Alfa, provider of the asset finance software platform Alfa Systems, recently published the third and final paper in its thought leadership series, “AI in Equipment and Auto Finance.” The whitepaper titled, “Part 3: Moving Forward with Machine Learning” was produced ... [Read More]

A measure was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate that aims to create another agency on par with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but for regulatory oversight of data. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand recently announced her renewed legislation — the Data ... [Read More]

One of this year’s Emerging 8 honorees now has new ownership. On Wednesday, J.D. Power announced it has acquired Superior Integrated Solutions/Darwin Automotive, a leading provider of F&I software used by dealerships. The company highlighted in a news release that ... [Read More]

Lithia Motors isn’t just buying franchised dealerships. The company also is investing in Driveway. On Tuesday, executives announced three new features powered by artificial intelligence now are live on driveway.com. Driveway’s upgraded shopping experience can enable customers to shop and ... [Read More]

Tekion recently finalized an integration with Dealertrack F&I. Now the automotive retail cloud platform has an integration with RouteOne, too. The service providers recently announced the integration of their automotive retailing platforms to better serve dealers and improve the digital ... [Read More]

McGlinchey Stafford recently added an experienced legal expert whose experience includes time with a luxury brand’s captive finance company. The firm recently welcomed Jason Bichsel to its national consumer financial services compliance practice group as a member (partner) associated with ... [Read More]

Using what a trio of economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York considered to be the most damaging cyberattack in history, they recently updated an in-depth examination of cybercrime while offering three suggestions that could benefit finance companies ... [Read More]

A potential pitfall of digital retailing recently impacted a luxury automaker. And it might have stemmed from activity long before the pandemic arrived and pushed automakers and dealerships deep into the digital domain. According to a news release, a vendor ... [Read More]

Service providers are continuing to respond to the challenge of meeting dealership demand to improve digital retailing capabilities their customers want. On Tuesday, Dealertrack F&I and Tekion today announced the launch of a new digital contracting integration between the two ... [Read More]

Experian reported that 46.29% of all new vehicles financed during the first quarter were attached to a lease. And a new partnership could help to raise that level in future quarters. Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) further expanded its ... [Read More]