Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Zopa has received a UK banking licence and will launch a digital bank to run alongside its current business. Two years ago, Zopa announced its intention to become a ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. Zopa will begin rolling out its new products across next year, ...

Zopa has gained a full UK banking licence and is launching its bank alongside its peer-to-peer lending business, with its first product a savings account that can be set up in seven minutes. The ...

Peer-to-peer lending pioneer Zopa today announced a partnership with leading challenger bank, Metro Bank, to lend funds through Zopa’s online marketplace.This innovative deal is the first of its kind ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The leading digital bank aims to use the funds to drive ...

Peer to peer lender Zopa has received authorization from both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to operate its much anticipated digital challenger ...

LONDON — Online lender Zopa has raised £32 million from two new investors to fund plans to launch its own retail bank. Indian financial services group Wadhawan Global Capital and European venture ...

Zopa Bank has raised £80m in its first-ever London Stock Exchange bond listing as it gears up to launch current accounts. The fintech will transfer to an unlisted public company within six months ...

The peer-to-peer lender Zopa Group is this weekend finalising a £130m capital injection that will allow it to cling onto its ambition of becoming a challenger to Britain's biggest banks. Sky News has ...

London fintech Zopa Bank just raised a $300 million in a pre-IPO raise from SoftBank. Founded in 2005, Zopa got a UK banking license last year and has grown rapidly as a result. Insider understands ...

Britain's oldest peer-to-peer lending platform Zopa has been awarded a full banking licence by regulators, becoming the latest online player to expand into traditional banking services in a bid to ...