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Data Democratization. What, why, and how?
What is “Data Democratization”? Why are there 5.4 million hits in Google Search for this term? Do we care? Should we care?What?In the beginning, there was data. Not much. Enough to be memorized or...
View ArticleWe have a new look!
After months of research, development, and testing, we’re thrilled to unveil our brand new look.This fresh new identity will give us a springboard for our ambitious plans to bring our products to even...
View ArticleToday’s FCA announcement
Earlier today, the FCA published interim feedback on its post-implementation review of the loan-based crowdfunding (that’s what we do) and equity-based crowdfunding market.The feedback is that it plans...
View ArticleZopa's 2016 hackathon video
November 2016 saw Zopa’s second annual hackathon, the Zopathon.Want to find out what happened? Watch on…Or, if you prefer, you can check it out on YouTube.Want to find out more about tech at Zopa? Get...
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Jump into OKRs without jumping off-track
TL;DR If you’re starting your journey with OKRs and it’s scary, fear not! The mere fact you’ve started means you’re doing well. Stay enthusiastic!At Zopa, we’re split into autonomous tribes, which is...
View ArticleZopa's Christmas 2016 opening hours
Zopa will shut for the Christmas weekend at 1pm on 23rd December, but will be open as normal on all other days apart from the bank holidays.Here’s a full rundown of when we’ll be open over the...
View ArticleA winning week for Zopa
We’re pleased to announce that Zopa has picked up some more accolades in December.We took home a number of prizes from the alternative finance industry news experts at AltFi, as well as Best P2P...
View ArticleZopa's 2016 - a recap
2016 was Zopa’s biggest year yet. We lent over £680 million, helping 20,000 people improve their home and 29,000 buy a car.And at the same time, we continued to innovate so that we can provide better...
View ArticleQueue management, explained
Whether you’re new to Zopa, or an early adopter making your umpteenth deposit, your new money follows the same path: it goes into the queue for your selected product where it waits to be matched to...
View ArticleRead all about it! Zopa in the news in 2016
2016 was an exciting year for Zopa and it was reflected in our extensive press coverage. It was a year of firsts and milestones for us as we released innovative products offering our customers more...
View ArticleZopa rates - an introduction
Welcome to our Lender Rates series - giving you more insight into how we get to our headline rates, the differences between types of rate, and the various factors that influence them.Before we begin, a...
View ArticlePaths to programming - meet Kate and Tom
Our people come from many different backgrounds. Here at Zopa we recognize diversity of experience and background as a positive for our teams, and for the strength of the business. It’s what the data...
View ArticleBuilding a rule system in Ruby to evaluate loan applications
Every day many people apply for a loan at Zopa to make a positive change in their life. Some of these applicants are declined and, of these, a small minority are declined based on a set of rules...
View ArticleZopa wins Personal Loan Provider of the Year for the fourth year in a row!
The 2017 awards season has started off with a bang with Zopa winning the Personal Loan Provider of the year award for the fourth consecutive year at the Consumer Moneyfacts Awards!On the nightSuited...
View ArticleRecord loan volumes and more to come
We had a record year of lending in 2016, and this trend continues into 2017 with two consecutive record months. In February, we lent out more than £81million: that’s £24 million more than February...
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The story behind Zopa's new logo
Gemma Newton, Zopa’s Brand Manager, gives some insight into the journey behind Zopa’s December 2016 redesign.The challengeZopa is a force for good in its industry, driven by making money simple and...
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Advice and inspiration from women at Zopa
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we asked some of the women in senior positions at Zopa for their top career advice, the achievements they’re proudest of and who they look to for their...
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Zopa wins Top Consumer Lending Platform at LendIt awards
We are very pleased to announce that Zopa has won Top Consumer Lending Platform at the LendIt Awards Ceremony in New York last night.Beating off competition from US-based lenders such as SoFi and...
View ArticleUnderstanding your Zopa investment portfolio
This week, I wanted to go into more detail about how we construct your portfolio of loans, and how this relates to achieving our target product returns.Before we begin, here are a couple of useful...
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Happy 1st birthday Plus!
A year to the month after we launched Plus, our higher return and higher risk investment offering, investors have lent out more than £100 million. That’s nearly 9,000 people investing on average...
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