INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS INSIGHT SKILLFULLY

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❝ Sword Apak’s wholesale finance system exemplifies our global strategy to implement modular products, standardized processes and integrated IT systems across more than 40 countries.

❞ Daimler Financial Services AG

SWORD APAK’S STATE-OF-THE-ART WHOLESALE FINANCE SYSTEM (WFS) Is deployed globally by major financial institutions supporting 10’s of thousands of dealers in multiple countries.

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Designed specifically for banks and captive finance providers, Sword Apak’s Wholesale Finance/Floorplanning System (WFS) integrates technology and business insight skillfully.

The result is a proven, highly versatile and scalable global floorplanning solution with rich functionality in a single application. WFS is deployed internationally by major financial institutions. To date, we have delivered 60 WFS installations for 28 clients 19 countries, supporting 10’s of thousands of dealers around the world.

WFS delivers a seamless finance and commercial loan administration solution across multiple geographies. By standardizing and streamlining dealer funding operations, WFS minimizes the cost of entry into new markets, working hard to transform your business process and improve efficiency.

Shape WFS to your needs

WFS is highly configurable, giving you the freedom to shape how it works for your business across a range of financial products, plans, dealers and credit lines. Customize and apply business rules, workflow and financial terms from a suite of options to ensure greater operational efficiency and reduced credit risk.

A PROVEN GLOBAL FLOORPLANNING SOLUTION

WFS works seamlessly across multiple geographies

WFS supports a range of finance products:

• Traditional floorplanning• Factoring• Parts finance• Asset-based loans• Commercial loans• Mortgages / Real estate• Working capital• Revolving credit

YOUR WORKFLOW, YOUR WAY

WFS’s ‘User Defined Workflow’ is a powerful concept that can transform your approach to business process and operations.

Apply the enhanced WFS ‘workflow’ tool to:

• Maximize process automation and cost efficiency• Reduce time-consuming administration• Eliminate the need for expensive software releases or upgrades

WFS ‘User Defined Workflow’ lets you:

• Create, assign, and track work items generated by system event triggers and based on pre-defined conditions

• Streamline and automate multiple business processes

• Manage user behaviour

• Greatly improve performance measurement

❝ WFS has been designed to be highly dealer responsive using a ‘self-service’ approach that will help dealers manage and administer their wholesale financing.

❞ Mazda Motors Europe

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Powerful reporting capabilities

WFS provides online, on-demand access to an extensive suite of customizable system reports. View or download real-time, accurate, and consolidated operational, accounting and management data to support business-critical decision-making.

For more complex business intelligence, SABIR (Sword Apak Business Intelligence and Reporting) is a new fully integrated reporting tool that includes:

• Predefined dashboards and reports

• Customizable dashboards

• Trend analysis and key performance measures

• Comment and idea sharing options

• Comprehensive report visualizations

Future proof technology

WFS’s technical architecture provides a seamless fit with industry standard platforms based on the Java EE framework. Easily integrated into the client’s system, WFS ensures the technical platform is well-managed, cost-effective, and future-proof.

• Provides web-native benefits in terms of cost, scalability, maintenance and ease-of-use

• Supports browser access from front-to-back end

• Uses the latest web technologies developed within a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) environment

Self-service for business partners

With WFS, dealers, manufacturers, and other business partners can:

• Access and manage business-critical data including, credit lines, stock lists, financial transactions and management reports

• Manage floorplan accounts, make new and used vehicle funding requests, payoff existing loans, swap vehicles, view reports and download statements and invoices

You can also set up administration users so business partners can manage their own user accounts.

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At Sword Apak we know how to do business. And we know how to do technology. We deliver robust and strategic financial systems solutions world-wide for the financial services industry.

We’re always innovating

Sword Apak develops, implements and supports innovative global software solutions for the wholesale floorplanning and banking sectors. We’ve done it for over three decades. We’re still innovating. Our teams provide integrated business consultancy and IT services to ensure our clients’ commercial aspirations are met – and even exceeded.

We never stop improving what we do. Through our Product Roadmap we focus on the continual development of our product and service offering. So not only do you get a highly responsive client service, you also benefit from our dedicated commitment to inward investment. With ongoing in-house software development, business intelligence improvements and continuous technical advances, WFS is a sophisticated ever-evolving wholesale floorplanning solution. By constantly enhancing functionality, system performance, and usability, in-line with market trends and demands, we have developed an industry-leading solution that is ahead of the curve.

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Unmatched Wholesale Floorplanning expertise

We have the largest worldwide network of business and technical expertise in wholesale floorplanning. With this capability we can meet the toughest business challenges and deliver business-critical solutions that work.

Our business and technical teams offer:

• Professional business consultancy • Integrated business process management• Full project delivery, implementation, and training• Low-cost, low risk ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS)• Dealer funding support

❝ Sword Apak has demonstrated an in-depth knowledge of the automotive finance industry. From system specification to development, Sword Apak has met the high standards expected by Toyota Financial Services.

❞ Toyota Financial Services

❝ What makes us stand out in the global finance solutions market is the unique business and IT insight we bring to our clients. Our people are some of the finest minds in the industry, with specialist domain knowledge and a real commitment to meeting customer needs. For more than three decades we have delivered powerful, innovative technology solutions. We’re still innovating.

❞ Tony Allen, CEO Sword Apak

Well-connected around the world

As part of the Sword Group, we have access to global offices and hosting resources. We provide businesses with a responsive local presence, flexible ‘Software as a Service’ and in-house delivery options for worldwide funding operations.

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Software as a Service (SaaS)

Our ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) – or ‘on-demand’ ASP – is a low-cost, low-risk automated solution freeing you to focus on your business while we take care of the technology. We typically provide all hardware, software licenses and maintenance, as well as technology and software upgrades enabling you to benefit from:

• Minimal capital outlay

• Rapid system deployment

• Predictable IT costs which you can budget, plan and control

• Sword Apak’s continuous product development

• Helpdesk support 365 days a year

Your data is secure with us

Sword Apak gives data security the highest priority. We have attained ISO accreditations 27001 and 9001, and are regularly audited by independent assessors and regulatory bodies including LRQA and Sox.

Wholesale Finance System (WFS)

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