Zopa Bank

⭐️ Making It at Zopa Bank! ⭐️ Once a quarter, Zopa Bank comes together for an inspiring speaker session, Making It. Last week, we had the incredible privilege of hosting Nigel Morris—founder of Capital One and co-founder of QED Investors. Nigel took us on a fascinating journey through his experience building one of the world’s largest credit card companies, his transition into investing, and even his role as an investor in Swansea City FC! ⚽️ A huge thank you to Nigel for sharing his insights, and to everyone who joined us. We can’t wait for the next edition! 🤩 #MakingIt #Leadership #Inspiration #Fintech

Celebrating Women in FinTech at Zopa! 🏆✨ We’re thrilled to have FIVE incredible Zopians featured in this year’s Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Powerlist! To mark the occasion, we joined KPMG for an insightful panel discussion on diversity in fintech, led by Zopa Bank’s Chief Customer Officer, Clare Gambardella. Clare shared how we’re driving innovation—not just in our products, but also through talent partnerships like our collaboration with Code First Girls. A huge thank you to everyone who attended and our inspiring fellow panellists: Kennedy Masterton-Smith, Cordelia Kafetz, Iana Dimitrova, and Ruchi Mohabe. Together, we’re making fintech more inclusive! #WomenInFinTech2024 #WIF2024

It’s a very happy International Women’s Day at Zopa Bank 💚 We’re SO proud to have an outstanding FIVE Zopians featured on the Innovate Finance Women in FinTech Powerlist. 1️⃣ Merve Arslan Ferrero in the Senior Leaders category 2️⃣ Yiling Cheah in The Standout 45 and the Financial and Professional Services category 3️⃣ Paula Muldoon in the Technology Professionals category 4️⃣ Khai Foo in the Rising Stars category 5️⃣ …And Emily Dickens in the Financial and Professional Services category Congratulations to the winners, and a big THANK YOU for your contributions to Zopa and the industry. #WomenInFinTech2024 #WIF2024 #IWD #ZopaLife

Zopa Bank has a new Chief Analytics Officer 🎉 We’re excited to announce the appointment of Jeremy Penzer as Zopa’s new CAO. Jeremy will oversee a team of 80 data scientists, credit decisioning, and valuation experts as the bank enters a phase of accelerated growth. He joins us from Visa Europe where he headed-up data science. Welcome to the team Jeremy 👏🏻 Looking for a new role? Check out https://lnkd.in/eUEAuhFH #Hiring #ZopaBank

🏠 Zopa is moving to a landmark new HQ 🏠 Zopa Bank will almost double its office footprint as it relocates to a brand-new headquarters at 20 Water Street in Canary Wharf. Our new HQ is within a state-of-the-art building in the bustling business hub and will be marked by our own neon sign at the top of the building. The 44,000 square foot workspace will foster collaboration and inspire creativity for Zopa's 900 employees amidst our 2025 growth blitz. 🚀 This is the next step in our remarkable trajectory as one of the fastest-growing digital banks following an exceptionally strong year with continuous double-digit growth, increased profitability, and an €80 million equity raise led by A.P. Moller Holding. Find out more about the exciting move at 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezSHjRre Many thanks to RX London and Canary Wharf Group for helping find our new home.

🌎 🤔 How is AI changing the world? 📢 Author and Bloomberg tech journalist Parmy Olson sat down with our very own Lucas Germanos 🧑🏻💻 for an in-depth discussion on all things Gen AI. 📚 We reviewed her latest award-winning book, Supremacy: AI, ChatGPT and the Race That Will Change The World for our “How I Made It” speaker series that connects some of the industry’s most iconic leaders to our 900 Zopians for career advice and unique insights. 🙌 Thank you to Parmy for taking part and signing our books and our colleagues for asking such thought-provoking questions! #GenAI #TechCareers #ZopaLife #HowIMadeIt

Zopa’s Chief Strategy Officer Merve Arslan Ferrero joined an industry panel yesterday to share insights from our recent €80million fund raise. The discussion, hosted by the City of London Corporation and Innovate Finance also explored expectations for the fintech market in 2025 and the growing application of AI in fintech. It follows Innovate Finance’s new report which outlines investment trends and how the UK can retain its fintech crown: https://lnkd.in/d5SFR3hC #FinTech #FinTechInvestment #Innovation #VoiceOfFinTech Thank you for a great panel: Akila Quinio, Michael Carter, Conny Dorrestijn Prins, Janine Hirt, Tim Levene, Gautam Pillai , and Neil Shah

Zopa is one of Britain’s fastest-growing companies 🚀 The Sunday Times has uncovered the 100 fastest-growing UK technology firms based on their financial performance. This is a testament to our rapid growth and the work of ALL of our Zopians ⭐️ See The Sunday Times 100 Tech list: https://lnkd.in/ex7YvS22 #sundaytimes100 #tech #growth #zopabank

Zopa Bank has won THREE savings awards 🏆 We’re over the moon to have picked up the awards for Best Savings App, Best Regular Savings Provider, and Personal Savings Provider of the Year at this year’s Moneynet Awards. This is a testament to the popularity of our savings products and we couldn’t be happier 🎉

Zopa Bank has raised €80 million in new funding. We’re proud to announce a new equity funding round led by A.P. Moller Holding, owners of Maersk and investors in Danske Bank, and existing investors. The funding will be used to support Zopa’s continuous growth as it prepares to launch its flagship current account in 2025 and a pioneering GenAI proposition that reinvents how people interact with their money. We want to thank our investors for their ongoing support as we continue to build Britain’s best bank! Read more: https://lnkd.in/eFGxdn6U