Equipment-as-a-service, once considered a potential threat to traditional leasing, is becoming quickly antiquated as we enter a new era of intelligence-as-a-service. Paul Bent and Diane Croessmann explain why traditional equipment and asset funders should begin positioning themselves as enablers of new AI-enabled IaaS technology.... read more
July/August 2024
Third-party originators face an evolving equipment finance landscape. Kip Amstutz, Theresa Kabot, Amy Wagner and Scott Wheeler provide a comprehensive overview of current market conditions, highlighting the importance of adaptability, strategic relationships and specialized knowledge.... read more
July/August 2024
Four Monitor 101+ leaders reflect on the past 18 months in a discussion about prominent industry concerns, sharing their perspectives on originations activity, the interest rate environment, credit quality and delinquencies.... read more
July/August 2024
Monitor checks in with four vendor finance leaders on the state of the market today and how it continues to evolve. They discuss the top challenges faced by their vendor partners and share their outlooks for the year ahead.... read more
May/June 2024
Many banks have pulled back from equipment finance over the last 18 months and this trend doesn’t show signs of stopping. Rick Remiker outlines seven methods to defend a bank-based equipment finance division in this uncertain environment.... read more
Monitor 100 2024
Monitor sat down with five prominent leaders from Monitor 100 companies to discuss the past, present and future of the industry and their organizations. Each leader reflects on their companies’ successes over the past year, the challenges and opportunities they’re currently facing and their plans for strategic adaption to an evolving market landscape coupled with rapid technological advancement.... read more
Monitor 100 2024
What’s your view on AI? Do you see it as a threat or as a tool to enhance your team’s performance? Deb Reuben and Rafe Rosato discuss how to shift your mindset about this technology and use it to enhance your team’s operational capabilities... read more
Mar/Apr 2024
James Jackson from The Alta Group explores the equipment finance M&A market for 2023 and provides an outlook for the year ahead. With banks sitting on the sidelines for the second year in a row, acquisition opportunities abound for non-bank institutions.... read more
Mar/Apr 2024