Monday, October 22, 2018 - 12:06pm

Auto Fin Journal Staff

Dealertrack now has a closer relationship with two captive finance companies. On Monday, Dealertrack announced the expansion of its partnership with Hyundai Motor Finance and Kia Motors Finance making Dealertrack Contracting available in 39 states, including Texas, California, New York, Florida and... Read More

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 10:14am

Auto Fin Journal Staff

Another client-service provider relationship has evolved into one of executive teammates. TruDecision, a fintech company providing sophisticated applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other quantitative tools to dealers and finance companies, has named Joel Kennedy its chief operating... Read More

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 12:10pm

Auto Fin Journal Staff

Since oftentimes potential buyers are cruising website and making considerations based on their monthly budget, truPayments recently introduced tru Shop-by-Payment and the ShopByPayment.com website. Company officials explained that tru Shop-by-Payment is a Software-as-a-Service product for dealers and finance companies... Read More

Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 11:19am

Auto Fin Journal Staff

TruDecision’s advisory board already includes a leading blockchain researcher. And now the fintech company looking to provide sophisticated applications of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other quantitative tools for dealers and finance companies now has former high-level executive from GM Financial on... Read More

Wednesday, October 10, 2018 - 11:54am

Auto Fin Journal Staff

A company that specializes in catering to customers who are low-to-moderate income individuals with soft credit histories now has the technological horsepower constructed by SpringboardAuto.com. Oportun, a technology-powered community development financial institution (CDFI), announced on Tuesday it has acquired the... Read More

Wednesday, October 3, 2018 - 12:13pm

Auto Fin Journal Staff

Industry leaders reiterated during this summer’s Automotive Intelligence Summit the importance of collaboration as technology evolves. Another example of those kinds of partnerships recently came to fruition involving Jericho Information Technology and OneMagnify. Dave McCune, president of Jericho Information... Read More

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 2:01pm

Auto Fin Journal Staff

Cox Automotive grew again on Monday. The company announced the acquisition of Intersection Technologies; better known in the aftermarket industry as F&I Express. Management said the deal furthers Cox Automotive’s mission to transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars. While specific... Read More

Monday, October 1, 2018 - 11:10am

Auto Fin Journal Staff

As the firm itself pushes additional resources into its blockchain division, KPMG pinpointed how much fintech investment grew during the first half of this year. According to KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech report, investment in U.S.-based fintech companies surged to $14.2 billion across 427 deals during the first half of... Read More