to get our amazing partners together for open and honest conversations that can really move the industry forward. Thanks all for joining us! Laura Barrowcliff Harry Blackburn Andrew Fisher