PODCAST: Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:19 PM
Records set in Edmunds Q1 data reinforce thought of ‘cliff’ connected to 84-month contracts
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 12:30 PM
Fruit of Agora-Figure partnership results in auto loans available as tokenized real-world assets
Monday, Mar. 30, 2026, 12:25 PM
Automotive Intelligence Award honoree Satyan Merchant of TransUnion
Our conversations with the 2026 Automotive Intelligence Award winners wrap up with Satyan Merchant, who is senior vice president, automotive and mortgage business leader at TransUnion. Merchant recollected how his interest in data started when studying statistics on the back ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 07:01 PM
Top Reasons Dealers can benefit by attending the Used Car Summit
On this episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Bill Zadeits has a conversation with Vanessa Rocha, VP, All-American Bonds and Insurance and a Board member with the Florida Independent Auto Dealers Association. Vanessa speaks to some of the big issues ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, 03:27 PM
Industry Elite: Tony Rimas of XPEL
Concluding our inaugural Industry Elite: The C-Suite honoree series is a conversation with Tony Rimas, who is vice president of global revenue at XPEL Inc. Rimas — an avid biker who swam and ran track & field and cross country ... Listen Here
Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2026, 07:40 PM
Tropic survey shows 2026 as inflection point for AI investment
Monday, Jun. 16, 2025, 10:01 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tropic published findings from a recent survey last week, showing that finance and procurement teams are preparing for a massive shift toward artificial intelligence adoption, with 86% planning to implement or scale AI initiatives by 2026. With 50% reporting they’re ... [Read More]
Independent study by Forrester highlights three primary gains by clients using Experian Ascend Platform
Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:35 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The top three findings from a recently commissioned total economic impact study of Experian’s global customers by Forrester illustrated what the company’s tools can do for clients. According to a news release from Experian, the study showed that the Experian ... [Read More]
Former Volvo exec now leads Chase Auto’s Subaru business
Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:33 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Chase Auto welcomed a former high-level Volvo executive to oversee one of its captive finance businesses. Michael Cottone joined the company as general manager to lead Subaru Motors Finance. In his role, Chase Auto highlighted that Cottone will ... [Read More]
Origence & Alloy partner to help credit unions fight fraud
Wednesday, Jun. 11, 2025, 11:33 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Origence is intensifying its fight against fraud. The lending technology solutions provider for credit unions announced a strategic partnership with Alloy, an identity and fraud prevention platform provider. Origence said on Wednesday that this partnership can provide credit unions with ... [Read More]
Report examines ‘regulatory paradox’ and ‘jawboning’ in technology oversight by federal agencies
Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025, 11:48 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps technology regulation isn’t loosening as much as industry leaders and fintechs anticipated when a new president entered the White House in January. The Phoenix Center released a new analysis this week that claimed key federal agencies continue to pursue ... [Read More]
FlexPath DXP continues industry integrations by working with Agility Credit
Wednesday, Jun. 4, 2025, 11:44 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FlexPath DXP landed another integration partnership this week; this time with Agility Credit, a provider of soft-pull credit technology. The creator of the patent-pending VeriQual solution for real-time identity-verified credit prequalification highlighted that this integration makes it easier for dealers ... [Read More]
Corporate Insight research reinforces how differently boomers & Gen Z see banks
Monday, Jun. 2, 2025, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Corporate Insight (CI) recently released its latest Fintech Monitor report examining how and why customers choose fintechs or incumbents for their banking needs. The report also offered new insights on preferences across generations, income levels and banking relationships. The report ... [Read More]
Former Ford Credit exec now leads Hyundai Capital America
Monday, Jun. 2, 2025, 11:56 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Hyundai Capital America (HCA) is now being led by a former c-suite executive at Ford Credit. On Monday, HCA announced Jim Drotman as its president and CEO to lead its partnerships with Hyundai Motor America, Kia America, and Genesis Motor ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Connecting auto-finance data with brand loyalty
Wednesday, May. 28, 2025, 11:10 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto-finance data often highlights trends such as originations and delinquencies. But for the closing presentation of this spring’s Auto Intel Summit, TJ Cox of TransUnion and Jill Louden S&P Global Mobility took a different approach about what auto-finance data could ... [Read More]
Point Predictive’s fraud consortium surpasses 650 members
Wednesday, May. 28, 2025, 11:10 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Calling it a “simple idea,” Point Predictive saw strength in numbers as being crucial in curbing fraud and generating other potential benefits for the auto-finance industry. It’s why the solutions provider that leverages artificial intelligence and other technologies cheered so ... [Read More]
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