Latest Zopa News: Finextra Research

Zopa raises £68 million in equity funding

The funding will support growth ahead of the launch of Zopa's flagship current account and GenAI proposition in 2025.

06 December 2024

Zopa snaps up DivideBuy

Zopa has snapped up buy now, pay later outfit DivideBuy, it's first acquisition from a $75 million warchest raised earlier this year.

16 February 2023

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Money 20/20 EU: Ukrainian fintech is alive and thriving

What’s next for NFTs? Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continue to dominate headlines and event agendas as 2022 roars on, yet, panellists on day two of Money 20/20 Europe argued that it is a topic where the technology is not yet fully used or understood.

09 June 2022

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Zopa enters BNPL market

Digital bank Zopa is the latest to jump on the buy now, pay later bandwagon, promising "responsible and sustainable BNPL lending to the UK market".

08 June 2022

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Openwrks, Zopa and TrueLayer get into Open Banking groove

The UK's major banks are being shown a clean pair of heels by non-bank competitors in the Open Banking space, with new announcements by TrueLayer in tandem with Zopa, and Openwrks demonstrating the determination of third party providers to open up access to consumer account data.

09 February 2018

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Zopa bids to attract more borrowers with Saffron Building Society tie-up

P2P lender Zopa is to offer loans to customers of Saffron Building Society via 11 brick-and-mortar branches and online.

02 October 2017

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Pariti taps into Zopa API to help millennials pay off card debt

UK money management app Pariti has formed a referral partnership with P2P financing outfit Zopa to help users swap out their credit card debt for a consolidation loan.

07 September 2016

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Metro Bank to offer consumer loans via Zopa

UK challenger bank Metro Bank is to lend funds to consumers via the online marketplace operated by P2P pioneer Zopa.

19 May 2015

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UK to explore legislation to make banks refer small businesses to alternative platforms

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

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P2P lending shows big upswing in 2013

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

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Zopa raises £15 million funding

Peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa has raised £15 million in a funding round led by hedge fund Arrowgrass Capital Partners.

30 January 2014

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UK govt to lend £55m through P2P sites

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

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