Wonga
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Wonga

https://www.wonga.com/
Last activity: 06.09.2018
Tags:AlternativeB2CFinTechInvestmentMarketplacePlatformProductSpaceTimeTools
We are a pioneering international FinTech company, which is disrupting the traditional consumer lending space by providing solutions for “underserved” customers. Headquartered in London and backed by leading global investors, we employ over 500 people in four different countries. We believe in treating our customers fairly and take the time to listen so that we understand their lives. We collaborate to solve problems and use Agile & Lean principles so that we can be responsive to the needs of our customers and the marketplace. Continuous improvement is baked into everything we do and we constantly look for ways we can innovate and develop our tools, products and our thinking. We are looking for those with the skills, experience and positive attitude to be a valued part of our growing team. To find out more about career opportunities at Wonga please email recruitment@Wonga.com
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Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 501-1000
Total raised: $153.174147M
Founded date: 2007

Investors 1

DateNameWebsite
-E.Mane-man.co.u...

Funding Rounds 3

DateSeriesAmountInvestorsDeal News
13.08.2018-$13M-finsmes.co...
16.02.2011Series C$117.92414...-techcrunch...
08.06.2009-$22.25M-techcrunch...

Mentions in press and media 39

DateTitleDescriptionSource
06.09.2018Wonga: A Post MortemWonga enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame. The company achieved £300 million of revenue in 2012, just si...crowdfundi...
30.08.2018Online PayDay Lender Wonga Goes Into AdministrationUK online lender Wonga has entered into the process of administration. According to a note provided...crowdfundi...
30.08.2018Update: Cash-strapped Wonga goes into administration in the ...Update: That’s it for Wonga’s UK business. The beleaguered payday loans company has just confirmed i...techcrunch...
13.08.2018Payday Lender Wonga Reportedly Raises £10MWonga, a London, UK-based payday lender, reportedly raised £10m in funding. Backers include Accel P...finsmes.co...
07.08.2018Wonga raises $13m in new fundingAccel Partners and Balderton Capital have pitched in to help UK-based payday lender Wonga with a cas...fintechfut...
05.08.2018Wonga investors inject £10M so cash-strapped payday lender c...If you were at Disrupt London four years ago you may remember more than a little awkwardness during ...techcrunch...
10.04.2017Wonga tells 270,000 customers no need to change passwords af...Enlarge Tom Jenkins/Getty Images reader comments 13 with 10 posters participating Share this story...arstechnic...
10.04.2017Payday loan firm Wonga suffers data breach affecting up to 2...Payday loan firm Wonga has suffered a data breach affecting up to 245,000 customers in the U.K. A fu...techcrunch...
06.02.2017Klarna to acquire German payments company BillPay for report...Swedish e-commerce payments company Klarna is acquiring Germany’s BillPay. Sky News is reporting the...tech.eu/br...
06.02.2017Klarna buys BillPay, the PayPal of Germany, for $75M from Wo...Some chopping and changing is afoot in the world of payments in Europe. Today, Klarna, the startup o...techcrunch...
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