About us

The big idea

At Zmarta Group, we want to make it easy for consumers to make smarter decisions with their money. This is why we offer a range of financial services for loans and mortgages, electricity and insurances. Most of our partners are banks, electricity providers and insurance companies. We envisage a world where no one pays a penny too much.

We empower our customers to make smarter decisions that improve their personal finances, and we offer our partners in-depth customer knowledge and a cost-efficient way to reach their target audiences.

Zmarta Group has a team of passionate and trustworthy employees who will do their absolute utmost to provide you with the best solution. We strive for operational excellence and work tirelessly to build an industry leading financial technology platform, so you can relax in the knowledge that you have made the smartest financial decision.

Our brands

Zmarta Group operates seven different brands on four different markets. Each brand is targeting its unique customer segment in order to make our overall service helpful to more people.

Company Facts

We are a leading financial technology marketplace offering a broad range of consumer finance services to consumers. This is our company at a glance:

Founded in 1999.
Employs more than 300 FTEs, with operations in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Owned by Bauer Media Group since September 2016.
Bauer Media Group is one of the largest media houses in Europe and a leading player in Australia, New Zealand and USA, with over 600 magazines, 400 digital services and 100 Radio/TV stations across 36 countries. It’s a family owned company with 11,500 employees.
Our brands: Zmarta (969781-6222), Elskling (556722-5452), Insplanet (556567-6227), Freedom Finance (556647-0737), Freedom Rahoitus (2207313-9), Centum Finans (985 220 239) and Lån för alla (556904-9199).
20 years of experience with first-mover advantage, #1 market position in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Broad personal finance offering with a heritage in personal loans.
150+ partners (banks, electricity providers and insurance companies).
More than 1,2 million customers in 2019.
Helped customers lower their costs by more than 1,2 billion SEK in 2019.

Meet the management team

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Our history

Historia Bolåneservice — 1999

The company is founded by the name Bolåneservice in Ängelholm, Sweden.

Historia Freedom Finance — 2003

Bolåneservice is acquired by previous owners, and rebranded to Freedom Finance

Historia Centumfinans — 2007

Centum Finans in Norway is acquired by previous owners.

Historia Freedom Rahoitus. — 2008

Freedom Finance is establishing its equivalent Freedom Rahoitus in Finland.

Historia H.I.G. Capital Group — 2013

H.I.G. Capital Europe acquires a majority of Freedom Finance AB.

Historia Zmarta — 2015

The group’s new brand, Zmarta, is launched in Sweden, Norway and Finland.

Historia Zmarta group — 2016

The company changes name to Zmarta Group.

Historia Bauer — 2016

Bauer Media Group acquires the company and become new owners.

Historia elskling.se — 2018

Zmarta Group acquires Elskling, a leading online comparison platform for electricity in the Nordics.

Historia insplanet — 2018

Zmarta Group acquire Insplanet and launches a new insurance comparison at zmarta.se.

Bauer Media Group

Zmarta Group is owned by Bauer Media Group, one of the largest media houses in Europe, based in Hamburg, Germany. Bauer Media is also a leading media player in Australia and the USA. Bauer Media Group is still owned by the Bauer family. The group has 11.500 employees and a revenue of € 2.24 billion in 2016, where of 2/3 came from business outside of Germany.

The group has a long heritage in media and today holds over 600 magazines, 400 digital services and 100 radio/TV stations across 36 countries, including Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Poland. For example, Bauer is Europe’s largest radio group based on daily listener figures.For more information, please visit www.bauermedia.com.

Our responsability

At Zmarta Group, the team is working hard to make sure no one pays a penny too much. That means we have many responsibilities – both legislative and ethical. In Sweden, we are licensed by Finansinspektionen to carry out our operation. That is one way to ensure we have the right legislative framework for our business.

Our five steps to ensure a responsible business operation.

Business:
We bake trust, openness and integrity into our corporate culture. Compliance with regulation is fundamental to our operation.

Partners:
All our partners hold permits and licenses from the official authorities to provide financial services.

Intermediators:
All our sales staff are trained in customer care and fair sales. We treat each customer as an individual and cater for their needs accordingly.

Customers:
We believe customer relationships are based on mutual trust, and our decision-making processes take into account the customer’s ability to repay loans.

Employees:
We want our employees to feel supported at all times – in their career development, their physical and mental health, and as part of a close-knit, ambitious team.