Tag: Zopa
Zopa backer Forward Partners closes new £60m fund
London-based VC Forward Partner has closed its new early stage fund with £60m. The firm counts peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa among its portfolio. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Funding Circle has topped £2bn in lending
The SME marketplace lender is closing in on UK’s largest online lender Zopa that announced in January it had surpassed the £2bn mark. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com
Zopa becomes first P2P lender to pass £2bn milestone
The company says it has facilitated 300,000 loans since launching 12 years ago, matching 246,000 borrowers with more than 75,000 investors. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com
Zopa CEO Jaidev Janardana on partnerships and banking
As online lending experienced a challenging year in 2016, Crowdfund insider decided to Interview Zopa's CEO Jaidev Janardana, since they are the UK’s largest and oldest peer-to-peer lender, their voice is one that holds great weight for industry participants. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com
These peer-to-peer platforms lent nearly £3bn
New figures out today showed that nearly £3bn was lent across the UK’s biggest peer-to-peer platforms last year. Read more: www.cityam.com
Zopa’s 2016 recap: Lent more than £680m
The lending platform revealed it lent more than £680m to help 20,000 customers improve their home and 29,000 buy a car. Read more: www.crowdfundinsider.com
FinTech Zopa is launching a bank
Zopa, the London-fintech credited with inventing P2P lending, is launching a challenger bank to enhance their market-lending business. Read more: www.uk.businessinsider.com
Peer-to-peer lending could limit credit crunches
Britain's former top financial watchdog has distanced himself from his comments made earlier this year. Read more: www.coindesk.com
P2P sharing economy players Airbnb and Zopa team up
While the concept of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending is creative in and of itself, UK-based P2P lending pioneer Zopa is letting its creative roots show. Read more: finovate.com
Zopa issues first securitised loans package
A securitisation of loans originated through financial innovator Zopa has received the highest debut rating globally for any issuance backed by p2p loans. Read more: www.finextra.com