Element to acquire Car IQ, bringing vehicle-initiated payments into fleet management
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, 12:09 PM
Sumsub report on global fraud explains ‘sophistication shift’
Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, 11:52 AM
FICO & Plaid to leverage cash data for enhanced UltraFICO Score
Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, 11:50 AM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Trade-Ins and Trust – Navigating Today’s Affordability Challenges
Affordability challenges are reshaping the automotive landscape—vehicle prices and payments are at all-time highs and negative equity is on the rise. In this episode, Micah Tindor offers a data-driven conversation with real-world strategies around acquisition tactics and long-term profitability to ... Listen Here
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, 03:15 PM
Sponsored Episode: Winning Talent Strategies for Car Dealerships – with CDK & Industry Leaders
In this sponsored episode of the Auto Remarketing Podcast, host Bruce Johnson from CDK sits down with Tyler Jones, President of EV Auto, and Joe Brown, CMO at Frank Leta, to explore proven strategies for attracting and retaining top talent ... Listen Here
Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
Dissecting evolving credit scores with Shams Blanc of FICO
As much as auto-finance underwriting has become sophisticated, a potential starting point to determine if the applicant will be offered an installment contract is the credit score. Shams Blanc, who is vice president of auto scores at FICO, described the ... Listen Here
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, 03:34 PM
IDScan.net & GOLDPoint Systems partner to reinforce ID verification
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, 12:17 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
IDScan.net and GOLDPoint Systems are now working together. The provider of adaptive artificial intelligence-based identity verification and document authentication on Tuesday announced a new partnership with the provider of loan origination, loan servicing, and loan securitization software. The integration leverages ... [Read More]
FM Capital, Automotive Ventures among investors fueling EPIC’s Series A funding
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 11:57 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
EPIC gained an amount of funding that might prompt someone to say that’s “epic.” The financial technology company wanting to transform how the automotive industry manages the loan payoff and title release process announced on Tuesday it has raised $10 ... [Read More]
Car IQ Pay broadens merchant network through partnership with EG America
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, 11:57 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Car IQ, a provider of vehicle-based payment technology, announced on Wednesday that Car IQ Pay is now accepted at more than 1,400 EG America fueling locations nationwide, including Cumberland Farms and nine other convenience store brands. This partnership expands Car ... [Read More]
PODCAST: Insight into Q3 Wolters Kluwer Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index
Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, 12:21 PM
Nick Zulovich
Onward and upward. Those two words could summarize analysis by Wolters Kluwer Compliance Solutions for its Q3 Auto Finance Digital Transformation Index. Wolters Kluwer said adoption of digital workflows in auto finance continued to track closely with broader market activity ... [Read More]
One & Copart collaborate to expedite lienholder payments for total-loss vehicle claims
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 11:33 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Collaboration is developing again in connection with payments where auto finance and car insurance intersect. Last week, One Inc., a leading digital payments network for the insurance industry, today announced a collaboration with Copart to integrate One’s ClaimsPay platform with ... [Read More]
Allied Solutions commits ‘major’ investment in PortX, which also gains resources from ABA
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, 11:31 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Allied Solutions is trying to financially support technology like artificial intelligence that can make the work life better for its clients, taking a similar path as large banking organizations. This week, one of the presenting sponsors of Used Car Week ... [Read More]
FlexPath DXP now looking to bring scale to used-vehicle leasing
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, 12:06 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FlexPath DXP is taking its shot to solve one of the parts of the used-car industry that has struggled to gain sustained momentum. Used-vehicle leasing. On Tuesday, the company launched LeaseDXP, which it says, “brings new life to vehicle leasing.” ... [Read More]
Modives & IDScan.net say 2.5% of all identifications they examine are fraudulent
Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, 11:39 AM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Fraud is sprouting throughout automotive, so Modives is doing what it can in the individual identity and car insurance spaces. On Monday, Modives announced results six months after leveraging IDScan.netʼs Digital Identity Verification Engine (DIVE) for identity verification in CheckMyDriver, ... [Read More]
Associated Bank highlights success with FICO Auto Score 10
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, 12:04 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
FICO on Wednesday announced that Associated Bank has successfully upgraded from FICO Auto Score 8 to FICO Auto Score 10, leveraging dual processing to validate predictive benefits, enhance underwriting accuracy, and improve applicant assessment. According to a news release, Associated Bank ... [Read More]
Kikoff and Caribou partner to help credit builders looking for auto refinancing
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, 12:03 PM
Auto Fin Journal Staff
Late last week, Kikoff, a credit-building platform, and Caribou, an auto refinance platform, announced a strategic partnership to expand financial access and control for millions of consumers. Caribou will now be featured as a trusted brand within the Kikoff Marketplace, ... [Read More]
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