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Upstart’s Paul Gu: ‘AI is a mindboggling change in the economics of lending’

  • Upstart's lending models have been shown to expand access to capital without taking on more risk.
  • The fintech firm is rolling out a new auto product in addition to a credit decisioning API.
Zachary Miller | July 29, 2020
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