Zopa to hire first social media executive to broaden customer focus

June 1, 2018 | Kathryn Gaw

ZOPA is hiring its first-ever social media executive in an effort to broaden its customer base.

The peer-to-peer lending platform is currently advertising for a person who can “translate the brand and social media strategy into tangible plans which encompass … Read More

Flender looks to raise £2m from institutional friends

August 10, 2017 | Marc Shoffman

SOCIAL lending peer-to-peer platform Flender is planning a funding round to prepare for its launch in the UK.

The business and consumer lender, which lets borrowers share their fundraising campaigns on social media, is raising £2M in equity funding and … Read More

Flender appoints Equifax for loan underwriting

February 1, 2017 | Marc Shoffman

PEER-TO-PEER lending platform Flender has hired credit report service Equifax to support the underwriting of its loans.

Equifax will supply real-time consumer and commercial data to automate the underwriting process and help Flender better assess applications for loans from small- and … Read More