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Lending website banks on the eBay generation.
Zopa allows internet users to bypass the major financial institutions and buy and sell loans to one another, writes Robin O'Brien Lynch. During a W... Full Article -
WOULD YOU HAND OVER £25,000 TO STRANGERS?
Christmas. It's here again - and it's expensive. We ran up debts of more than £11 billion on credit cards in December last year and nearly half ...
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Social networking for dollars: Zopa matches up borrowers and lenders in a peer-to-peer online lending service.
The Innovation: Peer-to-peer lending Headquarters: London CEO: Richard Duvall Founded: March 2005 Employees: 40 Key stat: 100,000 registered users... Full Article -
Interview: Zopa gives social lending a Web 2.0 spin
In my case, social lending is usually what happens when I go to meet mates in the pub and forget my wallet, but still want to buy a round. Th... Full Article -
New asset class for pension savers
Retirement savers will soon be able to hold a new asset class in their self-invested personal pension funds -- unsecured loans. Zopa, Britain... Full Article -
P2P Lender Zopa Eyes U.S. Expansion
The Britain-based peer-to-peer lending company secures $12.9 million of investment for brand marketing and a U.S. launch Zopa, the peer-to-pe... Full Article -
Profile: Giles Andrews, CFO of ZOPA
With public perception of high street banks at an all time low, Giles Andrews, CFO of ZOPA, tells our reporter about his company's revolution... Full Article -
Could you lend money to strangers?
A growing dislike and distrust of banks - their hidden fees, extortionate penalties and poor service - is driving many people to look elsewhe... Full Article -
Zopa revises plans for U.S. debut, will start with national service
Zopa, a U.K.-based online person-to-person marketplace with U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, said Thursday that it's making some significa... Full Article -
Bypass the credit jam and drive loan costs down
That new motor can be yours. Look beyond traditional lenders for the cash. Kate Hughes reports This week, new cars will roll off forecourts up an... Full Article -
How To Get A Loan When The Bank Says No!
If you’re a regular reader of The Fool, you’ll know we’re pretty impressed by peer-to-peer lending business, Zopa. In fact, we like it so much we c... Full Article -
Elevator Pitch: Wonga fixes that cash problem
If successful entrepreneurship is about identifying an unhappy customer base and disrupting the business model, Wonga is right on the money.It's a s... Full Article -
How entrepreneurs are helping combat the credit crunch
You might think that the credit crunch is going to shift power back to the banks as they call in loans and overdrafts, and reset terms and condition...
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Zopa gains over 200,000 members
Online lending exchange Zopa now has over 200,000 members and has achieved £23m in lending over the last three years. Since its launch, Zopa lender... Full Article -
Zopa launches in Japan
Social lending site Zopa is to launch in Japan, following its expansion to the US and Italy from its UK base. The site, three years old today, bring... Full Article -
The Googles of tomorrow: From a book club taking on Amazon to the loans firm shaking up banking
Zopa Where do you want to go today? The future's bright. I'm lovin' it. These are the mantras with which our brands have mesmerised us. Microsoft a... Full Article -
Get loan through Dragons' Den-style pitch
Budding entrepreneurs and those seeking some extra cash will be able to secure loans through a 'Dragon's Den'-style pitch on lending site Zopa from ... Full Article -
Zopa takes up where the banks leave off
Julian Knight and Nargis Ahmad look at the site matching individual lenders and borrowers who recoil from high-street ratesSavers and borrowers alik... Full Article -
Social lending website Zopa profits from banks' decline
Zopa, the social lending website that cuts out banks, lent a record £2.5m in February and is piling on new members as the credit drought makes its s... Full Article -
Opportunity gently knocks
DESTRUCTIVE? Absolutely. But will the financial crisis also be creative? When incumbents disappear and established business models no longer work, t... Full Article
