The finance industry is responding to the need for consumer protection for owners of vehicles fueled by battery power. AmTrust Financial Services, a leading specialty commercial property and casualty insurer, together with Endurance Dealer Services, a provider of extended vehicle ... [Read More]

IHS Markit is leveraging its scale in the economic and technological worlds to help banks and finance companies navigate significant accounting changes coming within the next year. The company announced the launch of its economic and financial scenario solution designed ... [Read More]

Funds to help fintech firms in Europe arrived on Monday. Fintech business lender MarketInvoice announced it has raised 26 million euros in new equity funding. This Series-B funding round was led by Barclays and fintech fund Santander InnoVentures with significant ... [Read More]

Major consolidation in the fintech space unfolded on Wednesday. Fiserv and First Data Corp. announced that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement under which Fiserv will acquire First Data in an all-stock transaction. The companies ... [Read More]

Deloitte focused on three new technologies in an annual report that highlights on the latest trends that experts described as creating a climate of disruption and uncertainty. The report titled, “Tech Trends 2019: Beyond the digital frontier,” explored how the ... [Read More]

A trio of connected global OEMs is pushing more resources into streamlining the vehicle-purchase process with improved, cloud-based technology. Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, announced a new investment in digital technologies and services by investing in ... [Read More]

Cognomotiv, a provider of real-time data services that certify the safety, security and proper functioning of modern vehicles at runtime, recently introduced its board of advisers; a group that includes former high-ranking executives at General Motors and Enterprise Holdings. The company ... [Read More]

FICO recently learned its collection of patents grew by five. Federal officials recently awarded five new patents to the Silicon Valley analytic software firm related to fraud, artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced analytics. In total, FICO currently holds 192 U.S. ... [Read More]

One of the first honorees highlighted among Women in Auto Finance during Used Car Week 2018 — Jennifer Reid of Equifax — delved into an array of topics with Nick, including the subscription model as well as how companies in ... [Read More]

While facing challenges on multiple fronts, report findings declared that changing customer behaviors and demands should be fueling change in the service and products retail banks are offering. Those assertions arrived as part of an in-depth study released on Wednesday ... [Read More]