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Cut the coffees! By saving £4 a day parents could help ease the burden of university debt

Zopa reveals saving just £4 a day per child during school years could help parents save £27,750; enough to cover current university feesResearch comes ahead of 2019 A Level exam…

Posted on 17 April 2019
by Tamsin O'Neill

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It’s serious business playing house: Brits spend £83bn on upgrading their home every year

Our latest research reveals that Brits are spending £83 billion on upgrading their home each year. This equates to the average house-proud adult splurging £3,048 to spruce-up their “castle” with…

Posted on 17 April 2019
by Tamsin O'Neill

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Funny Money: Zopa rewrites outdated money idioms

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Funny Money: Zopa rewrites outdated money idioms

Zopa recently took a look at different money idioms and gestures – like asking for the bill by miming signing a cheque, or flipping heads or tails with a coin…

Posted on 09 April 2019
by Tamsin O'Neill

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Are you living the (Feel)Good life? Find out in our latest quiz

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Are you living the (Feel)Good life? Find out in our latest quiz

Some people like to live life right on the edge, while others prefer to be a bit more cautious. At Zopa, we love the place slap-bang in the middle. Finding…

Posted on 11 March 2019
by Zopian blogger

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‘Keeping up with the Kardashians’ costs Britons £6 billion a year

Britons are spending over £6 billion a year to buy a taste of a celebrity lifestyle One in four UK adults spending habits are influenced by celebritiesA fifth buy items…

Posted on 07 March 2019
by Tamsin O'Neill

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Zopa warns savers on Personal Savings Allowance

5 million savers could be in for a nasty tax bill if they exceed allowanceSavings accumulated over time will be taxable if they exceed allowance – while money saved in…

Posted on 28 February 2019
by Tamsin O'Neill

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1 in 3 Brits in the dark on Cash ISA rate

Savers out of touch with interest rates risk losing billions of pounds to inflation A middle investment option that balances risk and return – such as the IFISA – could…

Posted on 20 February 2019
by Tamsin O'Neill

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Zopa appoints former Virgin Management CEO, Gordon McCallum, as new Chairman as it ramps up challenge to Britain’s largest banks

Zopa appoints former Virgin Management CEO, Gordon McCallum, as new Chairman as it ramps up challenge to Britain’s largest banks

Zopa has today appointed Gordon McCallum as its new Chairman, moving forward its plans to take on Britain’s largest banks. Gordon McCallum joins Zopa with almost four decades’ worth of…

Posted on 14 February 2019
by Julian Wadley

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British savers stuck between a rock and a hard place, but are they missing the trick in the middle?

67% of Brits are concerned about the currently volatility of the stock market Poor returns on traditional savings products continue to disappoint savers with the popularity of the Cash ISA falling to an…

Posted on 13 February 2019
by Tamsin O'Neill

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2018 – Our year in the news

2018 – Our year in the news

2018 was another landmark year for Zopa with many of our milestones covered by the press. Here are our highlights from the last 12 months: Gaining banking licence After 13 years of offering fair and simple investments and…

Posted on 04 January 2019
by Tamsin O'Neill

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Zopa’s launching a bank

Watch out big banking - Zopa has its banking licence and is set to redefine the industry once again. Zopa’s new bank will sit alongside its existing business, creating the world’s first hybrid peer-to-peer and digital bank offering customers a…

Posted on 04 December 2018
by Tamsin O'Neill

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Zopa gives UK banknotes a feel good makeover as it gets banking licence

Zopa gives UK banknotes a feel good makeover as it gets banking licence

Our latest research reveals that over half of British adults don’t think their banks operate with customers’ best interests at heart, whilst nearly a third (30%) think their bank could…

Posted on 04 December 2018
by Tamsin O'Neill

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We’ve received our banking licence – what happens next?

We’ve received our banking licence – what happens next?

Today we have officially received our banking licence. This is a huge milestone for Zopa as we are now the world’s first combined peer-to-peer lender & digital bank. It also…

Posted on 04 December 2018
by Jaidev Janardana

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Say hello to the FeelGood Money™ company

Say hello to the FeelGood Money™ company

Today, over half of British adults don’t think their main bank has their best interests at heart. The banking industry is well overdue a change, and we want to be…

Posted on 04 December 2018
by Zopian blogger

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Bank notes reimagined

Our first mission as the FeelGood Money™ company is to inject a little bit of feel good into bank notes. Check out our latest ad that featured in The Metro on…

Posted on 04 December 2018
by Zopian blogger

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