Chris Rentner

FinTech founder and former enterprise executive helping financial institutions modernize lending

20+ years building and leading Financial Technology, Banking, and Lending businesses

As Chief Commercial Officer, Chris Rentner leads NEWITY’s growth strategy, overseeing partnerships, sales, and marketing for its Enterprise Lending Suite. Having built lending technology for banks and led a division at a global financial technology leader, Chris understands how financial institutions evaluate, implement, and scale new technology.

Founder of multiple FinTech platforms; former P&L leader at a global FinTech company

Chris has founded and scaled companies from concept to mid-eight-figure outcomes, including a digital lending platform that helped banks serve small business borrowers, navigating FDIC, OCC, and Federal Reserve oversight along the way. As a P&L leader at a publicly traded financial technology company, he led a nearly $100M division spanning product, operations, and client-facing teams, overseeing billions in payments and lending volume. He has recently deepened his expertise in AI, applying it to drive operational efficiency.

A former U.S. Navy Lieutenant and Merchant Marine Officer, Chris also founded and scaled a maritime logistics company.