Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics Returns to Show
Our “PAL” Jeremy Louisos of Preowned Auto Logistics is back on the show for a wide-ranging conversation about his work on remarketing industry committees and conferences, top issues and hot topics in auto transport and much more. The interview is ... Listen Here
SPONSORED EPISODE: Rethinking vehicle-protection plans for today’s wide inventory mix with GWC Warranty
Used-car inventory on dealer lots nowadays can range from older, higher-mileage vehicles to EVs, lifted trucks, and modified vehicles. The result is dealers are also having to change the vehicle-protection conversations with customers. In this special sponsored episode of the ... Listen Here
Recapping credit scores & other trends in auto finance with Shams Blanc of FICO
Shams Blanc, head of auto scores at FICO, made another appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast to elaborate more about the fall edition of the FICO Score Credit Insights report. Along with recapping what’s going on in auto finance, Blanc ... Listen Here
With $5.5M in funding, Fearn builds AI platform to expedite patent applications for startups
Auto Fin Journal Staff
A California startup is pairing patent law experts with an in-house artificial intelligence and engineering team to expedite the process while also reducing costs significantly. Fearn is looking to accelerate patent prosecution, which is the legal and administrative process of ... [Read More]
ACI Worldwide can now support tokenized deposit payments through Swift’s ledger
Auto Fin Journal Staff
ACI Worldwide on Tuesday announced it is bringing intelligent routing for Swift ledger transactions to ACI Connetic, its cloud-native payments hub. The company said this capability will allow banks to process tokenized deposit payments alongside traditional payment types using the ... [Read More]
Southeast Toyota Finance sees immediate benefits of Alfa’s rebooted AI assistant
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Southeast Toyota Finance is among the clients already seeing measurable benefits from the relaunch of Alfa’s artificial intelligence assistant. The platform provider for asset finance redeployed AskThea as Thea Chat, which is designed to put Alfa Systems’ expertise directly in ... [Read More]
S&P Global to acquire OpenZeppelin, reinforcing security in onchain finance
Auto Fin Journal Staff
As automotive gradually enters the space, S&P Global announced last week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire OpenZeppelin, which provides security for onchain finance. Executives highlighted the transaction complements S&P Global’s risk assessment and ecosystem development capabilities ... [Read More]
Edwards Federal Credit Union becomes sixth institution to partner with CULA so far this year
Auto Fin Journal Staff
On Tuesday, Edwards Federal Credit Union became the sixth institution to partner with Credit Union Leasing of America (CULA) for its indirect vehicle leasing solutions. The Antelope Valley, Calif.-based institution, which has more than 16,000 members and manages more than ... [Read More]
SBS reinforces US executive team to gain more floor plan business
Auto Fin Journal Staff
SBS, the global financial technology company whose wholesale finance platform powers operations for OEM captives including Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Toyota and Volvo, has appointed a U.S. leadership team as floor plan lenders search for a more efficient way to run their ... [Read More]
Parafin & Tekion launch buy now, pay later tools for dealers
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Dealers now can use buy now, pay later paths like their consumer customers. Last week, Parafin, an embedded finance company for platforms, announced a partnership with Tekion, an artificial intelligence-native platform serving the entire automotive retail ecosystem. Together, they launched ... [Read More]
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