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Current account vs savings account: how to find the right fit for your finances
When it comes to opening a bank account, you’ll normally be choosing between two options: a current account or a savings account. But what’s the difference? And how do you know what’s the best option for your finances?
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The Zopa FeelGood Festive Cookalong: Family-friendly curry for under £12
We asked some culinary experts how to cook up a festive feast on a FeelGood budget. Here’s cook Mandy Miller Simmonds on how to make a warming prawn curry – perfect for Christmas Eve (or any other wintry night spent at home with the family)
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Zopa launches revolutionary new credit card designed to help customers stay in control of their money
Features include real time balances and instant notifications And in-app tools such as PIN prompts, freezing the card due to suspected fraud or reporting a stolen card and an initial ‘to do list’ to help customers get the most from their credit card Zopa has launched its first ever credit card.
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How two-factor authentication keeps you safer online
You have a password on our online accounts for the same reason you have a lock on your front door – so that only people with the right key can enter. But this first line of defence sometimes isn’t enough to keep hackers out online. In fact, 81% of security breaches are due to weak or stolen passwords. That’s where two-factor authentication (2FA) comes in.
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Gender diversity at Zopa
A balanced and diverse workforce is important to Zopa. We strongly believe in creating a fair and inclusive working environment across race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, disability and gender. In 2018, we signed the Women in Finance Charter which encourages companies to have at least 33% women in senior management.
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Research: More than half of consumers set to secure car finance online
More than half (56%) of car finance set to be secured online for the first time ever Brits put off by the tradition of haggling for car finance, with nearly half (49%) of Brits saying haggling isn’t part of modern life. Savvy Brits could save nearly £800* as a result of digital deals. Online car finance purchases are expected to rise by 33%**.
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How to plan a country wedding for £15,000
Zopa’s hassle-free loans have helped 1,000s of couples make it to the altar (Representative APR 17%). But while we can help with the finances, you don’t want us planning the wedding itself (teal anyone?). So for inspiration, we asked wedding planner Lauren Goodman of Bluebird Creative to show us how she’d plan an elegant country wedding.
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