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British peer-to-peer lender Zopa hits $1 billion lending mark

LONDON (Reuters) - Zopa has become the first British peer-to-peer lender to top $1 billion (0.59 billion pounds) of lending, the company said on Monday. The business, which was founded in 2005 and ...
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The UK government invests £85 million in peer-to-peer lending sector where the watchdog has 'concerns'

LONDON — £85 million of taxpayer money is invested in the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector, an industry where the financial regulator identified "evidence of potential investor detriment" in a report ...
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British peer-to-peer lender Zopa appoints Janardana as CEO

(Reuters) - British peer-to-peer lender Zopa on Sunday appointed Jaidev Janardana as chief executive officer, taking over from Giles Andrews. Janardana, 36, joined the firm last year as chief ...
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UK: British peer collects signatures, lambasts government for foot and mouth cover-up

British peer of the realm Lady Apsley is due to present a petition to parliament before Christmas calling for an independent public inquiry into the government’s “gross mishandling of the [foot and ...
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Government cash funds almost 10% of peer-to-peer MarketInvoice's loans

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link LONDON — The taxpayer-backed British Business Bank is providing a major boost to fintech MarketInvoice, new figures show. 9% of loans by value ...