We service private equity and institutional investors, hedge funds, major banks, challenger banks and fintechs, non-bank lenders, retailers and property developers, providing flexible finance and lending opportunities.
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Smart credit management
We’re changing the face of credit asset management with pioneering data-led intelligence that enables Pepper Advantage clients to capitalise on new revenue opportunities and improve operational efficiencies and yields. We create the best opportunities for borrowers, clients, investors and employees.
Multiple assets across all performance grades
Working across residential mortgages, small balance MSME mortgages, large corporate, personal and auto loans, credit cards, unsecured residuals, factoring, BNPL and direct real estate asset management, Pepper Advantage pushes for the best solution, whatever financial journey a customer is on.
Global scale. Local relevance
We bring modular services, high standards of governance, a track record of positive returns and a lender’s mindset to every portfolio in every market. And we’re trusted by some of the biggest banks and financial institutions in the world.
What we do
Leading credit management services and technologies
As a market-leading finance business, third-party loan servicer and asset manager, we oversee a wide range of credit management services using innovative tech.
Credit Management
Maintaining client relations, investing in a workforce and the latest tech, managing payments, arrears, and collections and ensuring compliance takes up time and resources. Partnering with Pepper Advantage reduces costs and allows you to focus on business growth.
Credit Investments
We provide specialist proposition and breadth of service that covers the full lifecycle of loan servicing and asset management. As part of our bespoke credit investment strategy, we also acquire residual assets and co-invest as equity partners alongside our clients.
Asset Management
Our teams are experienced in direct property transactions, development, mergers and acquisitions, corporate real estate strategy, capital raising and transactional processes. We deliver results in accordance with our clients’ objectives.
Credit Technologies
Greater access to data, advanced analytics, and risk decisioning are key to the success of everyone in the credit management sector. We now have best-in-class modular and scalable solutions that can be used across asset classes, product lines and jurisdictions.
Credit Intelligence
We’ve developed a highly intuitive cloud-based data-and-analytics platform to enable you to manage customer outcomes and portfolios across multiple assets much more effectively.
With real-time data and analytics, our Credit Intelligence platform transforms statistics collected from clients around the world into valuable information, so that you can make insight-driven decisions to benefit your business and your customers’ financial experiences.
Where we operate
We have over 70 clients throughout Japan, China, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Greece, Spain, Ireland and the UK. We are market leaders in the UK and Ireland and are growing other European profiles, and we’re well positioned to take full advantage of growth in Asia.
How we see things
“With more than two decades in the field across numerous territories, Pepper Advantage has access to unparalleled real-time data in terms of quality and reach. We’re harnessing that to deliver the best possible outcomes for all our partners. What we’re achieving is powerful – it has the ability to transform financial outcomes for businesses and people all over the world.”
Fraser Gemmell
Group CEO, Pepper Advantage
Our successes
Pepper Advantage’s management team has led operations from the outset and driven all growth to date. We have deep industry relationships and a strong reputation in complex, regulated markets, ably supported by local management teams in each of our nine jurisdictions.
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Our Story
2012 - Following the acquisition of GE Capital Ireland, Pepper Advantage expanded its successful business model from Australia and New Zealand into Europe.
2013 - European growth was further supported by the acquisition of loan portfolios in the UK and Spain. Initially the focus was on non-performing loans.
2014 - Pepper Advantage’s financial profile continued to grow with a notable period of growth in assets under management.
2015 - Pepper Advantage accelerated its technology investment, initially building out CRM and workflow capabilities across the UK, Ireland and Spain.
2016 - Further client verticals were added as Pepper Advantage continued its growth across multiple asset classes and product lines.
2017 - Pepper Advantage continued to focus on global expansion, fostering ongoing lending growth in all markets through continued investment.
2018 - Pepper Advantage continued its European expansion entering the Greek market with the acquisition of NAI Hellas, a specialist business of commercial property advisors.
2019 - Pepper Advantage established servicing platforms in India and China, providing a loan-servicing and resolution business with expertise in investment management.
2020 - Pepper Advantage’s agile tech capabilities and flexible approach came into its own, developing fast solutions for people impacted by the pandemic.
2021 - Expansion continued with the acquisition of Millennium Holdings KK in Japan and setting up Indonesia’s first global loan-servicing platform.
2022 - Loan-servicing businesses across the UK, Europe and Asia were brought together under one brand: Pepper Advantage.
2023+ The journey to become a global credit intelligence provider will gain momentum via Pepper Advantage’s end-to-end cloud-based global credit management platform.
Our Awards
Pepper Advantage is a multi-award-winning company. Our entrepreneurial spirit, teamed with a desire to help people reach the most advantageous financial outcomes, and a drive to get the best results for our clients, have seen us scoop up several gongs for excellence.
S&P Ranking | STRONG
We’ve maintained this rating since 2012 and have been included on S&P’s Global Select Servicer List
Our strategy and the future
Pepper Advantage brings together the latest in tech capabilities and an empathetic approach to business. Our goal is to enable our clients to take advantage of new revenue opportunities, improve operational efficiencies and stay a step ahead of market rivals. Powered by cutting-edge technology and data and analytics, we enable our partners to forecast trends, predict behaviour and make better decisions faster.
- Our technology puts you in the driving seat and can be adapted to suit your business needs.
- Partnering with Pepper Advantage means you can predict market shifts and act fast, developing the best solutions.
- With a global outlook, our tech works across all asset classes and product lines and in multiple markets and business units.
- We service a diverse client base and are passionate about helping people who are not well represented by financial institutions.