With Presidio Group as exclusive financial advisor, Carputty closes Series B financing to push total capital raise past $40M
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SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Path to unlocking $120B in automotive revenue via blockchain
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Since blockchain is establishing its presence in the automotive sector, strategy and marketing consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners projected after dissecting recent study findings that the revenue potential for this technology could ramp up to be nearly $120 billion by 2030. ... [Read More]
RouteOne COO departs after 17 years
Auto Fin Journal Staff
RouteOne said on Thursday that one of its longest-tenured executives — chief operating officer Brad Rogers — announced his resignation to take leadership of an organization in an adjacent industry. And it appears it’s going to take five other RouteOne ... [Read More]
Outsell highlights 45% revenue growth and update to AI-fueled marketing tool
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Artificial intelligence appears to be generating some real revenue in the automotive space. Coinciding with a major update to its flagship platform, AI-driven marketing automation platform Outsell also announced strong 2018 financial results, with direct revenue up 45 percent over ... [Read More]
Equifax study examines what dealers and finance companies want to remain competitive
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With the vehicle-financing process in constant evolution, the demand for dealerships and finance companies to handle consumer concerns is growing, too. A new commissioned study conducted by Jabian Consulting on behalf of Equifax confirmed that dealers and finance companies alike ... [Read More]
AmTrust and Endurance Dealer Services set to deploy VSC that covers electric vehicle batteries
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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 unveils forecasting solution to updated credit loss standard
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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]
UK fintech firm lands 56 million euros in equity and debt funding
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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]
Fiserv to merge with First Data in $22B stock transaction
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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]
Annual Deloitte tech trends report describes climate of disruption and uncertainty
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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]
Venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi invests in cloud retail platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
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]
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