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From Denver to Boston, LA to Austin, today we gathered as a team to celebrate Q2 with, per usual, a whole lot of Zest fun! Each time we come together you can feel the Zest Heart radiate. Exciting updates were shared from our leadership team and we shined the spotlight on our fellow Zesty's who exude our mission and core values! #Heart #Community #Culture #CompanyCulture #GreatPlaceToWork #DreamTeam #FinTech #FairLending #FinancialInclusion #Inclusivity

Thank you, TruStage Ventures, for hosting such a dynamic event this week in beautiful Madison, Wisconsin! It was wonderful to hear from so many exciting fintech and engage with credit union professionals actively collaborating with fintech founders and one another. Kudos to the Curql partners who presented at the Fintech Summit! Zest AI Clutch RenoFi Pulsate Posh Maxwell Eltropy Caribou BankBI

The team that eats together…. delivers a seamless event together! Thank you to TruStage Ventures team for hosting credit union, fintech, and partner leaders for #FintechSummit2024 at their incredible Lighthouse building in Madison. Fantastic sessions this week from the top with Terrance Williams and Brian Kaas as well as demos from partners like Clutch with Nicholas Hinrichsen and Jose Valentin at Zest AI (and also a fellow Marine!). Fantastic to catch up with league leaders from across the country and partners helping convene us like Matthew Stanek and Ann Michels, CUDE. Also appreciate state leaders like Iowa’s Katie Averill who is a champion for protecting consumers and also ensuring credit unions can innovate forward. Who says regulators can’t be fun! Thanks for a great summit all! #brighterfinancialfuture #peoplehelpingpeople TruStage GoWest Credit Union Association

Zest AI’s technology has allowed Verity Credit Union to bring their members fast, instant decisions. Verity needed a solution that would stop inconsistencies and bias in their tracks. In their search for AI vendors, Zest AI’s commitment to inclusive lending and ability to seamlessly integrate with their LOS made it their best bet for AI-automated underwriting. For every credit decision that Verity makes, they can gain deeper insights into loan performance and can proactively tackle delinquencies, monitor credit migration, and adjust credit policy for an optimized lending process. Learn more about Verity Credit Union's journey towards inclusive lending: https://lnkd.in/gv_iKEJ4 #AIAutomatedUnderwriting #AI #Lending #CreditUnions #FinTech Elisabeth Hayes

Every year Zest AI gives us a day off with pay to volunteer in our community. This year I was able to experience what 6,000 pounds of food looks like and how hard it was to separate by fresh, frozen, dry and canned goods and then to evenly distribute it to the families in need in my community. We are a food desert and huge thanks to the St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Roadrunner Food Bank for the beautiful food we get each month. #peoplehelpingpeople

For many credit unions and community banks, a lack of innovation in their lending operations results in inefficient processes. “The Impact of AI on Lending Efficiency" report outlines the challenges that community-based financial institutions are facing and how AI can boost efficiency and success. Interested in digging deeper??Download the full report to read Cornerstone’s research on lending efficiency and see how your organization compares to peers in the industry. https://lnkd.in/gw3zx-Bq Cornerstone Advisors Ron Shevlin #AI #Lending #CreditUnions #CommunityBanks #FinTech #Innovation #LendingTech

Join teams Zest AI and MeridianLink tomorrow at 11a PST as we dive into smart decisioning and driving more inclusive lending with less risk! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gc83icwX Aaron Long Brandon Sisola #FinancialInclusion #FairLending #Lending #LendingTech #Innovation #FinTech

Throughout the month of September, Zestys across the country came together to celebrate our annual Zest Week of Service, volunteering with various non-profit organizations in the areas where we live and work. We are excited to continue giving back and spreading the Zest heart throughout each of our communities! Zest Cares ?? #Community #Heart #FinTech #AI #GreatPlaceToWork #WeekOfService

Just when I thought another great #DC trip couldn't get any better... Zest AI Head of Data Science Dr. Sean Kamkar and I spent the morning providing our perspective on their recent RFI to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Financial Institutions. With a principal focus on safety and soundness, market structure, #competitiveness, and #regulatory structure, among other things, this office is undertaking a serious inquiry into #AI usage, opportunities, and risks in #financial services. Zest AI is glad for every opportunity to bring clarity, precision, and #technological expertise into the #policy development process, and we look forward to keeping the conversation going. And then I get on my flight home to #NC, it is loaded with road warriors and public servants, and once again I am sitting next to my Congressman, Rep. Nickel. We catch up on the issues of the day, maybe I sounded tired when I described how I was trying to get everything done I wanted to do? For whatever reason you decided to give me this beautiful challenge coin I am truly honored and newly encouraged, #thankyou Wiley Nickel. #fintech #regtech

That’s a wrap! A huge shoutout to Iowa Credit Union League for hosting us this week in Des Moines! Special thanks to Murray Williams, Matt Oakley, Jaimie Miller, MPA, CUDE, and Caitlyn Frohmader, CUDE for the warm welcome to Team Zest AI. We had an incredible time connecting with #Iowa #creditunion leaders diving into how #AI can fuel a thriving lending ecosystem. Mike de Vere spoke to a packed room, sharing how AI can combat application #fraud and unveiling the power of LuLu for instant lending performance insights. A heartfelt thank you to all of our customers who visited our booth. Your partnership means the world to us. Iowa, we’ll see you again soon! Dan Chiazza, Roman Nazarewycz, Judy Lin #AI, #ML, #GenAI, #IowaCreditUnions, #ICUL, #teamwork, #dreamteam