The real cost of inaction when it comes to transport fraud
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Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
More dialogue about current complexities of fleet management with David Prusinski of Vehicle Management Systems (VMS)
A limited number of qualified maintenance technicians. A robust mix of gasoline-, diesel- and electric-fueled vehicles. There’s no shortage of challenges for fleet managers nowadays. To help wade through the environment with valuable perspectives, David Prusinski, who is CEO of ... Listen Here
Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, 03:30 PM
Lenders, forwarders & agents discuss repo bottlenecks
In another of the Used Car Week 2025 panel discussions focused on repossessions and recoveries, AutoSquared.ai co-founder Bahador Rahimi led a conversation that included lenders, forwarders and agents. The group exchanged ideas about how industry firms can smooth the bottlenecks ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, 07:16 PM
Informativ names Brignola as chief financial officer
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 12:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Informativ, a provider of fraud prevention, compliance, credit, and payments technology for the automotive and consumer finance industries, on Tuesday announced that Dominic (Nick) Brignola has joined the company as chief financial officer. Most recently, Brignola was chief financial officer ... [Read More]
DriveCentric & NCC roll out enhanced integration to simplify dealership credit process
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 12:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
DriveCentric, a CRM provider for automotive dealerships, on Tuesday announced an enhanced integration with National Credit Center (NCC), an automotive credit and compliance platform. The expanded integration embeds key capabilities from NCC’s Complete Credit platform inside DriveCentric, giving dealerships complete ... [Read More]
Dealer Pay & CrossCheck partner so stores can handle evolving consumer payment preferences
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 11:53 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As a dealer, you want to get paid accurately and completely, correct? Well, Dealer Pay and CrossCheck are now working together to make sure that happens through a strategic partnership designed to improve the way automotive retail businesses handle financial ... [Read More]
PODCAST: The hidden costs of getting paid with Dealer Pay CEO Julie Douglas
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 11:48 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As payment technologies evolve, so do the risks. Dealers are increasingly targeted by sophisticated fraud schemes, and compliance requirements are tightening. Dealer Pay CEO Julie Douglas recapped the current environment on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics during ... [Read More]
Algebrik AI begins 2026 with new credit union client
Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, 11:48 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Algebrik AI started 2026 by landing another client, announcing on Monday that Advantage Plus Federal Credit Union, a community financial institution serving southeast Idaho and western Wyoming, has selected key modules of Algebrik ONE to modernize its lending operations. Founded ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Talking titles with Dave Spencer of Vitu
Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, 11:38 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Some folks might consider title work the most boring part of automotive. Well, on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics at Used Car Week 2025, Vitu vice president of national sales Dave Spencer explained how exciting — and ... [Read More]
CHAMP Titles lands $55M in largest funding round to date
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 12:22 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The next-to-last business day of 2025 was a monumental one for CHAMP Titles. The provider of digital solutions to motor vehicle agencies announced that it has raised $55 million in new financing, surpassing all previous rounds and marking the company’s ... [Read More]
Informed.IQ secures $63M in funding from Invictus Growth Partners with eyes on expansion in auto & other markets
Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, 12:21 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Before 2025 closed, Informed.IQ announced a $63 million growth equity investment from Invictus Growth Partners to help fuel its technology designed to reduce fraud in auto lending and other parts of financial services. Informed.IQ said the investment from Invictus arrived ... [Read More]
J.D. Power: Captives trail banks when delivering exceptional digital experience
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:56 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Automakers are certainly integrating sophisticated performance and safety technologies into vehicles. But the technology fueling their captive finance companies isn’t quite to that level, according to the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Automotive Finance Digital Experience Study. Researchers found that automotive ... [Read More]
LLP Exotic Auto Finance leverages ACI Worldwide to accelerate leasing, bill payments & more
Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Exotic vehicles are often engineered to drive fast. LLP Exotic Auto Finance is collaborating with ACI Worldwide to bring the same speed to vehicle leasing for bill payments and more. On Tuesday, the leasing company specializing in top-of-the-line luxury and ... [Read More]
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