ZestFinance, Inc., a fast-growing firm specializing in combining data with credit models to produce credit-decisioning technology, announced they were the recipients for multiple prestigious awards. According to an earlier press release, the accolades recognize “”¦the company’s impressive growth, culture, innovation, and industry contributions.”
The awards include:
The Inc. 500|5000, in which ZestFinance was ranked number 192 on the list of fastest growing companies in America, as well as number 13 in the list of top U.S. fincance service companies.
Red Herring top 100 North America, naming ZestFinance as one of the top 100 companies out of 1,200 in the categories of financial performance, technological innovation, business model, and customer footprint and addressable markets.
Los Angeles Business Journal’s Best Places to Work in LA, putting ZestFinance as one of the top 5 companies to work for for the second year in a row, scored on the criteria of leadership, corporate atmosphere, and communication.
Built in LA’s Top 100 Tech Companies, naming ZestFinance as a contributor to Los Angeles’s successful ecosystem.
At the first White House Demo Day on Inclusive Entrepreneurship in August, ZestFinance announced its plans to expand efforts in hiring minorities, as well as their goals to achieve gender equality in the employee pool in 2016.
Douglas Merrill, Founder and CEO of Zest, said, “We’ve had an outstanding year and have made tremendous strides in furthering our mission of making fair and transparent credit available to everyone. It’s an honor to be included in the company of such inspiring businesses, and we’re thrilled to be recognized not only for the growth we’ve achieved, but our unique company culture and contributions the fintech industry.”
Most recently released by ZestFinance was Basix, and online installment to the companies loan product interface, helping millions of Americans.
