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Industry | Peer-to-peer lending |
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Founded | 6 August 2011 |
Founders | Andy Taylor, Matt Symons, Greg Symons |
Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
Key people |
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Products | unsecured personal loans, secured livestock loans |
Number of employees | 89 (2018) [1] |
Website |
www |
SocietyOne is an Australian peer-to-peer lending company, often referred to as the first peer-to-peer lender to have entered the Australian market. [2]
Based on UK peer-to-peer lending businesses such as Zopa and Ratesetter, SocietyOne was founded in August 2011 by Andy Taylor, Matt Symons, and Greg Symons (unrelated). [3] In March 2016, Former senior Westpac banker Jason Yetton was hired as CEO. Jason set a public goal in 2016 to control 2-3% of Australia's $100 billion personal credit market by 2020-21. [4] He stepped down in July 2018, making Mark Jones CEO. [5]
In the third quarter of 2017, it was reported that a total of over $350 million had been borrowed on Society One’s platform since 2012. [6] As of June 30, 2018, that number reached $465 million, and the total valuation of the lending book reached $218 million. [5] Despite its growth, Society One is expected to need a $500 million lending book to start breaking even. [7]
![]() | This article contains content that is written like
an advertisement. (August 2021) |
Industry | Peer-to-peer lending |
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Founded | 6 August 2011 |
Founders | Andy Taylor, Matt Symons, Greg Symons |
Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
Key people |
|
Products | unsecured personal loans, secured livestock loans |
Number of employees | 89 (2018) [1] |
Website |
www |
SocietyOne is an Australian peer-to-peer lending company, often referred to as the first peer-to-peer lender to have entered the Australian market. [2]
Based on UK peer-to-peer lending businesses such as Zopa and Ratesetter, SocietyOne was founded in August 2011 by Andy Taylor, Matt Symons, and Greg Symons (unrelated). [3] In March 2016, Former senior Westpac banker Jason Yetton was hired as CEO. Jason set a public goal in 2016 to control 2-3% of Australia's $100 billion personal credit market by 2020-21. [4] He stepped down in July 2018, making Mark Jones CEO. [5]
In the third quarter of 2017, it was reported that a total of over $350 million had been borrowed on Society One’s platform since 2012. [6] As of June 30, 2018, that number reached $465 million, and the total valuation of the lending book reached $218 million. [5] Despite its growth, Society One is expected to need a $500 million lending book to start breaking even. [7]