About: Pete MacInnis, founder and CEO of eLEND Solutions
Pete MacInnis, founder and CEO of eLEND Solutions
Pete brings 40+ years of experience in automotive finance and technology as Founder and CEO of eLEND Solutions™, an automotive FinTech company providing a middleware solution designed to power transactional digital retailing buying experiences. The platform specializes in hybrid credit, identity verification, and ‘pre-desking’ solutions, accelerating end-to-end purchase experiences - helping dealers sell more cars! Faster!
Technology is supposed to make things simple. That’s about as clear and concise as it gets when the debate turns to the application of technology throughout dealer systems and workflows.
Sure, lots...
Both the U.S. Senate and the House recently approved a resolution to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) dealer participation guidance (at this writing, all that remains to rescind...
Right about now, blockchain technology might seem like the Wizard in Oz: lots of flash, difficult to understand, and slightly overrated – to put it mildly. Sure, it’s an amazing...
Sparring technology providers makes the blockchain opportunity less clear
You’ve heard all the hoopla about cryptocurrency values — the currency you can’t touch. It’s all very confusing and exciting – and...
You count yourself as a progressive dealer, a champion of trends, with an eye on streamlining your process and creating a customer-first experience. You know things have changed, and you’re...
Here is an experiment: in your next auto industry conversation, bring up blockchain technology, autonomous vehicles, IoT, connected cars and anything to do with the cloud…and see how energized the...
It’s more effective than Pre-Screening
By Pete MacInnis
We’ve all seen the endless data about consumer dissatisfaction with the car-buying process, particularly with how lengthy it can be. In fact, in a survey...
Better Closing Rates and Customer Satisfaction Among the Benefits
By Pete MacInnis
Dealers and their F&I managers are always looking for an easier and quicker way to pre-qualify customers in order to shorten...
If customers can complete credit applications and finance paperwork before coming to the dealership, the benefits are tremendous.
BY PETE MACINNIS
Today’s digital shoppers expect a satisfying shopping experience. They want to...