Tagged: zopa

January 24, 2017 @ 4:05 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

Online lending experienced a challenging year in 2016. Regardless of your base of operations, unexpected events created a bumpy ride for many platforms in this sector of finance. Crowdfund Insider last spoke to Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana in mid-2016, just prior to the UK’s decision… Read More

January 6, 2017 @ 10:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Less than a week after ringing in the new year, online lender Zopa took a look back at 2016 and the success it received during the past twelve months. The lending platform revealed it lent over £680 million to help 20,000 customers improve their home and… Read More

January 3, 2017 @ 12:05 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

The following table from P2P-Banking.com shows loan originations in P2P lending marketplaces during December 2016, with Funding Circle (114.1M) significantly leading Ratesetter (68.2M euro), Zopa (60.2 M euro) and LendInvest (24.9M euro). Lendix reports an all time record month at 7.7 million euros in loan origination…. Read More

December 21, 2016 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Zopa announced on Tuesday it was named a winner at both the AltFi Awards and F5 Awards. The peer-to-peer lender revealed it took home a number of prizes at AltFi and was dubbed Best P2P Lending Platform at the F5 awards. Sharing more details about the AltFi… Read More

December 9, 2016 @ 3:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the FCA publishing an interim report on crowdfunding regulations, the team at peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa revealed their thoughts about the report and its findings. As previously reported, the report took into consideration feedback from the leading UK crowdfunding platforms (including peer to peer lenders),… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK peer-to-peer lender Zopa announced it was rebranding. The company stated that the “new identity” will give it a springboard for its ambitious plans to bring its products to even more UK consumers, and create personalized services for all users. Sharing details about… Read More

December 6, 2016 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Last weekend, Crowdfund Insider reported that Zopa was curtailing retail investor participation in peer to peer loans. We have now received a copy of the email that was sent out to Zopa investors explaining that current volumes of money transfers, combined with seasonally lower demand… Read More

December 3, 2016 @ 11:18 am By JD Alois  |  

This may be a case of too much of a good thing. The FT is reporting that Zopa has put a halt to retail investors lending money on their peer to peer lending platform. Allegedly, yield hungry investors are “flooding” the market hunting for better… Read More

November 16, 2016 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, the grande dame of peer to peer lending, has revealed its intent to launch a “next generation” challenger bank. Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana stated they have created a scalable, profitable business yet they had only begun; “Launching a bank, to sit alongside our existing peer-to-peer… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, peer-to-peer lender Zopa announced it will be hosting Zopathon16, which is described as a 24-hour opportunity to developers, product people, and designers to present their fintech ideas.  The lender revealed: “After last year’s success we decided to replicate it this year with a new… Read More

October 19, 2016 @ 11:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa recently announced its co-founder Giles Andrew was named one of Digital Banking Club’s Power 50. The list notably features the most innovative and influential people in European digital financial services. Zopa revealed that the list was selected by members of the Digital Banking… Read More

October 15, 2016 @ 10:27 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, CEO of peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa Jaidev Janardana took to the stage of the marketplace lending conference, LendIt Europe, to share details about the industry’s growth and development over the past year. During his keynote speech, “2016: Growing Up,” Janardana noted despite… Read More

October 7, 2016 @ 3:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa announced it has teamed up with Airbnb as a way to help UK customers pay back their home loans. The lender revealed borrowers just need to sign up to become an Airbnb host through a link on their Zopa dashboard…. Read More

September 7, 2016 @ 10:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, UK money management app, Pariti, announced it has teamed up with peer-to-peer lending platform, Zopa, to help millennials pay off their credit cards. Pariti, which was authorized by the FCA this June, is currently seeking to be a “pioneer” a new “marketplace banking” model. Its app… Read More

September 1, 2016 @ 11:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa announced it was making changes to its lending rates. This news comes after the Bank of England made the decision to cut interest rates. At the time of the interest cuts, The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released the following statement:… Read More

August 26, 2016 @ 11:34 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Friday, peer-to-peer lender Zopa released its 2015 annual report and financial statements. The numbers revealed that despite loans disbursals more than doubled, rising from £265 million disbursed in 2014 to £532 million, and revenues for the year increased £11.5 million in 2014 to £20.6 million,… Read More

August 4, 2016 @ 11:08 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last week, the team at Zopa announced they have officially moved from their Chancery Lane office to the peer-to-peer lending platform’s new location in London Bridge. The company shared in a blog post: “This office move is much more than a location change: it’s a statement that Zopa… Read More

July 19, 2016 @ 10:38 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa announced it has appointed Ronen Benchetrit as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The website shared this hire is considered a strategic hire for its fintech business. Ronen, which is bringing more than two decades of software and management expertise to Zopa… Read More

July 8, 2016 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

As announced earlier today, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has requested feedback from interested parties regarding the regulatory environment for debt and investment-based crowdfunding. The process is part of an anticipated periodic review of this new form of finance. Original rules were enacted in 2014…. Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 3:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the announcement that the UK is set to leave the European Union (EU), CEO of Zopa, Jaidev Janardana, shared the peer-to-peer lending platform’s reaction to the shocking exit. Janardana revealed in a blog post: “With the UK voting to leave the EU, we’d like… Read More