Al Goldstein is listed as a founder of Enova International on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.
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Al Goldstein
Founder
Al Goldstein is listed as a founder of Enova International on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.
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Quick Facts
- Role Founder
- Company Enova International
- Country United States
- Industry AI in Finance
- Founded 2004
- Known For Enova is a two-decade-old, publicly traded example of machine learning applied to non-prime consumer and small-business…
- Status Active
- Last Reviewed Jul 2026
Executive Summary
Al Goldstein is listed as a founder of Enova International on the Brel Digital company profile. Expand biography only from verified public sources.
Career Timeline
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2004
Company founded
Enova International was founded in 2004 per the company profile source on file.
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2004
Development
2004: Al Goldstein and his brother Alexander Goldstein found The Check Giant LLC in Chicago; by year-end it is renamed CashNetUSA, offering short-term loans in 10 states.
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2006
Acquisition
September 2006: Cash America International completes its acquisition of substantially all of CashNetUSA's assets, for an initial purchase price of approximately $35 million with additional earn-out consideration.
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2011
Development
2011: Cash America's online lending division is renamed Enova.
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2012
Product
2012: Enova launches its NetCredit installment-loan brand.
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2014
Development
November 13, 2014: Enova International completes its spin-off from Cash America and begins independent trading on the NYSE under the ticker ENVA.
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2016
Product
2016: Enova launches Enova Decisions, licensing its underwriting and analytics technology to other lenders.
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2020
Acquisition
Julyu2013October 2020: Enova announces, then completes, its acquisition of OnDeck Capital for approximately $122 million, adding small-business lending and the ODX bank-technology platform.
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2026
Leadership
January 1, 2026: Steve Cunningham succeeds David Fisher as CEO; Fisher becomes Executive Chairman for a planned transition of at least two years.
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Enova International — Financial AI product
The Colossus machine-learning underwriting platform powering consumer brands CashNetUSA, NetCredit, and Headway Capital, small-business brand OnDeck,…
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