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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

IDS set to acquire White Clarke Group, forming global fintech firm

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Wednesday, Apr. 7, 2021, 04:02 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
White Clarke Group is set to have its second owner in five years. According to a news release distributed on Wednesday, IDS, a provider in enterprise mission-critical solutions for secured finance, has agreed to acquire White Clarke Group, a provider ... [Read More]

Market Scan promotes company veteran to be head of data partnerships

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Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 03:23 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Market Scan Information Systems promoted one of its executives on Friday, as the enterprise solutions and data provider continues to expand its offerings to OEMs, finance companies and credit unions. Promoted to be head of data partnerships is Jose Galvan, ... [Read More]

J.D. Power: Communication remains key to retaining lessees

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Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 03:20 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Now with the pandemic showing a few signs of abating, perhaps normal activities involving the leasing of vehicles can resume, if they haven’t already in some locations and dealerships. As new-vehicle lease opportunities compete against aggressive financing incentives for new-model ... [Read More]

With dealers at center, Capital One survey reinforces value of in-person actions with digital tools

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:47 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Capital One discovered that perhaps not everything about the financing and retailing of vehicles changed because of the pandemic. While buyers are increasingly using digital tools to shop for a vehicle, Capital One compiled data that shows U.S. consumers say ... [Read More]

5 federal regulators taking greater interest in artificial intelligence

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:45 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Artificial intelligence is certainly on the collective radar of the largest federal regulators. Five federal financial regulatory agencies announced this week that they are gathering insight on financial institutions’ use of AI.. According to a news release, the agencies seek ... [Read More]

inSearchX partners with Strategic Vision to enhance AskOtto

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Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021, 03:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Emerging 8 honoree inSearchX is continuing to gain momentum for its tool that looks to connect consumers with the exact vehicle they want. This week, the startup and advisory services firm Strategic Vision announced they have partnered to deliver vehicle-matching ... [Read More]

Lightico and TruDecision partner to foster more streamlining of auto finance

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Sunday, Mar. 28, 2021, 02:09 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Two previous Emerging 8 honorees now are working together. Last week, Lightico, a leader of next-generation digital customer interactions, announced a partnership with TruDecision, a provider of sophisticated finance company tools through an analytic platform as a service. The companies ... [Read More]

TransUnion examines fraud trends one year into pandemic

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Sunday, Mar. 28, 2021, 02:07 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
If your shop wasn’t already the target, it might be now based on TransUnion’s latest quarterly analysis of global online fraud trends found that since the COVID-19 pandemic began. TransUnion said fraudsters are increasing their rate of digital schemes against ... [Read More]

PODCAST: How badly is auto finance now infected with fraud?

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Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2021, 03:48 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Point Predictive chief fraud strategist Frank McKenna returned for another episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast to diagnose how badly auto financing is infected with fraud. McKenna also shared an update on how the firm’s auto-finance consortium is working toward ... [Read More]

AFSA installs SCUSA’s Broderick to lead vehicle finance division

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Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2021, 03:40 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
One of the previous Women in Auto Finance honorees highlighted in Auto Fin Journal now also holds a leading position for the American Financial Services Association (AFSA). This week, AFSA announced the installation of Sandra Broderick, who is head of ... [Read More]

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