
14 honorees among this year’s Women in Auto Finance
Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2023, 11:58 AM

Vero Technologies raises $8.5M for platform to help banks generate more wholesale financing
Wednesday, Sep. 20, 2023, 11:58 AM

PODCAST: What happened over the summer on the fraud front
Friday, Sep. 15, 2023, 10:12 AM
Accelerate2Compliance forms partnership with Privacy4Cars
Wednesday, Sep. 13, 2023, 12:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Accelerate2Compliance (A2C) reinforced its Federal Trade Commission compliance solutions for automotive dealerships to help protect from the risks associated with cyber security attacks, personal information leaks, and non-compliance penalties. A2C did this by launching a strategic partnership with Privacy4Cars and ... [Read More]
Access Capital upgrades to Solifi’s SaaS asset-based lending solution
Monday, Sep. 11, 2023, 11:48 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Access Capital, a privately owned asset-based lending firm based in New York, last week upgraded from its on-premise system to Solifi ABL on Open Finance Platform. In addition to upgrading to the newest version, a news release indicated Access Capital ... [Read More]
Bloomberg brings alternative data into company evaluations
Monday, Sep. 11, 2023, 11:46 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alternative data isn’t just for evaluating consumers during the underwriting process. It’s now being used to evaluate entire companies, too. Last week, Bloomberg announced the introduction of a new alternative data function — ALTD <GO> — on the Bloomberg terminal. ... [Read More]
Finastra makes LaserPro available in the cloud
Wednesday, Sep. 6, 2023, 10:49 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Finastra announced on Wednesday that LaserPro — its loan document preparation system used by more than 2,500 financial institutions — is now available in the cloud. Finastra highlighted this strategic launch of LaserPro in the cloud is geared to streamline ... [Read More]
PaymentVision rolls out campaign focused on cash
Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, 12:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
PaymentVision doesn’t want businesses of all stripes to forget that sometimes consumers still want to pay their bills with cash. The payment processing solutions provider launched a campaign urging billers across industries to embrace the importance of consumer choice by ... [Read More]
Alfa completes review to join AWS Partner Network
Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, 12:32 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Earlier this week, Alfa announced the completion of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Foundational Technical Review (FTR) for Alfa Cloud, its single-tenant software-as-a-service product. The achievement completed by the provider of software for the asset finance industry also meant acceptance ... [Read More]
2 reports detail intensifying search for affordable car insurance
Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, 12:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Separate reports from TransUnion and LexisNexis Risk Solutions indicated consumers are shopping for new car insurance nowadays with similar intensity as they are for a different vehicle. As dealerships continue to offer insurance solutions in their F&I offices, findings from ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Wolters Kluwer’s Tim Yalich on ongoing digital adoption in auto finance
Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, 12:34 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer head of automotive strategy Tim Yalich returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to update how the industry is working toward more digital adoption in auto financing. Yalich also touched on how much long-in-the-tooth technology like ... [Read More]
CFPB crafting new rule targeting data brokers
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, 11:36 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In late April, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with three other federal regulatory agencies, released a joint statement outlining a commitment to enforce their respective laws and regulations with a connection to artificial intelligence. On Tuesday, the CFPB built ... [Read More]
FTC charges Experian with spamming consumers
Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, 11:34 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian received a potential six-figure fine from the Federal Trade Commission on Monday. According to a news release, the FTC will require Experian Consumer Services, which offers consumers access to their Experian credit information, to pay $650,000 to settle charges ... [Read More]