NEW BILLIONAIRE

David Zalik, cofounder of Greensky—which provides fast financing for home renovations— landed on the cover of our September 5 issue of the world’s most innovative companies. Lend Academy’s Peter Renton called Lauren Gensler’s piece “a must-read,” and our look at fintech’s prime players prompted online digest Financetnt to note that while the “payments sector gets the most press, digital loans and credit services are making a major splash.” Overall plaudits went to cloud-tech giant Salesforce, our No. 1 innovator for the fifth time, returning after two years further down the list. “Finally back on top!” tweeted Nick Post, its head of strategic innovation. Some wondered how we could rank it ahead of the two firms nipping at its heels. “Salesforce ahead of Tesla and Amazon?” tweeted @Rocohibo. “Wow. Might need a recount!”