NN Hayat ve Emeklilik in Turkey recently announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Hesapkurdu.com, the leading online loan aggregator for mortgages and consumer loans in the Turkish market.
This partnership provides for the exclusive distribution of NN Hayat ve Emeklilik’s life and pension products for a period of 15 years and the acquisition by NN Group of an 18% stake in Hesapkurdu.com.
Robin Spencer, CEO International Insurance NN Group: ‘This partnership is a great example of how NN is growing new long-term distribution through disruptive digital channels. The partnership agreement is mutually beneficial as we have access to significant numbers of new customers through the Hesapkurdu.com platform, and Hesapkurdu.com will be able to provide a broader offering to their customers and bank partners. We are very positive about the potential growth this will bring in Turkey.’
To boost innovation NN Group has established innovation labs ‘Sparklabs’ in the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Japan, Spain and Turkey. This is the first Fintech equity investment among the innovation labs within NN, and Sparklab Turkey is looking forward to building platforms that enable strategic partnerships.
