Empowering future homebuyers, we're a non-bank financial platform aiding Kiwis to accelerate savings and homeownership. A bank-alternative exclusively for first-time buyers, prioritizing deposit growth and accessibility.
Founder
Aera’s Deposit Accelerator™ aims to provide the most competitive returns of any savings account in New Zealand, as well as an everyday app for bill payments, transactions and a member's Visa card.Deposit Accelerator members will be able to apply to the Ownership Accelerator™, a breakthrough home ownership product that lets you live in a home you will eventually own, expected to be available later in the year.
We are backed by private investment firms Still and Icehouse Ventures and charitable trusts Whakatupu Aotearoa Foundation and Aera Foundation. Our services and technology are built on top of a range of multi-billion dollar private wealth, fund management and major New Zealand financial institutions.