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    • Monday, 18 October, 2021
      IPOs
      Zopa announces £220m funding round ahead of IPO

      SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 leads investment into P2P lender turned UK digital bank

    • Tuesday, 23 June, 2020
      P2P lender Zopa wins UK banking licence

      The 15-year-old company is looking to access more stable ways to fund its loans

    • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
      Peer-to-peer lending
      Zopa backer cuts valuation of peer-to-peer lender by almost half

      Investor Augmentum takes writedown as sentiment towards lending platforms weakens

    • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
      City Bulletin
      Opening Quote: Fintech Zopa has valuation slashed

      Your morning City briefing on companies in the news, job moves and what’s happening in the markets

    • Tuesday, 3 December, 2019
      Peer-to-peer lending
      Zopa gets £140m investment amid pursuit of bank licence

      Investment expected to give IAG Capital majority control of British lender

    • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
      Peer-to-peer lending
      Zopa on track for last-minute £130m capital injection

      Peer-to-peer lender’s conditional banking licence expires on Tuesday

    • Friday, 22 March, 2019
      Investments
      Peer-to-peer pressure: do the risks outweigh the rewards?

      With record amounts invested in the sector, the financial regulator is preparing a crackdown on its marketing

    • Wednesday, 26 December, 2018
      News in-depthPeer-to-peer lending
      Peer-to-peer lending looks for fresh start as interest wanes

      Groups are changing focus with moves into mainstream banking

    • Tuesday, 4 December, 2018
      P2P lender Zopa granted full UK banking licence

      Company becomes the first peer-to-peer group to compete with mainstream banks

    • Friday, 3 August, 2018
      Financial services
      P2P lender Zopa raises £44m to fund new bank
    • Thursday, 12 April, 2018
      Peer-to-peer lending
      Zopa creates new boards in governance shake-up ahead of bank launch

      P2P lender hires former Barclays and Standard Chartered executives

    • Friday, 2 March, 2018
      FT SeriesIsas 2018: FT Money guide to tax-friendly savings
      Isas 2018: Innovative Finance Isas hit stumbling blocks

      P2P-linked savings vehicles will remain difficult to access for new investors

    • Thursday, 22 February, 2018
      Private investing
      Zopa warns over defaults as investor returns decline

      Higher-risk peer-to-peer loans take their toll

    • Friday, 20 October, 2017
      LexPeer-to-peer lending
      P2P lending: stranger danger Premium content

      UK industry should learn from the US and temper pace of loan expansion

    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2017
      FT AlphavilleKadhim Shubber
      Zopa: more risk, same reward
    • Saturday, 30 September, 2017
      Fintech
      Marketplace lenders struggle to find borrowers

      Interest from institutional investors in peer-to-peer lending may reassure clients

    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2017
      FT AlphavilleKadhim Shubber
      Zopa warns on credit conditions and bank competition
    • Sunday, 11 June, 2017
      Global Economy
      Peer-to-peer comes of age as alternative asset class for investors

      UK sites have gained regulatory approval and are offering higher returns on cash

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2017
      Investments
      Zopa to revamp peer-to-peer lending model

      New innovative finance Isa will jettison access to a ‘safeguard fund’

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2017
      Peer-to-peer lending
      Zopa gets FCA approval as peer-to-peer lender

      Authorisation finally comes as FCA seeks to draw line between P2P lending and banking

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2017
      Financial services
      Zopa becomes first major UK peer-to-peer lender to win FCA approval
    • Sunday, 19 March, 2017
      News in-depthUK banks
      Founder of peer-to-peer lending in new venture for SMEs

      Giles Andrews joins site that lets companies sell their invoices in return for cash

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2017
      FT AlphavilleKadhim Shubber
      An end to the nascent P2P wholesale lending market
    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2016
      UK banks
      Peer-to-peer lenders morph into traditional banking

      Online sites such as Zopa move closer to the market they set out to disrupt

    • Sunday, 4 December, 2016
      Inside BusinessJonathan Ford
      Peer-to-peer lenders are blurring into mainstream banks

      Idea behind P2P model was to bypass the mainstream, not become part of it

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