This Month's Focus
Artificial Intelligence
Alfa Recon leverages AI to strengthen data migration
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 11:11 AM
Dealer group C-suite executives examine role of AI at auto retailers
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:23 AM
Dealers look to AI for customer experience boost
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 10:10 AM
Explaining lead deterioration & performance-based marketing for dealerships
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. AutoWeb / UsedCars.com president and COO Dan Ingle tackled ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 02:02 PM
Navigating used-car inventory management with John Ellis of Agile Auto
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. Agile Auto founder and CEO John Ellis acknowledged inventory ... Listen Here
Tuesday, May. 19, 2026, 01:58 PM
Flipping EV battery risk into faster sales
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
Monday, May. 18, 2026, 07:49 PM
DriveCentric & Dealer Pay partner to enable payments within the CRM
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 12:21 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Last week, DriveCentric announced an enhanced integration with National Credit Center (NCC), and Dealer Pay formed a partnership with CrossCheck. On Monday, DriveCentric and Dealer Pay finalized their own relationship, so the CRM provider has a compliant payment collection tool ... [Read More]
5 predictions in Experian’s 2026 Future of Fraud Forecast
Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, 12:19 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Experian recently released its annual Future of Fraud Forecast, identifying five fraud trends expected to impact businesses and consumers the most in 2026. Experts highlighted this year’s forecast shows fraudsters are rapidly weaponizing technologies to launch attacks that are more ... [Read More]
Lease End grows annual revenue by 60% in 2025
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, 12:05 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lease End, a platform designed for simplifying the vehicle lease buyout process, on Tuesday announced record-breaking results for 2025, which included revenue growing by 60% year-over-year and 1,559% since 2021. The company said it helped more than 19,000 lessees unlock ... [Read More]
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]
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