London based fintech raises £75m to accelerate growth and “spearhead” 2023

London based digital bank Zopa has raised £75m to drive its next phase of growth, supporting its vision to become “Britain’s best bank”.

The deal cements and markedly enhances Zopa bank’s Unicorn status, and was led by existing investors. The funding will be used to meet the capital requirements of Zopa bank’s growing balance sheet, and to support M&A dealmaking that could kick off as early as this quarter.

Despite the economic uncertainty Zopa continues to grow revenue more than 100 per cent YOY, fuelled by the continued expansion of its suite of digital-first financial products.

Jaidev Janardana, CEO at Zopa, commented: “Today’s equity round reaffirms the support of our investors despite the challenging economic environment. It is a clear validation of Zopa’s responsible, sustainable and profitable approach to lending, our strong unit economics, and our vision to build Britain’s best bank.

“Zopa takes an agile and dynamic approach to credit risk which means it has continued to lend responsibly in a changing environment. As a result, our business remains resilient with record loan origination volumes, stable credit performance comparable to pre-pandemic levels, and continued innovation.

“We are happy to have investors who share our excitement at the opportunity to serve more customers across more product categories. This has already led to several profitable months in 2022 and will very likely convert into full-year profitability in 2023 for the first time.”

Zopa bank draws on “the best of both digital and legacy banks”, combining its strong digital capabilities with 17 years of lending experience and £8bn in personal loans approved.

In contrast to fintechs and e-money institutions, Zopa is a “real” bank. A banking licence means that Zopa is held to the same standards as major high street banks in terms of how customers are safeguarded. For example, its deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) up to £85k.

Since launching in 2020, Zopa bank has attracted £3bn in deposits, more than £2bn of loans on balance sheet, and issued more than 400,000 credit cards. It currently has a rating of 4.6 out of 5 on Glassdoor, one of the highest employee satisfaction scores across the UK fintech industry.

Zopa was named “Bank of the Year” 2022 at the AltFi Awards, and previously “Best Personal Loan Provider” and “Best Credit Card Provider” at the British Bank Awards.

By Matthew Neville – Senior Correspondent, Bdaily

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