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DigniFi names chief product officer
DigniFi announced the appointment of Jefim Piekarz as chief product officer on Tuesday. The fintech company specializing in access to automobile, powersports and RV repair financing said Piekarz will lead DigniFi’s product and engineering teams, advancing product strategy, technology development, ... Read More
Maritczak brings experience from EY & Ally to PCMI
PCMI continued to revamp its executive team on Tuesday. The provider of lender compliance technology and F&I administration software added Alex Maritczak as senior director of business development, bringing more than 30 years of automotive finance and financial services experience ... Read More
Latest two moves by US Bank have dealers & OEMs in mind
U.S. Bank made a pair of moves last week geared to boost its position in automotive with dealerships and OEMs. First, U.S. Bank said it is launching redesigned BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad Mastercard credit card products that offer cardholders ... Read More
SPONSORED EPISODE: What independent dealers need to be successful with Chris Vangellow of Frazer
In this special sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, Chris Vangellow, who is the Director of Product Management at Frazer, described what’s changed most about running an independent dealership over the past few years, especially from a technology perspective. ... Listen Here
Used Car Week Hall of Fame: Grace Huang of Cox Automotive
We begin our series featuring the 2026 Used Car Week Hall of Fame honorees with Grace Huang, president of Cox Automotive Inventory Solutions, who joins Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby for a conversation about her career journey, the value of ... Listen Here
Ben Sporn of VIP Automotive Group Takes DIY Approach to AI
Ben Sporn is the chief marketing officer of VIP Automotive Group on Long Island, N.Y. , where he runs operations and artificial intelligence projects at his family’s 10-store dealer group. He also has a tech background, having worked for Google ... Listen Here

15 executives among 2026 Women in Auto Finance honorees

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Another 15 exceptional executives have been honored among the 2026 Women in Auto Finance, an award program presented by Primeritus Financial Services. From dealerships to finance companies to service providers, this year’s group again represents a wide spectrum related to ... [Read More]

SBS reinforces US executive team to gain more floor plan business

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Auto Fin Journal Staff
SBS, the global financial technology company whose wholesale finance platform powers operations for OEM captives including Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volvo, has appointed a U.S. leadership team as floor plan lenders search for a more efficient way to run their ... [Read More]

Parafin & Tekion launch buy now, pay later tools for dealers

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealers now can use buy now, pay later paths like their consumer customers. Last week, Parafin, an embedded finance company for platforms, announced a partnership with Tekion, an artificial intelligence-native platform serving the entire automotive retail ecosystem. Together, they launched ... [Read More]

FlexPath DXP hires Neilson as director of dealer and channel development

Auto Fin Journal Staff
FlexPath DXP on Wednesday named Shannon Neilson as director of dealer and channel development. Neilson is being tasked with working directly with dealers, agencies, and channel partners to help them better understand how consumers are engaging with their marketing and ... [Read More]

With Presidio Group as exclusive financial advisor, Carputty closes Series B financing to push total capital raise past $40M

Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Presidio Group served as exclusive financial advisor on the Series B financing of Carputty to accelerate expansion of its embedded finance platform across the automotive industry. This latest round of financing brings the total capital invested in Carputty — ... [Read More]

Jericho Information Technology & Fuse share initial goals for partnership

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Jericho Information Technology and Fuse recently formed a new partnership with the goal of rolling out joint initiatives in the coming months. Jericho operates in the indirect auto lending business, importing data from many legacy systems into a single platform ... [Read More]

PODCAST: Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO

Auto Fin Journal Staff
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 ... [Read More]

Nissan and INFINITI dealers now can use DigniFi to expand flexible payment options for service, parts & accessories

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Nissan and INFINITI dealers have another option to help remove affordability barriers that often lead customers to decline or defer recommended work. The option came on Tuesday when DigniFi announced that it will offer its services. Nissan and INFINITI dealers ... [Read More]

Solifi acquires Inovatec to create unified platform for auto & specialty finance

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Solifi CEO Dan Corazzi said, “Automotive finance is one of the clearest examples of why connected technology matters.” Corazzi made that assertion on Tuesday when Solifi announced that it has acquired Inovatec Systems Corp., a cloud-based lending technology provider serving ... [Read More]

Informed appoints new CEO as AI platform eyes major growth beyond auto lending

Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informed has a new chief executive officer with plans on expanding beyond auto lending into adjacent verticals. On Monday, the artificial intelligence-powered platform that helps lenders verify applications, detect fraud, and accelerate loan funding across auto and consumer lending appointed ... [Read More]

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