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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

Octane launches extension of soft-pull credit tool for RV & powersports dealers

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Wednesday, May. 3, 2023, 11:23 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Octane announced an extension of its suite of soft-pull ecommerce tools for RV and powersports dealerships, smoothing a path to its in-house finance company. The fintech launched Octane Prequal to boost Prequal Flex, which is a dedicated webpage that is ... [Read More]

CFPB, FTC, DOJ & EEOC address AI with latest regulatory statement

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Monday, May. 1, 2023, 11:18 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Artificial intelligence has the attention of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau along with three other federal regulatory agencies. Last week, the CFPB, together with the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. ... [Read More]

Upstart gains digital retail approval from ninth OEM

Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023, 03:38 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Upstart, which offers an auto financing marketplace fueled by artificial intelligence, announced on Wednesday that Upstart Auto Retail was selected by Mercedes-Benz as an approved digital retail provider for its franchised dealerships. Upstart’s vehicle-buying software is now available to Mercedes-Benz ... [Read More]

Wolters Kluwer shares Q1 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index

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Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
This week, Wolters Kluwer announced first quarter results and analysis from its Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index, a key resource that tracks the rate at which dealers, service providers and auto finance companies are seeing growth in the evolution from ... [Read More]

CULA grows leasing base again with Dort Financial CU

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Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023, 11:55 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) said this week that it has been selected by Dort Financial Credit Union to launch its indirect vehicle leasing program, further extending CULA’s reach into Michigan, which is historically one of the highest vehicle-leasing ... [Read More]

Auto Link adds 7 more credit unions leveraging search & marketing solution

Wednesday, Apr. 26, 2023, 11:53 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Auto Link, a leading fintech and marketing company serving more than 175 financial institutions, announced some performance results for the first quarter. Among the highlights, Auto Link said it signed seven credit unions to its auto search and marketing solution. ... [Read More]

STAR releases sales process standards API & updated STAR6 XML

Tuesday, Apr. 25, 2023, 04:14 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, the Standards for Technology in Automotive Retail (STAR) announced the publication of what the organization believes is the first sales process standards API and multiple updates to the STAR6 XML standards for retail automotive. STAR said these standards ... [Read More]

TransUnion, Spring Labs and Quadrata partner to deliver credit scoring to blockchain

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Monday, Apr. 24, 2023, 11:05 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last Wednesday, the Auto Intel Summit featured a panel discussion about how blockchain could help the automotive industry. A day later, just such a development surfaced involving the financing component. In a move that experts said should help finance companies ... [Read More]

Former PwC Canada exec joins Inovatec as head of solution delivery

Monday, Apr. 24, 2023, 11:03 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Inovatec Systems reinforced its leadership team last week for the second time in less than a month. The provider cloud-based software solutions for finance companies announced that it has appointed Veljko Velickovic as Inovatec’s new head of solution delivery. In ... [Read More]

Fed policymaker cautious about fintechs involved in ‘shadow banks’

Monday, Apr. 17, 2023, 11:45 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors took a cautious approach on two fronts during a public appearance last week. Michelle Bowman was guarded about the possibility of few banks in the marketplace. Bowman also was apprehensive about ... [Read More]

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