Zopa - Social lending site
Zopa.com, the UK’s leading online , celebrated its third birthday in style last week. As well as enjoying plenty of cake and balloons, the London-based firm found time to launch its Japanese version, following hot on the heels of recent expansions to the US and Italy. Having attracted over $33m in funding since its launch in 2005, Zopa is clearly doing something right. It is not the only one however, as US rivals Prosper and Lending Club (among nearly 20 others) are also attracting massive investments - $40m and $12.5m to date respectively. What’s most impressive about this is that these sites are all in early stages of operation, with actual user numbers relatively low considering the scale…