119 results about this entity
Period: 08 Feb 2006 - 06 Dec 2024
News
UK peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa has now facilitated more than £1 billion in loans, involving more than 200,000 people.
18 August 2015
UK challenger bank Metro Bank is to lend funds to consumers via the online marketplace operated by P2P pioneer Zopa.
19 May 2015
Uber has struck a deal with peer-to-peer lender Zopa to offer its London-based drivers financing for new cars.
06 May 2015
Company announcement
Peer-to-peer lending pioneer, Zopa, has announced today that it has made available its full loan book in a partnership with AltFi Data.
17 November 2014
Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa, has today announced it has lent a quarter of a billion pounds (£250m) in 12 months to UK borrowers.
04 November 2014
P2P loan outfit Zopa has brightened the morning commute for travellers arriving at London Victoria Station by setting up a market stall to hand out free 'money trees' to bemused passers-by.
25 September 2014
Proposals by the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer to explore legislation that will force banks to refer small businesses that they turn down for loans to crowdfunding and P2P platforms have been cheered by the alternative lending industry.
19 March 2014
Figures released by the UK Peer to Peer Finance Association shows the industry in buoyant mood ahead of the introduction of new regulations in April, with P2P lending increasing by 121% during 2013.
03 February 2014
Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa has raised £15 million in a funding round led by hedge fund Arrowgrass Capital Partners.
30 January 2014
The UK government is preparing to allow the inclusion of peer-to-peer lending within Isas, giving investors a tax-free return on their investments, according to the Telegraph.
03 December 2013
Frustrated by high street banks' unwillingness to lend to small and medium sized businesses, the UK government is handing over millions of pounds to peer-to-peer lenders to distribute.
12 December 2012
Jacob Rothschild's investment trust, RIT Capital Partners, has acquired a stake in peer-to-peer lender Zopa. Financial details of the deal have not been revealed.
10 December 2012
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