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FinTech Avant Boosts Financing Capacity With New $200 Million Deal
Loans // March 02, 2026

FinTech company Avant closed a $200 million personal loan securitization that it said it expects to provide over $500 million in financing capacity over its 24-month life. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

MoneyLion Still Rules Atop the PYMNTS Personal Loan App Provider Ranking
Mobile // April 27, 2023

Sometimes change is a good thing, and sometimes entire business sectors find their level and stick with it. Until something changes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Provider Ranking of Personal Loan Apps Shows Movement on a Short List
Mobile // March 20, 2023

When a Top 10 list only features eight brands you know they’re something special, and the Provider Ranking of Personal Loans Apps is exactly that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Personal Loan App Provider Ranking Sees New Leader MoneyLion Roar to Top
Personal Loans // June 13, 2022

There’s only one change of position in PYMNTS’ latest Provider Ranking of Personal Loan apps, but it’s a big one — there’s a new leader. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Interviews & Exclusives
Digital DNA Helps Online Lenders Make New Account Fraud an Old Problem

January 19, 2022
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Avant CEO: Near-Prime Consumers Aren’t As Risky As Incomplete Data Suggests

June 17, 2021
The last 16 or so months has triggered a full reset of almost every part of consumers’ lives, as they were forced to rewire themselves to work in a world on...

Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks

October 02, 2018
Avant is best known among its financial services peers as a FinTech firm, founded to throw automation and an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced underwriting process at the problem of creating accessible,...

Quick Reads
Avant Seeks National Bank Charter to Serve Customers Directly

September 18, 2026
FinTech company Avant filed an application to establish an insured national bank called Avant Bank, N.A., the company said in a Friday (Sept. 18) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

FinTech Avant Boosts Financing Capacity With New $200 Million Deal

March 02, 2026
FinTech company Avant closed a $200 million personal loan securitization that it said it expects to provide over $500 million in financing capacity over its 24-month life. Get the Full...

FinTech Firm Avant Debuts Avant Banking

December 16, 2021
Avant, a FinTech focused on getting credit access for middle-income consumers, announced Thursday (Dec. 16) that is has expanded its portfolio with the launch of Avant Banking. Get the Full...

FinTech Avant Snaps Up Zero Financial And Digital Banking App Level

April 07, 2021
FinTech Avant, which works to give underserved consumers access to credit, has acquired Zero Financial along with its neobank, Level, according to a press release. Terms of the deal were...