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What might be next for Amazon Autos
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:52 PM
Cherokee Media Group’s Bill Zadeits hosted a fireside chat with Fan Jin, global leader of Amazon Autos, during Used Car Week 2025. Their wide-ranging conversation about the past, present and future of the online platform and its involvement with automakers ... Listen Here
Auto-finance leaders on growth, risk & recovery
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, 03:07 PM
It’s a question any business must answer, but it’s especially important in auto finance. How do you balance growth and risk? A trio of industry executives — Mike Goins of TD Bank, Jeff Marsh of Millennium Capital and Recovery and ... Listen Here
Expectations for repossessions in the US & Canada with Purr’s Chris Schellenberger
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 07:48 PM
Purr founder and CEO Chris Schellenberger opened Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Schellenberger, whose unique business model offers a retail consignment platform for repossessed vehicles, discussed what the repo industry could be ... 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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