Well there are only a few hours left of 2008 and we’re heading into 2009 on a high. The lovely folks at Red Herring have just informed us that Wonga has made it into their prestigious Global 200 roll of honour. We already appeared in their top 100 tech companies across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, so now we’ve been shortlisted for the top 100 in the whole wide world!
Our founder and CEO was recently caught on camera at Le Web in Paris – a huge European technology and internet event. Check out the video, in which he talks about Wonga and also our partnership with Kiva. Not one to slump in front of the telly, he’s due to climb Mount Kilimanjaro next week. So good luck from everyone at Wonga and don’t look down!
An article in the Times this week about personal loans highlights how banks and other lenders seem to be fighting to offer the worst loan deals at the moment – in a potential bid to curb demand. Despite gargantuan cuts in the base rate recently, a cheap loan is becoming harder to find than a new Christmas number one for Cliff. Here’s an extract:
While plenty of people will be looking forward to Christmas, this year will no doubt be a stretching one for many. And with financial strain usually comes stress.
It’s an expensive time of year and the pressure to ‘buy’ yourself a happy Christmas can be intense. Whether it’s your desire to buy the right presents, to cook up a festive feast for the in-laws or just afford the basics like Christmas cards, it can be a worrying (as well as wonderful) time.
Our CEO has received major recognition from the European Business Awards this week. He’s a recipient of a Ruban D’Honneaur (loosely translated as a ribbon of honour) and has been shortlisted for the RSM International Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
