On Thursday 3 June we’ll be shooting a number of short videos about the company. We’re really keen to capture a handful of customers talking enthusiastically about why they like the service and what they’ve used it for. These short videos will be hosted on both our own website and also sites like YouTube, to help promote Wonga and explain what we offer.

We’ve done this in the past and not only were the videos a real success, everyone had a lot of fun during the shoot. To get an idea of what we’re after, check out the video on our customer comments page or see the whole lot of them on our YouTube channel.

So the search is on for around ten genuine customers who would be willing and able to travel to London on that day and spend just 15 minutes talking about Wonga in the most enthusiastic way possible!

There’s a little bit of cash on offer, but most of all it will be an hour of fun with WongaMan and WongaWoman.

If you love Wonga and fancy being a video star, then get in touch by Wednesday 26 May!

What a week, what a month, what a year!  We’ve gone from strength to strength here at Wonga HQ and this week the momentum was strong.

On Wednesday night we were named Fastest Growing Company in Europe at the prestigious Media Momentum Awards.

Still on a high from that huge win, a few from the team scrubbed up and donned their finest duds to attend the Credit Today Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Having been short-listed in four categories, hopes were high and we were not disappointed. Wonga came away with two more trophies for the mantle: Best Use of Technology and Alternative Lender of the Year.

This is no small achievement as the Credit Today Awards are the most coveted awards in the credit industry. They give young companies like Wonga a chance to go up against the big banks and traditional lenders, proving there’s a better way of doing things.

As always, we’d like to take the opportunity to thank our customers who have helped us get where we are today. Three cheers to you.

Now, onward and upward!

Hot on the heels of our recent double-win at the UK Fast Growth Business Awards and our People’s Voice win in the international Webbys, Wonga came out on top at last night’s glitzy GP Bullhound Media Momentum Awards.

The influential business awards, presented at Sketch in London, are based on things like vision, innovation and operational performance and they compile an annual list of the top 50 rising stars of the digital world.

Wonga claimed the number one spot – named Fastest Growing Business – in the first year we were eligible for the full list. The awards are organised by specialist media and technology investment bank, GP Bullhound, and previous winners have included Seatwave, Net-a-Porter.com and Betfair.

The impressive judging panel is made up of entrepreneurs, editors, investors and senior management from the likes of Google. The judges were impressed with Wonga’s rapid growth and also praised us for our “commitment to responsible lending.”

You can read more about Wonga’s win at the Daily Telegraph website, or check out our Wonga wall of fame.

Tonight we head to the UK Credit Awards, where we’re shortlisted in four categories, including Responsible Lender of the Year and the Corporate Social Responsibility Award. Fingers crossed…

A long Wonga woohooooo has just rung out around the office… Our customers, friends and the global web community have voted Wonga.com Best Site of the Year in the Banking & Bill Payment category of the Webby People’s Voice Awards.

This is a big deal for us, when nearly a million votes were cast by people around the world for their favourite sites, online videos and ads. We are so proud to have attracted more votes than financial giants such as Bank of America and Wonga will now be honoured at a star-studded ceremony hosted by BJ Novak of the US version of The Office in New York.

Hailed as the Internet’s highest honour by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international award scheme honouring online excellence. They are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, whose members include Martha Stewart, David Bowie and Twitter’s Biz Stone.

David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards, commented: “Wonga’s win is a testament to the skill, ingenuity, and vision of its creators. The Webby Awards honour the very best of the Internet.”

The 14th Annual Webby Awards received nearly 10,000 entries from over 60 countries and this is possibly the most exciting and, well, huuuuuuge accolade we have ever added to our Wonga wall of fame. Past Webby winners have included global names such as Amazon.com, Google and Facebook.

We know a lot of our customers voted for us, for which we are truly grateful. Indeed, our sincere thanks go to everyone who voted for us - you can’t beat people power.