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SPONSORED EPISODE: Five questions to ask before choosing a transportation partner
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, 09:15 PM
This sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast features two experts from Central Dispatch who offer valuable guidance for choosing a transportation partner. Shanna Wise, who oversees business strategy execution, and Blake Bentley, who leads enterprise client account success, take ... Listen Here
Inside Auto Auction M&A with Mach10 CEO George Pero
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 02:01 PM
The auto auction industry has seen a spike in M&A over the last three years, similar to the consolidation in auto retail that has been going on much longer. And our guest today has experience with both. George Pero is ... Listen Here
Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 04:17 PM
While the year-over-year figure reflects broader market volatility, Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, explained the strong quarter-over-quarter increase of the Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index signals market re-engagement. Babcock elaborated about ... Listen Here

With nearly 80% of execs wanting AI in auto-financing platform, 7 steps to build software

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Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, 03:57 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As an evaluation firm articulated the top seven steps to follow within a software development life cycle, a provider of cloud-based software solutions for all financial institutions announced the results of its latest survey focused on the need for artificial ... [Read More]

UK’s Secure Trust Bank leverages White Clarke Group’s wholesale finance solution

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Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, 03:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Following the initial workshops nine months ago, White Clarke Group recently delivered its CALMS wholesale finance solution to V12 Vehicle Finance, the automotive financial services arm of Secure Trust Bank, an established, well‐funded and capitalized retail bank in the U.K. ... [Read More]

FDIC chair reiterates 3 reasons for creation of fintech office

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Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, 04:17 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FDIC chairman Jelena McWilliams reiterated three reasons why the regulator is looking to engage and collaborate with innovators in the financial and nonfinancial sectors to identify, develop and promote technology-driven solutions. During a speech to The Financial Conduct Authority’s 2019 Global ... [Read More]

KPMG sees US fintech investment intensifying as 2019 continues

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Wednesday, Jul. 31, 2019, 04:39 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
KPMG discovered overall fintech investment in the U.S. remained strong during the first half of 2019 but dipped a bit following a record year in deal volume and value. But prospects for a robust second half of the year are ... [Read More]

Moody’s Analytics acquires RiskFirst

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Monday, Jul. 29, 2019, 02:39 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Moody’s Corp. boosted its analytical horsepower last week with an outside acquisition. Moody’s announced that it has acquired RiskFirst, a leading fintech company providing risk analytics solutions for the asset management and pension fund communities. A news release indicated the acquisition ... [Read More]

Equifax data breach settlement approaches $700M

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Monday, Jul. 22, 2019, 03:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps now Equifax, along with federal and state regulators, can close the chapter of the company’s history that included the 2017 data breach. On Monday, the credit bureau announced a comprehensive $671 million resolution that includes settlement agreements that would ... [Read More]

Equifax lifts Auto Intel Council to 7 members

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Wednesday, Jul. 17, 2019, 04:14 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Auto Intel Council (AIC) now has seven members. Joining the collection of leading companies and experts in the auto fintech space is Equifax.   The AIC also includes Digital Recognition Network (DRN), IBM, KAR Auction Services, Maryann Keller & ... [Read More]

Survey reiterates disconnect between data trust and data quality

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Wednesday, Jul. 17, 2019, 04:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Syncsort recently conducted a survey to explore data quality and organizations’ confidence in data across their enterprise. Though most respondents rated their organization’s data quality either as good (38%) or very good (27%), the software company’s survey revealed a disconnect ... [Read More]

Former J.D. Power and Affinitiv tech experts join CarLabs.ai

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Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2019, 09:33 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
CarLabs.ai, which counts three automakers and one of its captives among clients, recently added former J.D. Power and Affinitive leaders to meet rapid user growth. CarLabs.ai, best known for creating Kia's AI-powered digital assistant Kian, recently added three new automakers ... [Read More]

CULA upgrades lease management system

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Tuesday, Jul. 9, 2019, 09:32 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA), launched a redesign to its proprietary lease management system, Seamless Lease Connection. In an effort to leverage the U.S. vehicle leasing market that totals $64.6 billion according to Experian, CULA highlighted the upgraded ... [Read More]
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