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Clar

Cross-border credit brokerage and lending infrastructure platform.

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Company facts

Official name
Clar Global AB (publ)
Entity type
COMPANY
Founded
2016
Headquarters
Vasagatan 10, 111 20 Stockholm, Sweden
Company size
201–500
Market role
B2C Consumer App / Platform
Official website
clar.co

What Clar does

Clar combines two layers of value creation. First, it operates consumer-facing credit marketplaces that attract loan demand and match borrowers with lenders. Secondly, it provides a centralised, API-first infrastructure layer that standardises scoring, compliance, onboarding and lender connectivity across those brands and markets. This allows Clar to expand geographically, onboard additional lenders and improve economics through shared technology and data workflows.

Category differentiation

Clar is a fintech credit brokerage and lending infrastructure company, not a generic martech CDP vendor despite the approximate product-category mapping in the inputs. It should also not be confused with unrelated software or consulting businesses using similar naming.

Strategic context

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Clar is a Swedish fintech company operating a digital credit brokerage model across multiple markets. It runs a proprietary credit platform that connects scoring, onboarding, compliance and lender integrations, while also owning consumer-facing loan comparison and matching brands in Europe, Latin America and Asia. Its customers include banks, lenders and financial institutions on the infrastructure side, and consumers seeking loans or mortgages on its local marketplace brands.

Company news briefing

Briefing updated:

Building on its agreement to acquire Lendo Group from Vend Marketplaces ASA, Clar Global AB (publ) has released its interim report for the first quarter of 2026. The group has further convened an extraordinary general meeting for 14 July 2026 to consider the distribution of its shares in the English shell company subsidiary, Clar Global Ltd, to existing shareholders. This corporate restructuring follows recent strategic expansion efforts and indicates a focus on streamlining the group’s legal entity portfolio.

Business model & monetisation

Clar uses a hybrid monetisation model. Its marketplace brands likely generate most revenue from lender-paid lead generation fees, cost-per-acquisition commissions, referral fees and revenue-share arrangements on originated loans. Its infrastructure platform is likely monetised through SaaS-style access, API or integration fees, and usage- or volume-based commercial terms tied to lender connectivity and origination workflows.

Lender-paid loan leads and referral commissions
Percentage Take-Rate
Revenue share on successfully originated loans
Percentage Take-Rate
Platform access and integration fees
Software Subscription
API or transaction-based infrastructure fees
Pay-per-Use

Products & capabilities

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Products & market categories

Competitors & alternatives

  • Rocket Companies

    Public homeownership platform spanning mortgage, real-estate and consumer finance.

  • smava

    German online platform for comparing and brokering consumer loans.

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Recent recorded signals

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Questions about Clar

What is Clar?

Clar is a Swedish fintech company that operates digital credit marketplaces and a shared lending infrastructure platform for scoring, onboarding, compliance and lender connectivity.

Who uses Clar?

Banks, lenders, financial institutions and fintech platforms use its infrastructure and borrower acquisition network, while consumers use its local brands to compare and apply for loans and mortgages.

How does Clar make money?

Clar makes money through lender-paid lead generation, referral or origination commissions, revenue-share arrangements and likely software or API fees for its infrastructure platform.

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