In today’s market, making sense of the ever-growing data sets within our businesses is a formidable challenge. Reporting and dashboarding play crucial roles in visualizing data in an easily digestible manner. As data becomes a driving force for predictability, key... read more
April 4, 2025
The equipment lease and finance (ELF) industry continues to experience significant change throughout, driven by the continued advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics. Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) recently predicted that the use of AI and predictive... read more
March 2025
Hollywood loves teams – Hoosiers, Ocean’s 11, Rember the Titans, Miracle, That Thing You Do and Invictus are a few of my favorites. Even superheroes, the ultimate unique individuals, get team movies like The Avengers. Even though they have evolved... read more
January 2025
TomorrowZone hosted the final Equipment Leasing and Finance Association Innovation Roundtable of the year, moderated by founder and CEO Deborah Reuben. Held on Nov. 21, this “AI showcase” provided attendees with demonstrations of available technology that is directly applicable to... read more
Modernizing equipment finance technology is a significant undertaking. As a result, many companies stick with old technology for too long, acting out of fear instead of seizing the opportunity. As an equipment finance executive who has recently overseen the transition... read more
July 2024
As we’re already nearing the midway point of Q2/24, there remain a multitude of economic changes creating more challenges for every industry. While this has been top of mind for many ever since the pandemic, equipment finance professionals are cautiously... read more
MAY 10. 2024
Fleets face challenges on every front, from disasters like the Key Bridge collapse, volatility in the fuel market, fluctuating interest rates, continuing shortages in the supply chain and so much more. Despite those challenges, an organization’s continued growth and viability... read more
May 3, 2024
Most aspirational 2024 New Years’ resolutions have fallen by the wayside leaving only those that are critical to mission and well-being. In equipment finance, Engaging AI in 2024 is one of the latter, not the former — making it a... read more
March 28, 2024
What does the future of work after AI look like? What if the most valuable business asset over the coming decades will be the wisdom of our mid-lifers and elders? I predict a big Western culture shift in which we... read more
March 22, 2024
Subscriptions have been taking over more and more of the economy since the SaaS era took off two decades ago. This shift is finally coming to equipment finance in the form of something called XaaS: everything as a service. Why... read more
January 2024
Equipment Finance companies and banks are two industries irreversibly tied together by funding. The partnership is often collaborative, sometimes competitive and sometimes strategic via mergers and acquisitions. This is the everyday world of the Rinaldi Advisory Services team (RAS). RAS... read more
January 2024
I admit that once, I thought that AI was a steak sauce. My mi-steak! It may be a special sauce, but I do not recommend pouring it into your computer. In fact, despite its ubiquity and influencer-type popularity, I caution... read more
January 2024
In the realm of technology, where algorithms and data crunching often steal the spotlight, there exists an art form hidden in the lines of code and the depths of data sets. Yes, you read that right; there’s an art in... read more
October 2023
For as long as I can remember I’ve been told that “technology will change everything.” Whether good or bad, from the wheel to electricity and the smartphone, it’s a true statement. The latest “big thing: in technology is AI. Depending... read more
August 2023
We are in one of the most volatile economic environments that we have seen in quite some time. Who could have predicted the failure of two major banks? The news surrounding Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Financial have made some... read more
May 2023
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