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Irvine, CA – August 18th 2025 – LendAPI, the leading provider of next-generation decisioning and credit technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Ivey as Head of Decision Science Technology. Andy brings more than 25 years of software development and risk systems experience across financial services, insurance, and technology, with a deep specialization in decision engines and credit decisioning platforms.
Most recently, Andy served as Associate Director of Risk at OneMain Financial, where he managed credit decision releases and oversaw the delivery of complex rule changes within a Strategy Manager-based decisioning platform. Prior to OneMain, Andy held leadership and engineering roles at Provenir, Elevate Credit, Think Finance, AmeriCredit, and Allstate, where he played an instrumental role in building and scaling decision engines, credit risk systems, and enterprise-grade applications.
Andy’s extensive background includes leading global teams at Elevate Credit to design and maintain sophisticated decisioning systems, spearheading technical delivery and QA initiatives at Provenir, and driving innovation at Think Finance, where he and LendAPI CEO Timothy Li first collaborated decades ago.
“Andy is one of the most respected decision science technologists in our industry,” said Timothy Li, Co-Founder and CEO of LendAPI. “Having worked with him early in our careers, I’ve witnessed his incredible ability to design and scale decisioning systems from the ground up. I couldn’t be happier to welcome him to LendAPI, where he will play a key role in advancing our platform and empowering our clients to grow with confidence.”
In his new role, Andy will work closely with LendAPI’s Engineering and Customer Success teams to strengthen the company’s decisioning infrastructure and accelerate delivery of client-focused solutions.
“I’m thrilled to join LendAPI at such an exciting stage of growth,” said Andy Ivey. “Decisioning is at the heart of every financial services company, and LendAPI is uniquely positioned to transform how lenders and fintechs build, deploy, and optimize their strategies. I look forward to working with the talented team here to push the boundaries of what’s possible in decision science technology.”
LendAPI will officially announce Andy’s arrival in the coming weeks as the company continues to expand its leadership team and technology capabilities.
About LendAPI
LendAPI is a next-generation decisioning and data integration platform built to empower lenders, fintechs, and financial institutions with smarter, faster, and more flexible credit and risk decisioning. Through its marketplace of data providers and powerful decision engine technology, LendAPI enables its clients to innovate with speed, reduce costs, and scale with confidence.
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