Zopa Celebrates Back-to-Back Webby Wins

SAN FRANCISCO, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Zopa (http://www.zopa.com), an online lending company that uses the power of community to help people reach their goals, is celebrating its second consecutive win at the 12th Annual Webby Awards. The social lending pioneer claimed top honors in the Financial Services category over Goldman Sachs, Lending Club, Microplace and Mint. Zopa took top honors in the Banking/Bill Paying category in last year's Webby Awards.

"This has been a landmark year for Zopa with our successful product launch in the U.S. market, the growth of our UK business, launching in Italy, and now our second consecutive Webby Award," said Doug Dolton, chief executive officer of Zopa. "The Zopa team is thrilled by this honor and we promise to continue to deliver safe, secure and innovative ways to help our community members reach their goals."

The Webby Award is "the leading international award honoring excellence of more than 100 Web site, Interactive Advertising, Online Film & Video and Mobile categories." Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the annual contest typically receives more than 8,000 entries from more than 60 countries and all 50 states. The Academy evaluates Web sites based on six criteria: content, structure and navigation, visual design, functionality, interactivity, and overall experience. The 12th Annual Webby Awards celebration will take place in New York City June 8th through 10th.

In addition to the Webby Award, Zopa was named Best in Show at the annual Finovate Conference in April. Selected by the industry experts and media in attendance, Zopa was rewarded for making the best overall impression of its product/service that empowers borrowers to take control of their interest rate. Also in April, Zopa was awarded the International Retail Banking Award for the 2008 Most Threatening Non-Bank Competitor.

About Zopa

Zopa is the world's first social finance company and the only lender that empowers borrowers to control the interest rate on their loan. With Zopa, everyone gets a better interest rate, the opportunity to connect with other people, and the satisfaction that comes from helping each other in a way that is safe, risk-free, and fully compliant. With 225,000 members worldwide, Zopa is a U.S. Company, based in San Francisco and London, with operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Italy and Japan. To learn more, we invite you to visit http://www.zopa.com.