White Clarke Group launched its latest report and summary video into the industry – the Global Technology Report 2018.

The new digital report is published in an interactive format to allow users to access key findings. The report showcases new business models, industry best practice and thought leadership from around the world.

This year’s research highlights the most important drivers of change in the industry in five key categories:

• Mobile and pay-as-you-go car finance
• Artificial customer service
• Cryptocurrency, blockchain and mobility
• Cyber wars
• Future directions

The report reviews some of the key developments in the market, including the impact of new services. This includes vehicle subscriptions, along with the digital products that are developing to support this changing market.

It also features expert analysis on cybercrime and the security risks facing companies as they adapt to digitalization. Royce Curtin, managing director of Global Intelligence at Barclays, warns of the rise of “Crime-as-a-Service,” where encrypted communications via the Dark Web are used to find insider information as well as hackers, who will be prepared to launch an assault on some of the world’s biggest banks and retailers.

The exclusive content for the 2018 Global Technology Report is based on discussions and presentations from this year’s International Auto Finance Network conference and White Clarke Group’s Auto Captives Summit, held in London at the start of 2018.

Brendan Gleeson, group CEO of White Clarke Group, said, “We are delighted to share this year’s White Clarke Group 2018 Global Technology Report and we hope you will find the results as interesting and relevant to your business as we have. As ever, we welcome your feedback and are happy to discuss our findings.”