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Wolters Kluwer on significance of digital securitizations by credit unions
Matthew Babcock, who oversees digital lending product strategy for Wolters Kluwer, returned as a guest on the Auto Remarketing Podcast, recapping the recent milestone associated with credit unions and securitizations. Babcock also touched on the proliferation of AI agents and ... Listen Here
Next Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award recipient: Kyle Birch of GM Financial
For the first time since 2022, Auto Remarketing and Cherokee Media Group are giving their Ron Smith Lifetime Achievement Award; an honor reserved especially for executives who have made one of the most significant impacts on the used-car industry. During ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame honoree Jared Kalfus of Black Book
We finish our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with a conversation featuring Black Book president Jared Kalfus. Kalfus describes what it takes to be successful in sales and why face-to-face conversations are still vitally ... Listen Here
eLEND Solutions survey to gather information going into Used Car Week
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Pete MacInnis, eLEND Solutions CEO and founder, is doing plenty of homework before his appearance at Used Car Week, which begins on Nov. 16 in San Diego. MacInnis is generating real-world data for his presentation titled, “Can Machine Learning Fix ... [Read More]
Ridero & AFG partner to expand residual-based vehicle financing
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Ridero, a technology platform building infrastructure for vehicle leasing and residual-based financing, on Monday announced a strategic partnership with AFG to expand residual-based vehicle financing across new and used vehicles. According to a news release, the partnership combines AFG’s lender ... [Read More]
6 factors that vault risk assessment from S&P Global Ratings monitors
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Monday, S&P Global Ratings launched its vault risk assessment (VRA), a new analytical approach that can deliver independent, forward-looking insights into the risks associated with digital asset lending vaults. The company highlighted the initiative brings institutional-grade transparency to the ... [Read More]
Porsche revs into US securitization market with $911M prime auto ABS transaction
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Porsche recently hit the accelerator into the securitization market via its captive. Last week, Porsche Financial Services announced the successful closing of its first asset-backed securities transaction in the United States registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to ... [Read More]
Fueled by more than $100M in strategic financing, MCO names new president
Auto Fin Journal Staff
MyComplianceOffice (MCO) appointed John Schobel as president on Tuesday, as the provider of compliance management software for the financial services industry looks to continue its growth trajectory following the securing of more than $100 million in financing. MCO now serves ... [Read More]
RCS messaging now available through Nordis Technologies’ Expresso platform
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nordis Technologies on Tuesday launched rich communication services (RCS) messaging within its Expresso platform in a move meant to provide businesses with a “more engaging, trusted way” to connect with customers. The provider of omnichannel customer communications management and payments ... [Read More]
With $5.5M in funding, Fearn builds AI platform to expedite patent applications for startups
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A California startup is pairing patent law experts with an in-house artificial intelligence and engineering team to expedite the process while also reducing costs significantly. Fearn is looking to accelerate patent prosecution, which is the legal and administrative process of ... [Read More]
ACI Worldwide can now support tokenized deposit payments through Swift’s ledger
Auto Fin Journal Staff
ACI Worldwide on Tuesday announced it is bringing intelligent routing for Swift ledger transactions to ACI Connetic, its cloud-native payments hub. The company said this capability will allow banks to process tokenized deposit payments alongside traditional payment types using the ... [Read More]
Informed bolsters AI expertise with new SVP
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informed continued to modify its executive team this week by naming its senior vice president of AI. Joining the company with an artificial intelligence-powered platform that can help lenders verify applications, detect fraud, and accelerate loan funding across auto, consumer ... [Read More]
Former COO becomes Odessa’s next CEO
Auto Fin Journal Staff
You can go home again, at least at Odessa when it means becoming the company leader. The asset and auto finance software company on Monday announced the appointment of Mathew Abraham as chief executive officer to succeed Joe Juliano in ... [Read More]
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