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Frollo

Can Frollo own the Australian Open Banking (CDR) infrastructure layer by becoming the default data aggregation and enrichment platform for lenders, brokers, and banks?

Founded2016
HQNorth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
IndustryInfrastructure / Open banking
The story

Founded in 2016 as a consumer personal finance management app, Frollo pivoted to become an enterprise Open Banking infrastructure provider leveraging Australia's government-regulated Consumer Data Right (CDR) framework. Having secured the first FinTech Accredited Data Recipient status in Australia, Frollo repositioned as a B2B platform supplying CDR gateway access, financial passport, transaction enrichment, and money management APIs to banks, non-bank lenders, mortgage brokers, and wealth providers. The company now operates primarily as infrastructure for the Australian open banking ecosystem rather than as a direct-to-consumer product.

Last 12 months
Product timeline
2016
Frollo Australia Pty Ltd founded in North Sydney as a personal finance management app focused on helping consumers feel good about money.· pivot
2019
Frollo became the first Australian FinTech to receive ACCC Accredited Data Recipient status under Open Banking / Consumer Data Right (CDR) regulations.· banking
2021
Launched Frollo for Business enterprise platform offering CDR gateway, Financial Passport, data enrichment and money management tools to banks, non-bank lenders, and wealth providers.· pivot
2023
Launched Frollo for Brokers service enabling mortgage brokers and advisers to access CDR data on behalf of consenting clients as a trusted adviser class.· banking
Regulated entities
Accredited Data Recipient (CDR / Open Banking)
Australia (ACCC)
Frollo Australia Pty Ltd
The stack
Lending
CDR data for lending (permissioned Open Banking data enabling higher-quality loan applications and faster submissions for lenders)
Accounting gap: none