What MOZO does

Mozo Pty Ltd operates an online financial product comparison platform (mozo.com.au), branded as 'The Money Saving Zone', that enables Australian consumers to compare and switch across home loans, credit cards, savings accounts, term deposits, personal loans, car loans, bank accounts, business banking, insurance (car, home, travel, pet, life), energy, and broadband/mobile services. The platform is built on a web-based, database-driven architecture with extensive editorial content, free financial calculators (mortgage, savings, credit card payoff, term deposit, budget, tax), expert guides, and proprietary market reports. Supporting the comparison engine are two annual proprietary award programs: the Mozo Experts Choice Awards (running since 2014, evaluating best-value products free from commercial influence) and the Mozo People's Choice Awards (running since 2011, based on thousands of consumer votes). The Moneyzone weekly email newsletter reaches 35,000+ subscribers and the People's Choice 2025 survey drew 4,009 respondents.

Mozo operates as a product-led, self-serve platform serving Australian consumers directly with no sales team involvement. The company is free for end users and monetizes through two channels: (1) advertising and sponsorship revenue from third-party advertisers (clearly labeled as paid placements), and (2) referral fees and commissions earned when users are transferred to financial institution websites or complete inquiry referral forms for financial products. The platform's competitive positioning rests on a 17-year brand (founded 2008), earned media presence across major Australian outlets (Channel 7, 9, 10, ABC, SMH, News.com.au), and an in-house data and editorial team that maintains the underlying product database.

Mozo is a proprietary limited company incorporated in Australia, headquartered at Level 10, 89 York St, Sydney (ABN 68 128 199 208), with 1-10 employees. It was previously operated within the Future plc corporate group (via Future Publishing (Overseas) Limited) and was acquired by Finder in June 2026. The 2016 funding round (~AUD 1.23M) is the only disclosed capital event in the dataset.

Name

MOZO

Legal name

Mozo Pty Ltd

Website

https://mozo.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mozo Pty Ltd is an Australian online financial product comparison platform (mozo.com.au) that helps consumers compare and switch across home loans, credit cards, savings, insurance, energy, and broadband. Founded 2008, Sydney-based, 1-10 employees, acquired by Finder in June 2026, monetizing via advertising and referral fees from financial institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial Product Comparison

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191)

SIC

Loan Brokers (6163)

akta.pro primary industry

Lead Generation, Comparison & Marketplace Platforms (Financial Products) (FSAEAMAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mortgage Comparison, Marketplace & Rate-Shopping Platforms (FSALABAJ), Price Comparison/Aggregator Generalist Marketplaces (CRAFAAAI), Auto-Switching & Price Comparison Platforms (EUAGAEAD)

Keywords

• Financial product comparison
• Home loan comparison
• Credit card comparison
• Insurance comparison
• Energy comparison

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorship: Third-party advertisers and sponsors pay for advertising placement on the Mozo website. These are clearly labeled as paid placements and are not recommendations or endorsements.
2. Referral Fees and Commissions: Mozo earns commissions or fees when users are transferred to financial institution websites or when users complete inquiry referral forms for financial products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mozo operates an online financial product comparison platform that enables Australian consumers to compare home loans, credit cards, savings accounts, term deposits, personal loans, bank accounts, business banking, insurance, energy, and broadband products. The platform is free for consumers and monetises through advertising placements and referral commissions paid by financial institutions when users are referred. Supporting the comparison tools are financial calculators, expert guides, market reports, RBA rate tracking, and two proprietary award programs (Experts Choice and People's Choice).

Product overview

Mozo is a financial comparison platform (The Money Saving Zone) that enables Australians to compare and save across financial products. The platform operates as a unified comparison marketplace with multiple product modules including home loans, savings accounts, term deposits, credit cards, personal loans, car loans, bank accounts, insurance (car, home, travel, pet, life), energy, broadband, and business banking. Supporting the comparison tools are sub-products including financial calculators, expert guides, market reports, and two award programs (Experts Choice Awards since 2014 and People's Choice Awards since 2011). Mozo also provides interest rate tracking including RBA cash rate history and forecasts. The platform was acquired by Finder in June 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mozo Experts Choice Awards: Annual awards program recognizing best value financial products and services in Australia, independently identified by Mozo's research team from 2014 to present.
• Mozo People's Choice Awards
• Mozo Moneyvators

Products and services

• Mozo Financial Comparison Platform Free online comparison platform for Australian consumers to compare home loans, credit cards, savings accounts, term deposits, personal loans, car loans, bank accounts, business banking, insurance, energy, and broadband products, with referrals to financial institution websites.
• Mozo Financial Calculators Free online calculators including home loan repayment, savings, term deposit, credit card payoff, budget, and tax calculators used by Australian consumers for personal finance planning.
• Mozo Financial Guides Expert-written guides and articles that explain financial products and jargon across banking, insurance, energy, and telecommunications for Australian consumers.
• Mozo Reports Market analysis and consumer research reports from Mozo's data analysts covering Australian financial products and consumer trends.
• Mozo Experts Choice Awards Annual independent awards program (since 2014) that identifies best-value Australian financial products and services, free from commercial influence, based on Mozo's proprietary evaluation methodology.
• Mozo People's Choice Awards Annual consumer-voted awards program (since 2011) recognising Australia's favourite financial brands based on votes from thousands of Australian consumers across banking, insurance, and household services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000+ newsletter subscribers receiving weekly financial updates
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• FinderflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 June 2026Finder acquired Mozo in June 2026 as part of Finder's strategy to deepen its presence across categories that matter most to Australian households and expand its footprint in the financial comparison market. Finder plans to apply its scale, data, and product capabilities to enhance the Mozo experience and deliver greater value to Mozo's audience.
• Financial InstitutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBanks, credit unions, friendly societies, mortgage brokers, insurance companies, insurance brokers, and financial planners with referral agreements with Mozo. These partners pay referral fees or commissions when users are referred through Mozo's comparison platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Choice: Choice is an Australian consumer advocacy and product review organization that publishes independent reviews and comparisons across household and financial products. It competes for the same 'trusted independent comparison' consumer mindshare as Mozo.
• Finder: Finder is one of Australia's largest personal finance and comparison platforms covering home loans, credit cards, insurance, and utilities. It is now Mozo's parent company (acquired June 2026) but continues to operate as a directly overlapping comparison destination for Australian consumers.
• Canstar: Canstar is an Australian financial product research and comparison platform best known for its star-ratings across banking, insurance, and superannuation. It directly competes with Mozo in the comparison and awards-driven credibility space.
• RateCity: RateCity is an Australian financial comparison site covering home loans, credit cards, savings, and term deposits. It uses a similar product-led, affiliate-revenue model with referral fees from lenders.
• Compare the Market Australia: Compare the Market is an Australian comparison platform (part of the BHL/Budget Group ecosystem) covering insurance, energy, and broadband. It is a direct competitor to Mozo in household-services comparison and uses a similar referral-driven revenue model.
• iSelect: iSelect is an Australian comparison service covering insurance, energy, broadband, and financial products. It competes head-to-head with Mozo across multiple household categories and monetizes via referral commissions.

Emerging players

• Choosi: Choosi is an Australian insurance and financial product comparison brand (backed by the Aon group) focused on life, income protection, and insurance products. It partially overlaps Mozo's insurance modules.
• Credit Karma: Credit Karma (owned by Intuit) offers a credit-comparison and credit-monitoring platform that recently expanded into Australia. It overlaps Mozo's credit-card and personal-finance comparison proposition.

Regional players

• Selectra: Selectra is an international comparison platform with an Australian presence, focused primarily on energy, telecom, and internet services. It overlaps Mozo's Energy and Broadband modules but is comparatively niche in Australia.
• MoneySupermarket Group: MoneySupermarket is a UK-based multi-category comparison platform covering insurance, energy, banking, and travel. It is a category analogue to Mozo but operates in the UK rather than Australia, illustrating the international model Mozo could in principle be benchmarked against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mozo_au
• Facebookfacebook.com/Mozo.com.au
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mozo-pty-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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