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

The future of equipment financing requires resiliency and innovation. Adapting to economic changes and customers’ evolving needs and building closer stakeholder relationships are key components to maintaining success in the coming future. Alta advisors share their thoughts on what the future can look like for the industry and strategies to get there.... read more

Monitor 100 2022

In a Q&A, Michael Baez of Leasepath, Diane Croessmann of The Alta Group, Scott Nelson of Tamarack Technology, Sean Scampton of Leasepath and William Verhelle of Innovation Finance USA give their take on why companies are hesitant to embrace new technology tools in the U.S. equipment finance marketplace. ... read more

May/June 2022

Equipment finance industry legal experts will predict challenges that will last the next decade, while other sessions will explore circular economy and ESG financing opportunities, “as-a-service” financing models and the transition away from LIBOR at ELFA’s Annual Convention. read more

SEP 30, 2021 - 6:36 am

The drive toward consumption or pay-for-use models in equipment finance is well underway and to keep up, independent and bank lenders need to determine how to fit such offerings into their arsenals. Dexter Van Dango explores just how realistic such an endeavor can be. ... read more

Vol. 48 No. 3 2021

On Sept. 10, Monitor hosted part one of its new Live+ series, “Charting the Course Through the Pandemic & Beyond.” The livestream served as a platform to answer critical questions on the changes happening presently and what the industry should anticipate for the future. read more

SEP 14, 2020 - 7:30 am

Registration is open for part of one Monitor’s next two-part Live+ event. Part one, “Charting the EF Course Through the Pandemic & Beyond,” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET featuring Diane Croessmann, Vince Belcastro and Will Perry. read more

AUG 28, 2020 - 7:02 am

The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak has shown us how rapidly pandemics can alter public health and global markets. How quickly we recover from these events depends in large part on collaboration from every sector, including the equipment leasing and finance industry. ... read more

May/Jun 2020

Shawn Halladay, managing director of the Professional Development Practice at The Alta Group, has released a new textbook on lease accounting, Accounting for Leases: Embracing the New Paradigm. read more

NOV 20, 2019 - 6:35 am

Diane Croessmann

Vendor partnerships have existed for decades and continue to be a staple in the equipment leasing and financing industry. Manufacturers and resellers who rely on these programs understand that when vendor partnerships work well, they provide high value. However, during... read more

May/June 2019

From the impact of robotics technology on equipment finance to the sharing economy’s influence on evolving business models, breakout sessions of the ELFA Annual Convention will prepare companies to innovate. read more

OCT 5, 2018 - 6:35 am

Sharing economy business models are beginning to gain traction in the B2B equipment space, despite the challenges. As IoT, machine learning and software applications continue to converge into product design, Patricia Voorhees and Diane Croessmann expect a rapid expansion of capabilities and more aggressive adoption of managed services transactions in the form of pure usage models.... read more

July/August 2018

The Alta Group has created a survey to assess how prepared financial service providers, resellers and distributors are to offer managed services. read more

MAR 14, 2018 - 6:57 am

Diane Croessmann was appointed to the post of director of The Alta Group consultancy. She most recently served as worldwide managing director of Lenovo Financial Services, and on the ELFA board of directors. read more

OCT 18, 2017 - 7:35 am