Froda, a leading Nordic fintech, and Lunar, the digital challenger bank, are thrilled to announce the expansion of their partnership into Sweden. This builds upon their successful launch in Denmark in 2023, where Froda’s embedded SME lending solution was introduced to Lunar’s customers. Now, Swedish customers will gain access and benefit from the same innovative lending solution.
Froda has strengthened its partnership with the European Investment Fund, by securing an additional lending capacity of €100 million. This builds on an existing €50 million guarantee, bringing the total to €150 million and extending Froda’s financing reach across all 27 member states. The agreement marks Froda as the first company to establish an EU-wide microfinance partnership with the EIF.
Froda and Juni are two of Sweden's leading fintech companies. The two companies are now joining forces, entering into a partnership as Juni joins Froda Embedded. The partnership represents a long-term investment in embedded finance that begins with Juni integrating Froda's technical platform and utilizing Froda's capital pool.
Both companies share the vision of helping as many entrepreneurs as
Swedish bank Froda gets EIF guarantee enabling SEK 560 million in new lending to micro-entrepreneurs in Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
Transaction backed by the European Union’s InvestEU programme.
Froda to support around 3,500 small businesses with advantageous micro-loans.
Froda received European Investment Fund (EIF) backing to expand lending to micro companies in the Nordics by SEK 560
In recent years, Froda has experienced strong growth and increased its focus on embedded finance. Now, Visma Finance joins as a new partner to Froda Embedded. The collaboration involves the companies jointly launching the new product invoice loans.
Froda's technology platform, Froda Embedded, enables partners to offer business loans and new types of financing solutions to their customers. The p
The Swedish fintech company Froda has demonstrated strong growth in recent years. Last fall, the company reached a valuation of SEK 1.7 billion, and since its inception, Froda has provided businesses with over SEK 10,5 billion in financing. Now, the company is announcing the next step in its growth journey by entering its seventh market – Ireland. The expansion is facilitated through a partnership
More than half of European small businesses struggle with accessing financing. In response, the Swedish fintech company Froda expands its partnership with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to scale embedded SMB lending across Europe. This enables other fintechs, banks, and neobanks to access Froda’s card-based embedded lending product to offer business loans to their customers.
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Founded in 2015, Froda set out to redefine business financing by making it accessible, efficient and empowering for small and medium-sized businesses. Froda is creating opportunities for all business owners, regardless of background, to turn their ideas into reality. By leveraging digital and technological innovation, Froda has transformed the loan process from months to minutes, ensuring that financing is not just fast and efficient, but also inclusive and on fair terms. Today, Froda is one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech scaleups. With a strategic focus on embedded finance, Froda has expanded across the Nordics, the UK, Ireland and Germany, partnering with industry leaders like Visa, Checkout.com and Lunar. Froda is a licensed credit institution under the supervision of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority.
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