Pepper Money Limited, known as Pepper Money, is a consumer finance company that specialises in consumer lending and residential mortgages. It is part of Pepper Financial Services Group, which has offices in Ireland, Spain, South Korea and the United Kingdom.
History
Pepper Money was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Pepper Money was acquired by KKR for $657 million in November 2017 and was delisted from the ASX.[3][4] In 2017 it partnered with Pollenizer to back SmallStash a fintech start-up that aimed to focus on financial education for kids and assisting parents to better educate their children on money and savings.[5]
On 25 May 2021, Pepper was relisted on the ASX and has around 2000 employees worldwide.[6]
Pepper Money was the principal sponsor of the Illawarra HawksNBL team for the 2021 season.[9]
Awards
In 2019, Pepper won the Best Non-Bank Lender in the annual Australian Lending Awards.[1] In 2021, Pepper won the Best Specialist Lender in the Australian Lending Awards.[10] In 2022, Pepper won Non-Bank of The Year at the Australian Mortgage Awards[11] and was listed as a top-10 innovator on AFR BOSS' Most Innovative Companies list.[12]