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TD Auto Finance appoints Womack as president & CEO
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, 06:26 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
After being with the finance company for the past seven years, Marc Womack now is president and chief executive officer of TD Auto Finance. According to a news release from TD Bank distributed on Thursday, Womack will oversee the expansion ... [Read More]
CDK names Garen as chief information officer
Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, 04:38 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
With a background in the banking, financial services, investment and medical industries, CDK Global welcomed its new chief information officer on Thursday. Taking on the role of CIO for the automotive retail technology company is Kirsten Garen who also will ... [Read More]
Shred-it report details depth of data-breach rise among large firms & small businesses
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, 04:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Shred-it discovered noticeable jumps since 2017 in both corporate executives and small-business owners reporting that they experienced a data breach. The information security service provided by Stericycle announced the findings when Shred-it released its 10th anniversary edition of the Data ... [Read More]
Capital One among latest investors pushing $13M into Lightico
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, 04:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico not only is gaining more clients, but the platform built so customers can interact digitally with auto-finance companies and other financial services firms is securing more funding resources, too. On Tuesday, Lightico announced a $13 million investment led by ... [Read More]
MUSA Auto Finance lands 2 partners to enhance leasing platform
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020, 04:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MUSA Auto Finance is looking to capitalize on the leasing market, especially with more happening digitally nowadays. This week, MUSA Auto Finance announced plans to expand both its new- and used-vehicle leasing platform nationwide through a partnership with two large ... [Read More]
Market Scan to fuel Shop.Click.Drive for GM
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, 07:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Market Scan Information Systems’ newest partnership is with one of the world’s largest automakers. On Monday, the automotive solutions and data provider announced it will integrate with General Motors’ Shop.Click.Drive digital retailing platform. Shop.Click.Drive will be powered with Market Scan’s ... [Read More]
Financial Data Exchange highlights accomplishments in just 2 years
Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, 04:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Financial Data Exchange celebrated the significant growth and accomplishments the organization has generated in just two years. FDX marked its second anniversary by reiterating its goal of unifying the entire financial industry around a secure, common, interoperable and royalty-free ... [Read More]
Constant among the 2020 Benzinga Fintech Listmakers
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
It’s been an award-winning autumn so far for Constant. A week after it received a 2020 AI TechAward, the fintech and automated loss mitigation provider announced on Wednesday that it has been named to the 2020 Benzinga Global Fintech Listmakers. ... [Read More]
Fair launches pilot to lease Acura and Honda CPO vehicles
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:31 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Because of its robust new-model leasing activities, Honda and Acura usually have a deep well of vehicles that can become certified. And with a new pilot program orchestrated by Fair, those CPO units now can be leased again. On Wednesday, ... [Read More]
Newest financing pushes Tekion valuation above $1 billion
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, 03:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fueled by its Series C financing round of $150 million, Tekion recently announced its valuation now stands at more than $1 billion. And with an array of automakers and major dealership groups in the mix, the cloud technology company and ... [Read More]