As you may know we have been involved with Zopa since before the official US launch here at FORUM and we remain proud to be a part of the Zopa community. Zopa has been receiving some accolades recently including best in class and best in show at the recent Finovate StartUp show in San Francisco. They competed with 40 start-ups in the financial sector. In addition, Zopa has been mentioned in the national press. Here is a story in the USA Today highlighting the growing trend of entrepreneurs turning to alternative lending sources to fund small businesses. The Wall Street Journal article features three small businesses who received funding through Zopa participating credit unions and other alternative lending sources.

For those of you interested in Ron Shevlin’s take on Finovate and Zopa, please visit his post summarizing his attendance at the event. He predicts that Zopa will win this space with their model. Ron’s post is a can’t miss read if you are interested in what happened at Finovate. If you would like to ask Ron some questions in person about his experience then please join us at the symposium: in Indy on October 1-2 and join in the conversation as well as the RockBand) tournament.