IPF Digital, the digital lending business of International Personal Finance Plc (IPF), is pleased to announce that its digital loan offering in Poland, hapipożyczki, has been recognised as Installment Loan of the Year.
The awards ceremony hosted by the influential publication Loan Magazine in Wroclaw was a double celebration for IPF Digital, as Joanna Izdebska, the firm’s Global Sales & Marketing Director, won in the Woman of the Year category.
The Loan Magazine Awards is one of the most prestigious events in the consumer finance sector in Poland, seeking to recognise the most innovative companies operating in the market. IPF Digital won these awards in a highly competitive field, which this year saw a total of nearly 150 submissions from businesses across 14 categories.
Commenting on the awards, Rami Ryhänen, IPF Digital General Manager said; "These awards are fantastic news for the business and great recognition for the hard work we are investing, not just in hapipożyczki, but across our entire digital division.
"The recognition from Loan Magazine both as a company and of outstanding members of our team, such as Joanna, highlights not only the quality of our team but also the popularity of our product offering, and we hope to continue this success in 2018.”
IPF Digital offers loans in 8 countries including the new markets of Poland, Spain, Mexico and Australia. It offers both instalment loans and a revolving credit facility with loans values up to £5,000 and terms of 4 years. Across the Group, IPF serves more than 2.3M customers via its home credit and digital businesses and in 2017 credit issued was up 6% at £1.3BN.
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