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ZestCash

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ZestCash offers a fair and transparent alternative for people who need short-term loans but do not have access to traditional credit. ZestCash loans were designed to help people meet their basic life needs without getting themselves into a vicious debt cycle.

With ZestCash loans, borrowers fully understand the entire cost of their loan and set a payment they can afford. The goal is to offer a hand up to people when they need it most, not to push them down.

ZestCash loans are currently available in Utah, Idaho, Missouri, South Dakota, South Carolina and Wisconsin. ZestCash will be available in additional states soon.

Recent Milestones

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  ZestCash — ZestCash pivots to underwriting analytics and changes name to ZestFinance (7/5/12)
  Posted 7/6/12 at 12:07pm via gigaom.com
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  ZestCash received $73M in Venture Round funding. (1/19/12)
  Posted 1/19/12 at 5:06am via com.au
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  ZestCash received $19M in Series A funding. (7/21/11)
  Posted 7/21/11 at 5:08am via gigaom.com
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  ZestCash added Douglas Merrill as Founder & CEO.
  Posted 10/12/10 at 9:23am
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  ZestCash added Shawn Budde as Co-founder and Chief Risk Officer.
  Posted 10/12/10 at 9:24am
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  ZestCash added Sonya Boralv as Marketing.
  Posted 10/12/10 at 9:24am
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  ZestCash added Jeff Bussgang as Board Observer.
  Posted 1/26/12 at 11:25am

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: ZestCash
Uploaded: 10/12/10

Sources

1. ZestCash gets $19M to offer data-driven loans (gigaom.com) [edit]
2. ZestCash closes $73 million in funding (techworld.com.au) [edit]
For ZestFinance, big data comes with big responsibility (gigaom.com) [edit]