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
Solutions by Text among winners of 2025 FinTech Breakthrough Awards
Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025, 12:09 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Solutions by Text (SBT) was recently named winner of the Best Payment Facilitator Solution as part of the 2025 FinTech Breakthrough Awards. SBT was recognized for its FinText text and payments platform, providing a cutting-edge solution for the consumer finance ... [Read More]
Chase Auto picks president of private label captive finance
Wednesday, Mar. 19, 2025, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Chase Auto on Tuesday named John Thacker as president of private label captive finance. In his role, Chase said Thacker will work with its private label captive finance partners including Subaru, Jaguar Land Rover, Rivian, Maserati, Aston Martin and McLaren. ... [Read More]
TransUnion sees elevated risk for tax fraud this filing season
Monday, Mar. 17, 2025, 10:35 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tax season is in full swing, with consumers having about a month remaining to file their federal and state returns. And according to a TransUnion analysis, tax refund theft is an annual concern, with this year including an elevated risk. ... [Read More]
NETSOL rolls out Transcend AI Labs to build solutions for retail and finance industries
Monday, Mar. 17, 2025, 10:23 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
NETSOL Technologies last week announced the launch of Transcend AI Labs that’s designed to empower automotive and equipment OEMs, dealerships and financiers with artificial intelligence-driven innovation, automation and consulting services for a competitive edge. Transcend AI Labs is focused on ... [Read More]
Experian highlights 15 years of developments from Innovation Lab
Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025, 12:16 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its Innovation Lab in North America, a cornerstone of the company’s long-time commitment to innovation around data and technology. Over the past decade and a half, Experian highlighted the lab has helped drive ... [Read More]
Point Predictive lands 2 dealer groups as clients using BorrowerCheck
Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025, 12:15 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive is gaining significant fraud-prevention traction among dealership groups, too. The provider of artificial intelligence solutions for consumer lending announced a pair of dealership groups have implemented BorrowerCheck across their dealerships to enhance their fraud prevention and strengthen lender ... [Read More]
4 companies honored as inaugural recipients of Automotive Intelligence Awards
Wednesday, Mar. 12, 2025, 12:15 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As part of the inaugural Automotive Intelligence Awards, Cherokee Media Group is honoring a select group of Emerging Companies that improve a specific aspect of the automotive industry through technology. Industry leaders see these four honorees as being on the ... [Read More]
CULA signs one of the largest credit unions in Indiana
Monday, Mar. 10, 2025, 10:28 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) announced on Monday that it has been selected by FORUM Credit Union to bring the benefits of vehicle leasing to FORUM’S more than 160,000 credit union members across 15 branches in Indiana. This partnership ... [Read More]
Former Equifax executive set to join Wolters Kluwer
Monday, Mar. 10, 2025, 10:27 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Monday, Wolters Kluwer named Lisa Nelson as CEO of its financial and corporate compliance (FCC) division. The move is effective March 31. The provider of information solutions, software, and services for professionals highlighted that Nelson has more than 25 ... [Read More]
Experian: EVs accounts for nearly 1 in 5 of all new leases in Q4
Thursday, Mar. 6, 2025, 01:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Electric vehicles are continuing to get a surge of market share via leasing. According to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report: Q4 2024, more than 50% of new EV purchases were leases, and EVs accounted for nearly 20% ... [Read More]
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