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Zero Circle partners with Epic River for green financing

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May 8, 2024

Epic River, a lending-as-a-service platform provider, partnered with Zero Circle, a green finance marketplace, to integrate their digital platforms. With this integration, the companies hope this will improve access to green financing, according to a press release.

Epic River's platform will connect banks to green lending opportunities, while Zero Circle's marketplace will improve access to green capital for organizations. In particular, the platform automates sustainability evaluations and reporting for small-to-medium sized businesses and automates tracking and reporting of carbon footprints.

Through the partnership, Zero Circle will offer loan opportunities to financial institutions or to a network of more than 2,000 lenders through Epic River's lending platform.

"Our mission is to empower community banks and credit unions with new loan opportunities to fuel their growth," Jeff Grobaski, founder and CEO of Epic River, said in the release. "Collaborating with Zero Circle enables us to now offer a new solution with an exceptional suite of tools and resources to help our network of lenders tap into the high-growth green financing market. Our alliance reinforces our dedication to deliver innovative solutions that enable financial institutions to support the customers and communities they serve."