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CARS Protection Plus taps Circuitry.ai Warranty Decision Intelligence to help adjusters resolve claims faster
Wednesday, May. 6, 2026, 10:38 AM
Here’s an example from the car-warranty industry where companies are leveraging artificial intelligence to help people, not replace them. On Tuesday, CARS Protection Plus, a provider of vehicle service contracts, announced it has gone live with Circuitry.ai’s Warranty Decision Intelligence ... Read More
DealerOn’s dual launch includes AI search visibility platform, ‘intelligent layer’ touching full dealership
Tuesday, May. 5, 2026, 03:28 PM
DealerOn has done NASA one better. While the space agency recently launched the first astronauts to visit the moon in more than 50 years, the provider of auto dealership websites and digital sales and marketing technology boasted two launches on ... Read More
Newest Experian tool designed to reduce risk within AI-driven commerce
Monday, May. 4, 2026, 11:19 AM
Experian found another way to connect people and technology. And the newest tool emphasizes the component of a transaction including a real person. Last week, the company launched Experian Agent Trust, a framework that designed to establish a secure, verifiable ... Read More
FICO’s Shams Blanc on lenders sharpening underwriting & more
Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2026, 03:54 PM
Fresh off being in Miami as part of the Used Car Industry Summit that Cherokee Media Group hosted this spring, Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, appeared again on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. Blanc discussed ... Listen Here
Byron Oldham of Honest Autos & FIADA
Monday, Apr. 27, 2026, 07:47 PM
Byron Oldham is president of the family-owned Honest Autos dealership and is president of the board at the Florida Independent Automobile Dealers Association. In this episode, Oldham talks with Cherokee Media Group senior editor Joe Overby about the upcoming Southeast ... Listen Here
Automotive CFO-To-Go Kathi Kruse talks dealership finance, accounting in ‘lightning round’
Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, 04:27 AM
Kathi Kruse, the Automotive CFO-To-Go who brings her financial expertise — born through years of experience as a dealership chief financial officer — to dealers needing help in that area, is back on the Auto Remarketing Podcast. In this episode, ... Listen Here

CDK Global: Dealerships welcoming AI capabilities

artificial intelligence
Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, 04:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
CDK Global recently pinpointed the impact artificial intelligence (AI) is having on dealerships. According to a study by the retail technology company, approximately 68% of dealerships believe adoption of AI has had a positive impact on their businesses, stemming from ... [Read More]

Truist leveraging AutoFi to help consumers & dealer partners

Truist AutoFi for web
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, 04:49 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Truist Financial, through its Dealer Finance and Regional Acceptance business groups, announced a partnership with AutoFi. Under the agreement announced on Wednesday, financing options will be available to clients who are shopping for a vehicle through a dealer that partners ... [Read More]

Constant appoints new chief technology officer

constant CTO for web
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, 04:47 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The week, Constant, a provider of digitized, self-service technologies for collections and other back-end activities at credit unions and finance companies, announced the appointment of Sunil Panikkath as its new chief technology officer. Constant said that Panikkath will oversee all ... [Read More]

TransUnion finalizes $638M acquisition of Sontiq

merger and acquisition pic on table
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, 04:25 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
TransUnion announced that it has completed the $638 million acquisition of Sontiq, a leader in digital identity protection and security. TransUnion highlighted that Sontiq provides solutions including identity monitoring, restoration, and response products and services to empower consumers and businesses ... [Read More]

Study shows manual processes slow down banking compliance

riskscreen logo for web
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, 04:24 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A recent study commissioned by RiskScreen, a provider of onboarding, screening and in-life monitoring technology, found two-thirds of compliance professionals at banks rely on manual processes for performing know-your-customer checks. Despite 70% of respondents agreeing that the pandemic has accelerated ... [Read More]

PEAC Finance recaps recent implementation of Alfa Systems

cloud computing
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, 04:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Alfa, creator of the asset finance software platform Alfa Systems, has announced a successful project completion with PEAC Finance. Completed in July, the project delivered an Alfa Systems upgrade alongside the implementation of new business for the Barclays Asset Finance ... [Read More]

TCH study examines consumers’ lack of clarity over how fintech apps function

TCH study chart for web
Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, 03:45 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
The Clearing House (TCH) released its 2021 Consumer Survey: Data Privacy and Financial App Usage that shows consumers who are using digital banking and fintech apps on a regular basis to manage their finances want greater disclosure and control over ... [Read More]

Latest J.D. Power auto finance study emphasizes importance of online pre-approval

JD Power consumer finance charts for web
Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, 03:43 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
J.D. Power pointed out that potential buyers’ ability to secure financing is even more crucial nowadays in an automotive market beset by supply shortages and record high prices. Firm experts said more vehicle shoppers than ever have started to look ... [Read More]

Lightico adds to management team with new SVP of sales for North America

new hire
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, 04:13 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Lightico growth trajectory continued on Wednesday. About a week after landing a relationship with PayNearMe, the next-generation digital completion platform that supports millions of insurance, automotive, telecom and financial services interactions welcomed Jeff Dobo as its senior vice president of ... [Read More]

Inovatec secures SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II re-certification for 3rd straight year

compliance
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, 04:11 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Inovatec passed the complex tests for the third year in a row. The provider of cloud-based loan origination and loan management solutions announced on Tuesday that it has again completed its SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II audits, performed ... [Read More]

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