The Prodigy Finance Story

Prodigy Finance is founded on the philosophy that funding shouldn't be a barrier to education.

In 2007, three MBA students recognised that traditional banks don't serve the needs of international students: requiring collateral, co-signers, guarantors or documentation that students simply don't have. They made it their mission to make quality education accessible, using fintech to redefine the student loan market.

Our innovative and borderless model assesses you on your potential, among other variables, not just your current circumstances and credit history.

We work with alumni, impact investors, and other private qualified entities who invest in tomorrow's leaders whilst earning a financial and social return.

16 years
Our story began in 2007 with 3 INSEAD students
30,000+
Students have trusted us to fund their masters abroad
86%
86% of our borrowers come from emerging markets

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Our Board

Judith Rodin

For over two decades, Judith led and transformed two global institutions: the University of Pennsylvania, where she was the first woman to lead an Ivy League Institution, and the Rockefeller Foundation, where she was the first woman to serve as President. At Rockefeller, Judith brought in a new era of strategic philanthropy that emphasised partnerships with business, government, and the community to address and solve complex challenges of the 21st century and championed two new fields that are now pervasive: resilience and impact investing.

Tim Bunting

Before becoming a General Partner at Balderton, Tim spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs where he acted as Vice-Chairman of Goldman Sachs International amongst a number of other roles. He is a Cambridge alum, and is a Trustee of both the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Edward Wray

Edward is the co-founder and former Chief Executive of multi-billion-pound company Betfair. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan & Co. and has twice been named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Edward has an MA in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford and is now an active angel investor.

Alan Morgan

Before Alan became co-founder and Chairman of MMC Ventures, he spent 28 years at McKinsey & Co. where he was head of the financial services practice in UK, Europe and the Middle East. He has an MA in Law from Oxford, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is also a football-enthusiast and qualified barrister.

Andy Phillipps

Andy is a founder and investor in tech start-ups. Andy co-founded and was CEO of Active Hotels where he led the acquisition and subsequent merger with Bookings.org to form Booking.com, which now has a market cap of over $50 billion. He has made over 50 early stage tech investments, is a regular lecturer at LBS and INSEAD, and has a PhD in Natural Sciences from Cambridge.

Dominique Collett

Dominique is part of the executive team of the JSE listed RMI and RMB Holdings, the holding companies of leading financial services companies (FirstRand, Discovery, OUTsurance, MMI Holdings and Hastings) with operations spread across the world. She heads up RMI’s fintech initiative, AlphaCode, having previously been a founding member of a successful entrepreneurial fintech business.

Our Management Team

Alastair Hops

Chief Risk Officer

Cate Band

Chief People Officer

Nicole de Rauville

Global General Counsel

Neha Sethi

Chief Capital Officer

Nico Barnard

Chief Operating Officer

Adam D'arcy

Chief Product Officer

Cameron Stevens

Founder and CEO

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© Prodigy Finance Limited 2007 - 2024. All Rights Reserved. Prodigy Finance Limited is incorporated in the United Kingdom (Company Number 05912562) with its registered address at 85 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 7LT and registered with the Office of the Information Commissioner (Reg. No. Z9851854). Prodigy Finance is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (firm registration number 709641) for certain consumer credit activities. Prodigy Finance loans are offered to eligible borrowers and these loans are governed by English law. Prodigy Finance Servicing, LLC is incorporated in the state of Delaware, USA, is an affiliate of Prodigy Finance Limited and conducts the business of servicing of loans for residents of certain US states. NMLS # 2155440 (Prodigy Finance Servicing, LLC) and NMLS #1611590 (Prodigy Finance Limited) (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). View Prodigy Finance's lending, servicing and collection licenses.