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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
Flipping EV battery risk into faster sales
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:49 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. AVILOO chief executive officer Brett Lippel focused on what ... Listen Here
What actually sells cars on social media?
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:42 PM
We begin 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. Bryan Pascual, founder of DealerCarLeads, answers one of the ... Listen Here
Tiger Okeley describes what it’s like for BHPH dealers during another turbulent year
Tuesday, May. 12, 2026, 01:47 PM
Tiger Okeley is the executive board member of Oak Motors, a buy-here, pay-here dealership that’s been in business for more than 40 years in central Indiana. Having seen boom times, recessions, and more, Okeley shared his insight to help owners ... Listen Here

DigniFi and Dealer Pay partner to help consumers finance & pay for vehicle repairs

Omnique & Reaves: Simpler Recon for Independents
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 12:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Perhaps as exciting for dealerships as when customers walk into the showroom and service drive is the point when those individuals get set to pay for whatever has just been provided. This week, DigniFi, a fintech company specializing in automotive ... [Read More]

Tenet raises another $30M to grow EV financing platform

Agora Data gains $400M in funding capacity
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023, 12:01 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Tenet Energy, a climate fintech platform that helps consumers and businesses drive electric vehicles for less, announced on Wednesday that it has closed a funding round of more than $30 million, including more than $10 million in Series A investment ... [Read More]

CUNA and NAFCU members approve merger to create single credit union association

Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, 01:51 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
By overwhelming majorities, members of the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) have voted in favor and approved the merger to form America’s Credit Unions. Of those institutions that participated according to a ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer: Digital transformation makes notable move when compared to 2020

Wolters Kluwer: Digital transformation makes notable move when compared to 2020
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, 05:00 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Wolters Kluwer announced third quarter results and analysis from its Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index this week. The project tracks the rate at which auto dealers, service providers and finance companies are seeing growth in the evolution from paper-based finance ... [Read More]

Free white paper from Nordis Technologies offers path to improve consumer billing & payments

Nordis Technologies
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, 04:47 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The focal point of a new, free white paper from Nordis Technologies claimed that cloud applications for personalizing consumer billing and payment experiences can make a big difference in whether auto finance companies get paid and keep contracts current. Authors ... [Read More]

7 more credit unions to use GrooveCar Direct vehicle shopping & financing platform

credit union
Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, 11:51 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
GrooveCar Direct, which offers credit unions their own, white-labeled vehicle shopping platform, recently announced seven new partnerships. The credit unions now using this technology are: —El Monte Community Credit Union, based in El Monte, Calif., with assets of $34 million ... [Read More]

Invesco Advisers study dissects impact AI now has on investors

Invesco Advisers study dissects impact AI now has on investors
Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, 11:50 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Investors not only are pushing resources into fintechs fueled by artificial intelligence. They’re now using AI more often to make their financial decisions with the expectation the usage will intensify. Those assertions and more surfaced on Monday when Invesco Advisers ... [Read More]

Auto finance ‘never boring’ for NMAC’s Cullum, the 2023 Executive of the Year

Auto Finance
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, 12:00 PM
Nick Zulovich, Senior Editor
Kevin Cullum grew up in a suburb of Kansas City, Mo. An internship during his senior year of college at the University of Central Missouri began a career in auto finance that took Cullum to a multitude of places, beginning ... [Read More]

Westlake to leverage Onbe’s digital refund platform

AutoPayPlus offers free F&I reporting tool by VisionAST
Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, 11:51 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Onbe launched a digital-first consumer refund program with Westlake Financial. According to a news release, Westlake has replaced its check-based refund program with Onbe’s payouts gateway, providing instant payments to recipients while eliminating internal program and labor costs. ... [Read More]

Banks question proposed CFPB rule over personal financial data rights

Experian: Bank data boosts loan approvals
Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, 12:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The active period at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continued on Thursday, as the CFPB proposed a rule that the regulator said would accelerate a shift toward open banking, where consumers would have control over data about their financial lives ... [Read More]

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