Zopa

124 results about this entity

Period: 08 Feb 2006 - 27 May 2025

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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".

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Zopa employees can now work from abroad for up to four months each year

UK digital bank Zopa is to give employees the option of spending a full four months working from abroad, billing the policy as the industry’s "boldest and most generous scheme" currently in place.

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Zopa introduces account-to-account payments for Smart Saver accounts

TrueLayer, Europe’s leading open banking platform, today announces a collaboration with digital bank Zopa, who has gone live with account-to-account payments for its Smart Saver savings account.

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Zopa hits profitability ahead of planned move into BNPL market

Zopa bank has achieved a rare feat among UK challenger banks, hitting profitability for the first time just 21 months after acquiring its UK banking licencet.

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Zopa Bank to open applications to Ukrainian nationals; Revolut joins call to action

Zopa Bank is to immediately sponsor 50 work visas for Ukrainian nationals following new Home Office guidance.

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Zopa introduces 'hybrid' savings account

With an ambition to attract £2 billion in deposits over the next year, Zopa Bank has launched a 'hybrid' savings account, enabling customers to combine easy access and fixed rate accounts from a single dashboard.

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Zopa deposits hit £1 billion

Former peer-to-peer lender Zopa has hit £1 billion in customer deposits, reaching the milestone eighteen months after becoming a bank.

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Zopa quits P2P lending

Zopa, a pioneer in P2P lending, is to wind down the retail investing business to concentrate exclusively on its new banking operation.

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Zopa poaches Graham Robinson from Monzo as chief risk officer

Digital bank Zopa has appointed Graham Robinson as its new Chief Risk Officer.

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Zopa raises £220 million in pre-IPO funding round

UK digital bank Zopa has raised £220 million from a clutch of investors led by Softbank Vision Fund 2.

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Zopa hires JPMorgan to advise on £100 million funding round

Zopa has hired JPMorgan to advise on a £100 million funding round, according to Sky News.

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London fintechs enjoy record VC investment in H1

The first half of 2021 has seen London-based fintechs raise more money in venture capital (VC) investment than any previous year.