Why did Upstart (UPST) stock rise on Wednesday?

3 min read | May 04, 2022 01:38 PM PDT | By Versha Jain
Highlights
  • Upstart Holdings Inc. is an AI lending platform that provides credit services.
  • On May 4, Upstart announced to offer Upstart AI Lending for Salesforce on Salesforce AppExchange. 
  • The integration of AI Lending with AppExchange will help modernize lending and provide competitive and better customer service to clients. 

Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPST) stock inched 4.94% up to US$89.68 on Wednesday at 1:39 pm ET. 

Today, Upstart announced to offer its AI lending for Salesforce on Salesforce AppExchange. Salesforce AppExchange connects customers to ready-to-install customizable apps and Salesforce-certified consultants to solve their business challenges. 

The integration of AI lending with AppExchange is expected to help modernize lending and provide competitive and better customer service to clients. 

The integration will make it easy for the lenders with AI-supported lending, a simplified process where borrowers will be able to get loans from anywhere, at any time, and from any channel. 

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Using AI-enabled lending for Salesforce, Upstart-powered banks and credit unions can offer a digital lending experience to their customers in-person at the local branch, on the phone, or from QR code scanning. This all will be possible directly from Salesforce Financial Services Cloud. 

With the customers’ pre-filled information, the completely digital online application process would make for a convenient and personalized experience for the customers.

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Upstart Holdings, Inc. (UPST) performance

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San Mateo, California based Upstart Holdings Inc. is an AI lending platform providing credit services. Founded in 2012 by ex-Googlers, the platform aggregates consumer demand for loans and connects to the Upstart-powered bank partners and credit unions.

Its primary source of revenue is the fees paid by banks.

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The company has a market capitalization of US$7.66 billion. It has a P/E ratio of 64.16. The UPST stock traded in the range of US$401.49 to US$71.09 in one year.

Financials:

For the fiscal ended December 31, 2021, its revenue was US$849 million, an increase of 264% YoY. The net income was US$135 million, up from US$6.0 million in fiscal 2020.

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Bottom line:

“This integration with Financial Services Cloud enables financial institutions to deliver the most modern personal lending experience anywhere, regardless of their size or geography,” said Michael Lock, SVP of Lending Partnerships for Upstart.

Woodson Martin, GM of Salesforce AppExchange, said, "AppExchange is constantly evolving to connect banks and credit unions with the right apps, and experts for their business needs to serve modern consumer needs.”


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