Where we come from
Ikano was originally a part of the home furnishing company IKEA. IKEA was founded by Ingvar Kamprad in 1943.
During the 1970´s the Ikano activities involved managing real estate, financial services and insurances for IKEA.
In 1988, Ikano became an independent group of companies, owned by the Kamprad family.
The Ikano Group today
Today the Ikano Group owns and develops competitive and profitable niche companies in the areas of finance, real estate, asset management, insurance and retail.
Ikano’s strength is distinguished by working together to create long-term solutions based on fair terms that brings value to our customers, partners and to ourselves.
The Ikano Group operates in Europe and Asia. The Ikano Group head office is located in Luxembourg. For more information, visit our group website.
Ikano in the UK
Our UK business is based in Nottingham and was established in 1994. Since then, we have experienced rapid growth in both our client and product portfolios.
The Ikano spirit is important for our success, it glues us together. We strongly believe that the Ikano spirit does make a difference.
Ikano Bank AB (publ) is a member of the Finance and Leasing Association.
Ikano Bank is a trading name of the UK branch of Ikano Bank AB (publ), which is registered with branch number BR016253. The registered office of the UK branch of Ikano Bank AB (publ) is Waterfront House, Waterfront Plaza, Station Street, Nottingham, NG2 3DQ.