Solifi acquires Inovatec to create unified platform for auto & specialty finance
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:28 AM
Informed appoints new CEO as AI platform eyes major growth beyond auto lending
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:25 AM
Nissan and INFINITI dealers now can use DigniFi to expand flexible payment options for service, parts & accessories
Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2026, 11:30 AM
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Greenville Auto Auction Celebrates 16 Years—A look back and a look ahead
On this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits visits with Billy Willis and Kevin Stallings of Greenville Auto Auction. The auction celebrates 16 years in early September, and the guys talk about the history of the sale, ... Listen Here
Lightico boosts advisory board with former defiSOLUTIONS exec
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico wants to remain on an upward trajectory following significant growth during 2019, including signing multiple prime and subprime auto finance companies to use its digital customer interaction solution. The company recently welcomed Glenn Munro to its advisory board as ... [Read More]
Survey: Banks embrace AI but struggle to find competitive impact
Auto Fin Journal Staff
New research from Genpact showed there’s no doubt commercial banks are using artificial intelligence (AI). In fact, the global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation reported 97% of commercial banks leverage AI. However, Genpact also discovered most financial ... [Read More]
700Credit enhances dealer mobile app with prequalification capability
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Officials from 700 Credit, the provider of credit reports, compliance solutions and consumer pre-qualification products, announced last week the release of a Mobile Dealer Application for their QuickQualify platform. The company reiterated that its QuickQualify is a pre-qualification platform that ... [Read More]
GM Financial modifies executive team to serve dealers better
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
The series of executive promotions GM Financial made this month all point to making the experience better for the captive’s customers; from consumers who enter into a lease or retail installment contract to dealerships that are completing tasks in the ... [Read More]
New York Fed considers ramifications of significant cyberattack on payment system
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A trio of experts at the New York Federal Reserve constructed a variety of scenarios connected with how banks and payment networks would be impacted if a widespread cyberattack happened. Thomas Eisenbach, Anna Kovner and Michael Junho Lee released their ... [Read More]
NICB and FRISS form strategic partnership to curb fraud
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FRISS, a company dedicated to combating insurance fraud using innovative IT software, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), a not-for-profit organization dedicated exclusively to fight insurance fraud and theft, recently announced the two organizations entered a strategic partnership. NICB ... [Read More]
Ally Financial selects new chief information, data and digital officer
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Ally Financial is asking Sathish Muthukrishnan to complete an array of tasks as the company’s new chief information, data and digital officer. According to a news release distributed on Monday morning announcing he joined the company, Ally said Muthukrishnan will ... [Read More]
FunnelAI now part of CDK Global Partner Program
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FunnelAI, a real-time, purchase-ready customer acquisition platform that uses artificial intelligence to turn social intent and web activity into prospects for businesses, recently announced that it has become a participant in the CDK Global Partner Program. The company highlighted that ... [Read More]
Report projects global automotive blockchain market growth through 2030
Auto Fin Journal Staff
At least one firm sees the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the global automotive blockchain market to be quite robust in 2020 and into the next decade. Allied Market Research said in its recently published report the global automotive ... [Read More]
3 enhanced dealer capabilities of myautoIQ’s real-time AI platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Before 2019 closed, another Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company targeting buyers in the automotive retail industry released its proprietary search engine fueled by artificial intelligence (AI). And it’s a solution that’s designed to function similar to how music might flow through your ... [Read More]
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