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Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Alfa, provider of Alfa Systems, strengthened its data migration toolbox last week with the launch of Alfa Recon, a new artificial intelligence-enabled reconciliation module. Designed to help customers migrate legacy data and acquired portfolios to Alfa Systems more quickly, more ... Read More
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Artificial intelligence in auto retail, says Zeigler Auto Group chief operating officer Sam D’Arc, is in a similar place as digital retail was 4-5 years ago. There’s a lot of excitement, but perhaps not a complete understanding of how AI ... Read More
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM
Sam D’Arc doesn’t remember what his query was when he first used ChatGPT, but the response was fast and accurate. “It caused a little bit of awe and surprise in how well it extracted information into the answer to the ... Read More
Assuring potential buyers about used EV battery health with David Giacobbe of Voltest
Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 04:01 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. One of the key questions buyers ask dealers about ... Listen Here
Why vehicle recalls are becoming more complex and frequent
Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 03:52 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. This conversation features Cherokee Media Group’s Andrew Friedlander and ... Listen Here
Why now is the time used-car leasing might gain sustained momentum
Wednesday, May. 20, 2026, 03:25 PM
We continue our episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcast originating from the Live Stage, which was sponsored by SYCN Auto Logistics, during the Used Car Industry Summit in Miami this spring. FlexPath DXP chief executive officer Tarry Shebesta draws on ... Listen Here

NCA & CISA begin 21st annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, 12:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched the 21st annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Organizers said this year’s theme, “Secure Our World,” builds on the momentum from last year’s theme, highlighting basic ... [Read More]

Treasury & IRS give more than $2B toward 300K ‘clean’ vehicles so far in 2024

Tenet partners with Point Predictive to weed fraud out of EV financing
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, 12:04 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS on Tuesday highlighted they have given more than $2 billion in incentives toward the delivery of more than 300,000 “clean” vehicles so far this year. The agencies said they gave ... [Read More]

BNY survey highlights community banks & digital transformations

Wednesday, Sep. 25, 2024, 11:52 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (BNY) released results of a survey of community banks that it conducted with the Harris Poll, a global market research firm. The global financial services company found that more than 90% ... [Read More]

50 questions about privacy & AI from FTC’s Bedoya

Monday, Sep. 23, 2024, 11:34 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alvaro Bedoya of the Federal Trade Commission played his own version of 20 questions last week. Bedoya actually posed 50 questions during a speech at ForumGlobal’s sixth annual Data Privacy Conference USA in Washington, D.C., pondering queries connected with privacy, ... [Read More]

Point Predictive & Sync1 Systems partner to bring more fraud-fighting tools to credit unions

fraud magnifying glass
Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2024, 11:00 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive landed relationships with individual credit unions recently with Affinity Federal Credit Union and Valley Strong Credit Union each tapping the service provider that leverages artificial intelligence to fight against fraud. Last week, Point Predictive waded deeper into the ... [Read More]

JM&A Group promotes Hull to be NTP president

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2024, 10:59 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, JM&A Group announced the promotion of Kevin Hull to president of National Truck Protection Co. (NTP). Wade Bontrager, whose career spans nearly 30 years in the insurance industry, will continue to support NTP as a key advisor while ... [Read More]

Alfa deploys final pillar of Alfa Systems 6

Wednesday, Sep. 18, 2024, 10:58 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The sixth of six pillars in Alfa Systems 6 is now available for Alfa’s auto-finance clients. The newest piece —  Collaborative Ecosystem — can allow customers to tap into Alfa’s expertise and best practices to source and integrate with new ... [Read More]

Wells Fargo to become preferred purchase financing provider for VW, Audi, Ducati dealers in US

Monday, Sep. 16, 2024, 04:29 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Volkswagen Financial Services, the captive finance arm of VW Group of America, has reached a multi-year co-branded agreement with Wells Fargo for the latter to be the preferred purchase financing provider for VW, Audi and Ducati brands in the U.S. ... [Read More]

PODCAST: New resource to improve income verification

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024, 11:47 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps it’s the most crucial part of the entire underwriting process: Does the applicant for auto financing have the reliable income to maintain monthly payments? With the prevalence of fraud happening now, income verification is an ongoing challenge for finance ... [Read More]

VicOne & Block Harbor spearheading automotive capture the flag competition for cybersecurity

Wednesday, Sep. 11, 2024, 11:47 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Capture the flag (CTF) apparently isn’t just a game for recess. VicOne, an automotive cybersecurity solutions provider, and Block Harbor, an automotive cybersecurity engineering company, are spearheading the Automotive Capture the Flag 2024 competition. This year’s global CTF challenge, with ... [Read More]

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