Sunbit Adds Three Senior Leaders from PayPal, LendingPoint and LendingClub

Becca Zoller Stone, Jessie Garton Szymanski and Anthony Suzara join the company as it expands platform partnerships and new consumer products

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sunbit, the personalized financial partner that unlocks your best way to pay, today announced three additions to its leadership team, hired with experience from PayPal, Affirm, LendingClub, BlackRock, LendingPoint and Citi.

Becca Zoller Stone joins as Vice President, Platform Partnerships; Jessie Garton Szymanski joins as Vice President, Consumer Marketing, Card and Loan Products; and Anthony Suzara joins as Vice President, Strategic Finance.

The hires come as Sunbit expands the platforms through which merchants can offer Sunbit’s financing technology, deepens Sunbit’s relationships with the millions of consumers already using its products, and builds the financial infrastructure to support Sunbit as it broadens its reach across products, platforms and markets.

“Becca, Jessie and Anthony each bring deep expertise, but what stood out to us was their ability to build,” said Britt Provost, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Sunbit. “They’ve led teams, developed new businesses and helped scale some of the most recognized companies in financial services and technology. They're joining at a moment when we're expanding both what we offer and how we reach customers, and each of them will play a significant role in what comes next."

Becca Zoller Stone, Vice President, Platform Partnerships

Becca will lead Sunbit's Platform Partnerships organization, focused on expanding the technology and commerce platforms through which businesses can offer Sunbit directly within their existing workflows.

She brings more than 20 years of experience across payments, lending, banking and embedded finance. Most recently, Becca led key products in PayPal’s SMB payments portfolio, with responsibility for its business performance and go-to-market strategy. Previously, as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Affirm, she led business development and partner growth across major platforms including Adyen, Stripe, Shopify and Apple Pay. She also served as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at SoFi and spent more than a decade at American Express in leadership roles spanning partnerships, product management, strategy and customer experience. Becca began her career in investment banking at JPMorgan.

“Sunbit has created an important technology that helps customers finance the in-person, essential services they need, from car repairs to dental care. As more and more businesses run their payments through vertical software platforms, there is tremendous untapped potential to scale Sunbit's differentiated offerings across these channels. I'm excited to join the Sunbit team to continue building the future of commerce and to drive a critical new vector of growth for the company."

Jessie Garton Szymanski, Vice President, Consumer Marketing, Card and Loan Products

Jessie will lead consumer marketing across Sunbit's card and loan portfolio, with a focus on turning a customer's first transaction into a lasting relationship and making Sunbit a trusted, top-of-wallet choice.

She brings two decades of fintech and financial services marketing experience. Previously, Jessie held multiple marketing leadership roles at LendingClub that spanned consumer and enterprise audiences, where her teams delivered 2x year-over-year growth. Before that, at BlackRock's iShares, she led go-to-market campaigns for more than 30 exchange-traded fund (ETF) products that brought in more than $500 million in net new business. Jessie also led a multi-channel brand campaign that returned iShares to the No. 1 position in U.S. ETF asset flows.

“What drew me to Sunbit is that the product is ahead of the brand. The company has served more than six million customers with technology that approves more people and delivers better offers, but most people don't yet know everything Sunbit can do for them. Closing that gap is exactly the kind of building I love."

Anthony Suzara, Vice President, Strategic Finance

Anthony will help shape Sunbit's long-term financial strategy and lead financial planning, building the framework and insights to support the company's next phase of growth.

He brings nearly 20 years experience across financial services. He spent approximately five years at LendingPoint as Senior Vice President leading Corporate Finance, Strategy and M&A initiatives. Earlier he covered the consumer finance and banking sectors as a Director at Citi Investment Banking, following several years in asset management.

“I’m excited to be joining Sunbit at such an important point in its growth. As the Company enters its next phase and continues to expand its market share and product offerings, I am looking forward to helping shape the financial strategy and planning that will support that growth. I’m also particularly passionate about Sunbit’s mission to alleviate financial stress for people by providing them with fair, affordable and accessible financing options.”

About Sunbit

Sunbit is a personalized finance partner that unlocks your best way to pay. Our goal is to help every individual realize their financial potential by building solutions for people who want to make the most of their money in the smartest way possible. Powered by proprietary AI, Sunbit replaces one-size-fits-all financing with smart, tailored solutions built around each person's unique financial situation. Sunbit technology consistently approves more customers and delivers better offers than traditional financing options. Sunbit's merchant and platform partners grow their business without added cost or complexity, because customers who get better offers come back. To date, Sunbit has served 6+ million customers across 45,000+ locations nationwide, through vertical-specific platforms, cross-vertical partners like Stripe, and a growing portfolio of no-fee co-brand and Sunbit-branded credit cards. Loans are made by Transportation Alliance Bank Inc., doing business as TAB Bank, which determines qualifications for and terms of credit. The Sunbit Card is issued by TAB Bank pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.