- Business
- Avanza Bank Holding AB (publ) (AZA.ST) operates as a leading Swedish online bank specializing in savings, investments, and pensions through a digital platform. The company provides a comprehensive range of products and services, including trading in Swedish and foreign equities, funds, bonds, derivatives, and other securities; investment savings accounts (ISK), endowment insurance, occupational pensions, and individual pension plans; savings accounts with competitive rates and no fixed fees; margin lending; internally financed mortgages for private banking clients; and external mortgages distributed through partners such as Landshypotek; alongside educational tools, market analysis via Placera Media, and proprietary funds managed by subsidiary Avanza Fonder AB, including low-cost offerings like Avanza Zero and Avanza Global. Avanza serves primarily individual investors, professional traders, entrepreneurs, asset managers, and corporate clients seeking occupational pensions, with a customer base exceeding 2.2 million and savings capital surpassing SEK 1,000 billion, representing about 7.9% of the Swedish savings market. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the company conducts all operations domestically through subsidiaries including Avanza Bank AB, Avanza Fonder AB, and Placera Media Stockholm AB. Recent developments include the acquisition of Sigmastocks in July 2025 to enhance discretionary portfolio management for private banking clients; the sale of its stake in mortgage provider Stabelo to Swedbank to broaden mortgage offerings with higher loan-to-value ratios; issuance of SEK 800 million in Additional Tier 1 capital in Q2 2025; expansion of digital trading to Spain, Switzerland, and approximately 100 London Stock Exchange-listed companies; initiation of external savings account closures starting in 2025, targeting completion by spring 2026; and sustained customer growth with 132,300 net new customers and SEK 47.7 billion net inflow through September 2025.