Former Market Scan chief data officer launches own VIN-level intelligence company
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 11:26 AM
COMMENTARY: Blockchain in automotive — the quiet shift from experiment to infrastructure
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, 11:39 AM
5 predictions in Experian’s 2026 Future of Fraud Forecast
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 12:19 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
Napleton’s customer experience success story
In 2023, Ed Napleton Automotive Group’s national CX director Eduardo Rodriguez launched a new customer experience program based around tools and technology from Reputation that quickly produced eye-opening results, a success story that can be found in the January issue ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 09:20 PM
Fact or fiction — The truth behind EVs
Auto Hauler Exchange chief operating officer Dana Randazzo spent part of Used Car Week 2025 on the Live Stage presented by SYCN Auto Logistics. Randazzo and Cherokee Media Group’s Joe Overby shared a conversation titled, “Fact or fiction — The ... Listen Here
Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, 07:58 PM
Securrency shifts Chakar from board member to CEO
Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Securrency, a developer of institutional-grade, blockchain-based financial and regulatory technology, recently announced Nadine Chakar joind the company and assumed the role of chief executive officer. The company highlighted Chakar’s leadership will combine her deep financial services, technology and market experience ... [Read More]
Mendoza Ventures closes $100M early growth fund led by Bank of America
Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, 03:52 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Ahead of Martin Luther King Day, Mendoza Ventures said it has closed its third fund. The female- and Latinx-founded fintech, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity venture capital firm landed a $100 million fund that Mendoza Ventures said it will invest in ... [Read More]
Polly study: 72% of recent buyers would like to get car insurance at dealership
Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, 06:55 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Here’s more evidence of why the “I” in your dealership F&I department could be more important than ever. Polly released an in-depth study Thursday focused on shopper expectations about insurance. The embedded insurance marketplace for automotive retail found 72% of ... [Read More]
PREMIUM PODCAST: 4 top executives discuss future of auto financing
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, 03:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As an added benefit for Cherokee Media Group Premium Members, we are offering special episodes of the Auto Remarketing Podcasts featuring general sessions from Used Car Week in November. Our next special episode features a panel discussion from Auto Fin ... [Read More]
S&P Global enhances risk management capabilities by acquiring TruSight Solutions
Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, 03:57 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Monday, S&P Global announced the acquisition of TruSight Solutions, a provider of third-party vendor risk assessments. Executives highlighted through a news release that the acquisition will combine with KY3P by S&P Global and integrate into the Market Intelligence division. ... [Read More]
Kentucky-based credit union to leverage Jack Henry’s open platform
Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, 03:56 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
In effort to boost auto financing and other services for members, Kentucky-based L&N Federal Credit Union selected Jack Henry’s Symitar platform to support its growth goals. Jack Henry said through a news release that the credit union recognized the need ... [Read More]
Survey: More than two-thirds of financial institutions lost over $500K to fraud in 2022
Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, 03:54 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alloy released a survey report on Monday indicating that 27% of respondents involved in financial services lost more than $1 million to fraud during the past 12 months. The identity decisioning platform said 70% of respondents reported losing more than ... [Read More]
COMMENTARY: Is your printer a vector for cybersecurity incidents?
Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023, 04:45 PM
Steve Berman, DATAMATX
As automobiles have become more technically connected to the world, the news is filled with apocryphal warnings about virtual carjackers — or maybe car-hackers is a better term. While there are also real issues with new vehicles and cyber security, ... [Read More]
Constant works with Jack Henry to help banks offer more self-service tools
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, 04:30 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Wednesday, Constant announced its Zero Processing Skip-a-Pay and related loan servicing solutions are now accessible through the Jack Henry digital banking platform. In an effort to expand digital services, Constant said many financial institutions have added online applications that ... [Read More]
Polly & Gravity Lending partner for insurance & refinancing options
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, 04:27 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two service providers now are working together to help consumers land a revamped installment contract and perhaps new vehicle insurance, too. Polly, a leading embedded insurance marketplace for automotive retail, and Gravity Lending, a rapidly growing fintech providing low-cost interest ... [Read More]
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