Tagged: zopa

June 20, 2016 @ 9:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Monday, peer-to-peer lending platform, Zopa, announced it has teamed up with risk management business, Sphonic, to launch the Workflow Manager (WFM) solution for real-time fraud detection. Zopa reported that WFM’s software acts as a context-broker that leverages data points from over 50 of the… Read More

June 11, 2016 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Zopa announced on Friday that it was named Moneywise Customer Service Awards’ Most Trust Loan Provider for the seventh year in a row. The awards event is described as the “authoritative stamp of approval by the UK consumer,” recognition is given… Read More

May 23, 2016 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

  Peer to peer lending platform Zopa has announced a new partnership with Unshackled to provide 2-year loans for consumers that seek to finance a mobile phone instead of purchasing the device. This new announcement follows news last week that Zopa was moving into the £12… Read More

May 19, 2016 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

UK peer to peer lender Zopa is moving into auto loan refinancing targeting a £12 billion used car loan market.  The new product is as significant expansion for the UKs largest P2P lender by loan volume as it seeks to diversify its offerings. Zopa is… Read More

April 13, 2016 @ 9:32 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alternative finance provider, Neyber, announced on Wednesday it has appointed former Zopa credit risk director, Paul Martin, as its new head of credit risk. Martin has reportedly 25 years of experience in the financial service sector and has held credit risks roles in various companies including… Read More

April 6, 2016 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK peer-to-peer (P2P) lending industry has been waiting for this day for quite some time. The Innovative Finance ISA (IF ISA) is now available to savers across the country representing a new investment option promoted as driving superior risk adjusted returns for investors.  With… Read More

March 18, 2016 @ 8:46 am By JD Alois  |  

There has been a lot of chatter regarding the numerous announcements by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne and his budget presentation to parliament this week.  One of the areas that received a government update is the structure of the ISA.  As many people understand, in… Read More

March 1, 2016 @ 11:47 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last month, peer to peer lender Zopa announced it launched a trio of new products to replace its existing lending offerings. Zopa Access, Zopa Classic and Zopa Plus are designed to offer more choice and flexibility to lenders.  For current lenders, Zopa will retire the existing… Read More

February 25, 2016 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

The forthcoming Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA) launches on April 6, 2016.  This new savings vehicle is expected to drive value for both investors and peer to peer lenders alike.  For investors, the benefit is a better risk-adjusted return. All peer to peer lenders deliver far… Read More

February 18, 2016 @ 7:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Zopa has announced it will launch a trio of new products to replace its existing lending offerings. The new products; Zopa Access, Zopa Classic and Zopa Plus, are designed to offer more choice and flexibility to lenders.  For current lenders, Zopa… Read More

February 11, 2016 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The godfather of peer to peer lending Zopa, has published some information on the forthcoming Innovative Finance ISA.  The long awaited update to ISAs will finally take place this coming April. At that time, savers will be able to add P2P / marketplace lending assets… Read More

January 26, 2016 @ 8:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Crowdcube announced it was named of UK’s most innovative businesses by Bloomberg in its inaugural Business Innovators List. The equity crowdfunding platform declared in its blog: “Bloomberg unveiled its inaugural Bloomberg Business Innovators list, naming Crowdcube as one of the breakthrough businesses disrupting the… Read More

December 31, 2015 @ 7:10 am By JD Alois  |  

In a sign that Fintech has entered the realm of the establishment two leading entrepreneurs have been recognized by the Queen of England in the annual Honours List which was published yesterday. Samir Desai, co-founder and CEO of Funding Circle, has been honoured as a… Read More

December 11, 2015 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, the largest peer to peer lending platform in the UK, is reportedly working with JP Morgan to raise £70 million giving the company a £500 million valuation. Zopa was the first P2P lender in the UK and pioneered the concept that has been embraced… Read More

November 5, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  It was an accident that led Krista Morgan to peer-to-peer lending in 2008–a jolt caused by the high interest rate she was quoted when applying for a personal loan, during a time of notably low interest rates in the UK. After finding Zopa, one of the… Read More

October 23, 2015 @ 1:42 pm By Therese Torris  |  

Part II: Seen & Heard at Lendit Europe If you missed attending Lendit Europe, you missed a great event. You can catch up on a selection of presentations on Lendit . For short skimming, we’ve selected a few thought-provoking quotes from day 2. You may also… Read More

October 21, 2015 @ 9:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, the UK’s largest peer to peer lender, has announced the appointment of Nigel Morris as non-executive Board Member. Morris, currently the Managing Partner at QED Investors, is the co-founder of Capital One. QED has invested in well known Fintech companies, including, Credit Karma, Avant Credit,… Read More

September 23, 2015 @ 11:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending platform Zopa has just updated Crowdfund Insider about their platform growth. According to Zopa, September is shaping up to be a stellar month. The P2P lender expects to top £60 million in loan originations beating all prior months.  Zopa is the first… Read More

September 22, 2015 @ 1:12 am By Midori Yoshimura  |  

Former UK head of Google, Dan Cobley, sees a unicorn–a $1.5 billion-turnover success story–in his co-founded startup SalaryFinance, for which he left Google last year. According to Business Insider, Cobley said that SalaryFinance would “be talked about in some of the same sentences as unicorn businesses over… Read More

September 9, 2015 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending comparison site 4thWay has shared a data points of the “big 3” direct lenders in the UK.  4thWay notes the platforms are “aligned” as one would expect. All three continue to have “satisfactory to excellent bad debt rates”.  How much you… Read More