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
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Maude Wilson, +1-415-486-3217, maude.wilson@edelman.com, or Pablo Rodriguez,
+1-415-486-3267, pablo.rodriguez@edelman.com, both for Zopa