Auto lenders are not yet ready to turn credit decisions over to artificial intelligence and machine learning; Mike Kane, Ally Financial...
AutoFi has raised $10 million from a Series A fundraising and has plans to expand its auto lending technology services; the platform currently allows auto dealers to sell cars online, connecting buyers with lenders; it will add vehicle leasing options for customers; it is also expanding its services to Canada through a new partnership with Tricor Automotive Group. Source
AutoGravity CEO Andy Hinrichs was interviewed by CNBC’s On the Money program with Becky Quick; Andy explains the AutoGravity solution of simplifying the car buying process; successes to date include availability in 49 states, 500,00 app downloads and 20,000 dealership members since launch in 2016; they also discuss who the target buyer is for their product and how they generate revenue. Source
There has been a wide trend in recent years to use automated investment advice as it is seen to be...
Over 50% of Americans can not afford an unexpected expense of $400; at LendIt USA 2017 we hosted a fireside chat focused on helping Americans save; a key area that companies look at is an individual's spending as a way to help change their behavior to save more; round up from the everyday coffee you buy or set goals through your lifestyle; each way can help individuals to better set aside money when needed, as well as invest for the future; technology today allows for companies to better help individuals who thought they were left out of the investment community; the chat also focused on why they believe as a startup they can help to solve the financial inclusion question as opposed to the incumbent banks; the discussion also touched on the future of their businesses, current partnerships with top consumer brands and potential add ons for their current product offerings. Source
With the onset of Covid, banks and fintech companies have seen their call volumes go from thousands a day to...
Goldman Sachs's Marty Chavez has helped lead the bank to new levels of automation which have been revolutionizing the financial services industry; Chavez provides details on how the bank's equity trading desk was consolidated from 600 employees to two traders; automation has also evolved significantly for currency trading and investment banking; Chavez sees the trend continuing with more computer engineers replacing traders and investment banking tasks involved with transactions such as initial public offerings also becoming automated. Source
Writing in TechCrunch, Tally CEO Jason Brown talks about the key to competing against the banks as they try to...
Autonomous finance has the ability to fundamentally reshape how we interact with our money; some features exist today but connecting...
Through Autonomous NEXT the research firm will provide a suite of products and services with in-depth analysis of banking innovation and fintech; Autonomous Deputy CEO Erick Davis says, "We discovered untapped demand for insight on financial technology and innovation, and are excited to bring this to market."; focus areas will include robo advisors, blockchain, neobanks, insurtech, chatbots and artificial intelligence; in its first available report the firm provides metrics on fintech growth by financial services category. Source