** Shares of Plenti Group PLT.AX rise as much as 12.6% to
A$1.16, set to gain most since July 13 last year
** Fintech firm says its quarterly loan originations grew
135% to A$307.6 million urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2U66V8
** Westpac WBC.AX also to fund https://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/media/media-releases/2022/27-january
electric vehicle finance provided by Plenti in Australia
** Bank says it completed A$250 mln structured auto facility
to fund electric vehicles and related features for co
** As of last close, stock is down 20.7% this year
(Reporting by Navya Mittal)
((Navya.Mittal@thomsonreuters.com;))