Prog Holdings, Inc. Appoints James P. Smith to Board of Directors
May 11, 2021 at 06:30 pm IST
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PROG Holdings, Inc. announced that James P. Smith has been appointed to its Board of Directors. In connection with Mr. Smith's appointment, the Company's Board of Directors engaged in a thorough and deliberate process that was led by the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Jim Smith is a seasoned leader and pioneer in digital, data, and financial services. Over the past 30 years, Jim has been at the forefront of leveraging technology and data in innovative ways and in developing new products.
PROG Holdings, Inc. is a fintech holding company that provides payment options and inclusive consumer financial products. Its Progressive Leasing segment is provider of e-commerce, app-based, in-store point-of-sale lease-to-own solutions provider. The segment provides consumers with lease-purchase solutions through its point-of-sale partner locations and e-commerce Website partners. It does so by purchasing the merchandise from the POS partners desired by customers and, in turn, leasing that merchandise to the customers through a cancellable lease-to-own transaction. Its Vive segment primarily serves customers that may not qualify for traditional prime lending offers who desire to purchase goods and services from participating merchants. Vive offers customized programs with services that include revolving loans through private label and Vive-branded credit cards. Its Four segment provides consumers of all credit backgrounds with BNPL options through four interest-free installments.