Zopa Voted 'Most Threatening Non-Bank Competitor' by Retail Banker International
Major global trade publication selects Zopa over PayPal, Wal-Mart, Vodafone and Prosper SAN FRANCISCO, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Social lending pioneer Zopa (http://www.zopa.com/) has won a major international award from Retail Banker International, a global trade publication that tracks and analyzes all the issues facing the global retail financial services industry. The publication recognized Zopa as the "Most Threatening Non-bank Competitor" in an awards gala at the 26th Retail Banker International Forum on April 2.
The awards are designed "to recognize excellence and achievement in retail banking globally." In winning the award, Zopa edged out an impressive list of runners-up including PayPal, Wal-Mart, Vodafone and Prosper. Douglas Dolton, CEO of Zopa said, "This is a very gratifying award to win, especially since we came out ahead of such large, respected brands. While Zopa continues to win a number of major awards, it's especially exciting to be recognized for the value we provide to our members and our commitment to customer satisfaction."
Zopa continues to expand and develop its safe and innovative business platform with operations in the UK, Italy and soon Japan. Zopa aims to improve the tools of financial services by allowing people to use investments and loans to help both themselves and others at the same time.
About Zopa Zopa is the world's first online social finance company. With Zopa, everyone gets a better rate, the opportunity to connect with other people, and the satisfaction that comes from helping each other out. It's the way money was meant to be. Zopa is a U.S. company, based in San Francisco and London, with operations in the United States, Italy, the United Kingdom and soon Japan. More than 200,000 people have joined Zopa since the company's launch in 2005. http://www.zopa.com/ First Call Analyst:
CONTACT: Maude Wilson, +1-415-486-3217, maude.wilson@edelman.com, or Web site: http://www.zopa.com/
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