Save faster with high interest rate accounts.

Instead of the banks making money off your money, we want you to make money off your money.

Unlock Aera Credits to help build your deposit.

How do we give you $10,000 in Aera Credits? Think of us like your savings partner, real estate agent, mortgage broker all in one.  

Everything stays in-house, so we can get you to your first house.

Then when you’re ready to buy, we split the new build commissions with you which you can redeem up to $10,000 into cash for your deposit. 

That’s getting you your first home faster. Not sure why faster matters? Read this.

TELL ME MORE. CREDITS ARE MONEY?

Well yes they can turn into real world money.

• Let’s dive into how you can earn Aera Credits.
• Just by becoming a member, that earns you $150
• Downloading the Aera App, another $100

That’s $250 towards your deposit in less than ten minutes.

The more you work with Aera during your first home journey, the more credits you unlock. Think of them as ongoing rewards for doing what you want to do, get a first home. They can add up to $10,000 towards your first home.

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Get the Aera app to unlock your first $250 now.

“Aera and Michael Liew were absolutely fantastic on helping me achieve my first home. Michael especially made the entire process go so smoothly.”

– Michael Hay

Frequently asked questions

Can I take my money out at any time?

Our Accelerated Accounts are locked in for a time period. To get your money out, all you need to do is give us notice and each account tells you how much notice you need to give - the 90 account needs 90 days, the Overnight needs overnight notice. We try to keep things simple around here.

If you are not a bank, how can I save with Aera?

Aera is not a registered bank. We are a financial services company that exists to help members get into their own homes, faster. For our savings products we help you access investment assets that earn higher rates. In the app you get to choose from a selection of account types, and can see what assets are held within them.

Where are my funds held, are they safe?

When you choose to put money into a Deposit Acceleratorthem, the assets and cash are held in a ‘nominee’ on your behalf, in your own name in trust. A nominee is a company that is nominated to hold assets on behalf of another entity. and are kept entirely separately from Aera the business. Whatever happens to Aera the company, all of your funds are entirely separate.

What are the risks of the Deposit Accelerators? 

They aren’t bank accounts, but the assets you have your money in are a mix of cash, investment grade and funds which aim to get better returns than banks. It includes funds with some of the largest institutions in the world such as Nikko Asset Management (who manage over $50 billion of funds for people), and also are sometimes bonds which are debts owed by the largest companies in New Zealand like the owners of Mercury Energy or Z Energy, to you. It’s nice to know some of these big companies are working hard to make you money!

Are those rates correct? No Really.

Yes they are. That’s why we called them Deposit Accelerators. They are targeted rates, and they can change but generally they are pretty stable and we let you know when things are going to change.

Is the Aera app safe?

Aera’s app is built on banking software that’s used by over 15M global customers. Apart from tracking and hitting your first home milestones, you can move money in and out, control your debit card, change your PIN, send yourself and others money and much more. Your funds are held securely in trust and placed with large, reputable New Zealand registered banks and financial custodians that you select.

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“Very happy to see my deposit earning interest daily in the deposit accelerator account. Really does what it says!!”

– darlene

“Easy to set up. I like the returns and they get updated on a daily basis. The team is helpful too.”

– dilu

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