IFN Extra Finance

What IFN Extra Finance does

IFN Extra Finance S.A. is a Romanian non-banking financial institution (IFN - Instituție Financiară Nebancară) founded in 2009 with 100% Romanian private capital, headquartered at Strada Pictor Barbu Iscovescu nr. 19, Sector 1, Bucharest. The company operates a credit portfolio serving two primary customer segments in Romania: (i) individuals seeking personal loans, offered online and guaranteed against salary or pension income, and (ii) legal entities (PFA - sole proprietors, and IMM - SMEs) requiring credit secured by real estate collateral or guarantee letters. The product set comprises Creditul pentru PFA-uri cu garanție imobiliară, Creditul pentru IMM-uri cu garanție imobiliară, XtraGarant (guarantee instruments), Credit Extrasimplu (streamlined credit), and scrisori de garanție (guarantee letters).

The underlying operating model is a licensed direct-lending IFN under the Romanian regulatory framework, with consumer protections administered through ANPC and CSALB. Distribution is sales-led and direct: face-to-face credit assessment at the Bucharest headquarters, online applications through the company website (ifnextrafinance.ro) for personal loans, and no disclosed broker, agent, or digital marketplace channel. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; the company emphasizes fixed costs and fixed interest rates throughout the loan period as its principal commercial differentiator, alongside a 24-hour approval commitment, simplified procedures, and confidentiality as core brand attributes.

Revenue is generated from interest and related charges on the credit products listed above; no recurring subscription, fee, or marketplace revenue streams are evident. The company carries no mobile application, no disclosed API or integration layer, and no documented marketing channels beyond its own website and organic testimonial-driven traffic. Headcount is not disclosed but is described qualitatively as a small team averaging age 35 with extensive lending experience. Ownership is concentrated among Romanian shareholders with no identified parent company, institutional investor, or external funding rounds on record across the company's 16-year operating history.

Name

IFN Extra Finance

Legal name

IFN Extra Finance S.A.

Website

https://ifnextrafinance.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IFN Extra Finance S.A. is a Romanian non-banking financial institution that lends to individuals via salary/pension-backed personal loans and to PFA and SME borrowers via real-estate-collateralized credit and guarantee letters, distributed directly through its Bucharest office and website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Banking Lending

NAICS

Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (522)

SIC

Personal Credit Institutions (6141)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSAKAAAH

Emergency & Short-Term Installment Personal Loans (Unsecured)

Financial & Insurance/Lending & Consumer Finance/Personal Loans (Unsecured Installment)

SECONDARYFSAKAAAK

Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) Personal Lending Platforms (Unsecured Installment)

Financial & Insurance/Lending & Consumer Finance/Personal Loans (Unsecured Installment)

Keywords

• Non-banking lending
• Personal loans
• SME financing
• Real estate credit
• Financial guarantees

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucharest

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Credit Products Revenue: IFN Extra Finance generates revenue through interest on credit products including personal loans (online, salary/pension backed), credit for PFA (sole proprietors) with real estate guarantee, credit for IMM (small/medium enterprises) with real estate guarantee, and guarantee letters. Revenue is derived from interest rates charged on loans, with fixed costs mentioned as a differentiator.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

IFN Extra Finance is a Romanian non-banking financial institution that issues credit products directly to customers. For individuals it provides online personal loans secured by salary or pension; for legal entities (PFAs and SMEs) it provides loans backed by real-estate collateral along with guarantee letters and guarantee instruments. The institution emphasizes 24-hour approval, fixed interest costs, and simple credit procedures.

Product overview

IFN Extra Finance is a non-banking financial institution (IFN) that offers a portfolio of credit products for both individuals and legal entities. For individuals, the company provides online personal loans guaranteed with salary or pension. For legal entities (PFA and SME), it offers credits with real estate guarantees, along with various types of guarantee letters. The product portfolio includes Credit pentru PFA-uri cu garanție imobiliară, Creditul pentru IMM-uri cu garanție imobiliară, XtraGarant (guarantee instruments), and Credit Extrasimplu. The company emphasizes rapid approval (within 24 hours), fixed costs, confidentiality, and simple credit procedures as key differentiators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Creditul pentru PFA-uri cu garanție imobiliară (Sole Proprietor Loan with Real Estate Guarantee) Credit product specifically designed for PFAs (authorized natural persons / sole proprietors), backed by real-estate collateral, for business financing needs.
• Creditul pentru IMM-uri cu garanție imobiliară (SME Loan with Real Estate Guarantee) Credit product for SMEs (small and medium enterprises / IMM - Întreprinderi Mici și Mijlocii) secured with real-estate guarantees, for business financing needs.
• XtraGarant Guarantee instruments product providing financial guarantees backed by assets, offered to legal entities as part of IFN Extra Finance's product portfolio.
• Credit Extrasimplu Simplified credit product offering streamlined application procedures for quick access to financing.
• Credite online de nevoi personale garantate cu salariu sau pensie (Online Personal Loans) Online personal loans for individual borrowers, guaranteed with salary or pension income, with rapid 24-hour approval and fixed interest rates throughout the loan period.
• Scrisori de garanție (Guarantee Letters) Various types of guarantee letters offered to legal entities (PFAs and SMEs) for business financing and operational needs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approval within 24 hours

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Credius IFN: Romanian online NBFI providing installment personal loans with a similar rapid-approval digital funnel. Directly comparable in target customer, product type, online distribution model, and Romanian regulatory profile as a digital-first competitor.
• Cetelem Romania (BNP Paribas Personal Finance): Large-scale consumer credit provider in Romania and a BNP Paribas Personal Finance subsidiary. Both entities provide direct installment credit to Romanian consumers, with overlapping D2C personal-loan products and a shared regulatory profile under Romanian NBFI/banking rules.
• Ferratum Money Romania (Multitude SE): Romanian operations of Finland-listed Multitude (formerly Ferratum), offering digital installment and small-dollar consumer loans. Comparable digital consumer credit proposition targeting similar Romanian borrower segments with comparable regulatory standing.
• Oney Romania: Romanian consumer credit entity of the Oney group, offering installment and revolving personal credit products. Comparable direct installment consumer lending proposition targeting salaried Romanian consumers via similar D2C channels.
• TBI Bank Romania: Bulgarian-headquartered bank with a Romanian branch providing consumer credit and SME lending. Comparable product mix (consumer + SME lending with real-estate-secured facilities) and overlap in target customers including small businesses and individual borrowers.
• Provident Romania (International Personal Finance): Romanian arm of UK-listed International Personal Finance, focused on home-collected and online installment personal loans. Comparable in product (installment personal credit), target segment (salaried/pensioned Romanian consumers), and regulatory standing.

Broad incumbents

• Banca Comerciala Romana (BCR, Erste Group): Largest Romanian bank with consumer credit and SME lending franchises. Broad incumbent comparison with overlapping personal and SME loan products, but operating at much larger scale with deposit funding advantages and a full branch network.
• BRD Groupe Societe Generale: Top-three Romanian universal bank offering consumer credit, mortgages, and SME lending products. Sets the incumbent benchmark for credit pricing and origination against which Romanian NBFI peers compete for underserved segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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