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Volunteering at Zopa

Zopa introduced volunteering days in August last year and so far 64 staff have volunteered for charities across the country. Zopians can volunteer for any registered charity and the company…

Posted on 07 June 2017
by Emily Dickens

Inside Zopa News

Zopa opens development centre in Barcelona

Zopa has opened a development centre in Barcelona, Spain. The new hub will initially focus on building the technology to support the launch of our next generation bank and developers…

Posted on 07 June 2017
by Ronen Benchetrit

Investments Our products

How we use feedback to improve our service

Last week, we conducted one of our regular surveys through the Weekly Update. These quick questionnaires are important to us as customer feedback directly informs how we improve our products…

Posted on 05 May 2017
by Andrew Lawson

Inside Zopa Zopian life

Advice and inspiration from women at Zopa

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we asked some of the women in senior positions at Zopa for their top career advice, the achievements they’re proudest of and who they look…

Posted on 08 March 2017
by Sara Bishop

Inside Zopa Tech Zopian life

Paths to programming – meet Kate and Tom

Our people come from many different backgrounds. Here at Zopa we recognize diversity of experience and background as a positive for our teams, and for the strength of the business.…

Posted on 25 January 2017
by Zopian blogger

Tech Zopian life

Jump into OKRs without jumping off-track

TL;DR If you're starting your journey with OKRs and it's scary, fear not! The mere fact you've started means you're doing well. Stay enthusiastic! At Zopa, we're split into autonomous…

Posted on 16 December 2016
by Orrin Ward

Inside Zopa News

We have a new look!

After months of research, development, and testing, we’re thrilled to unveil our brand new look. This fresh new identity will give us a springboard for our ambitious plans to bring…

Posted on 06 December 2016
by Gemma Newton

Inside Zopa Tech Zopian life

Aligning teams behind solving a single customer problem with design sprints

At Zopa we are great at delivering production features by working agile. However, how do we always know what adds real value to the customer, meets their expectations and therefore…

Posted on 11 November 2016
by Steven Snasdell

Tech

Are you making this UX Research mistake?

It makes sense to hold off usability testing until you have "something worth testing", doesn't it? After all, you're up against tight deadlines and tiny budgets. Your scrappy prototype has…

Posted on 28 October 2016
by Thomas Kerwin

Tech

Why you may need to redesign your company structure

In 2004, Zopa embarked on a quest to build better financial products using technology. One of the lessons we learned is that building a well-functioning tech team is hard. You…

Posted on 07 October 2016
by Slavo Ingilizov

Future of finance Tech

The tech behind Zopa – how we’re building the future of finance

This is the first in a new series of posts about the technology that drives Zopa. To read more, visit our tech homepage. In 2004 Zopa founded a new type…

Posted on 06 October 2016
by Ronen Benchetrit

Inside Zopa Zopian life

6 of the best Zopian road trips

Over 95,000 cars have been brought with Zopa loans, and we’re sure they’ve seen some epic journeys. Our latest competition asks Zopa car loan borrowers about the best trip they’ve…

Posted on 15 September 2016
by Sara Bishop

Inside Zopa Zopian life

The annual Zopa customer get-together

It’s that time of year already! Every year we invite all of our customers to have a drink with us, so they can meet the team and we can hear…

Posted on 02 June 2016
by Sara Bishop

Zopa Blog