Evaluating only Zonky’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Regulation as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
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Documented cause
Zonky built a peer-to-peer lending platform in the Czech Republic connecting investors with borrowers for personal loans. The platform grew to thousands of loans but Czech National Bank regulations tightened requirements for P2P platforms starting in 2020. Zonky wound down its peer-to-peer operations in 2022 and converted to a conventional deposit model.
Lesson
“Marketplace lending platforms must build regulatory resilience — operating as a pure intermediary is always at risk when authorities want banks to own credit risk.”