Converge is, as Lisa Rafter puts it, “the most fun you’ll ever have at an industry event.” Featuring crowdsourced, dynamic discussions, Converge is designed to get ahead of upcoming disruption and ensure that the equipment finance industry is “future-proof,” all while intimately connecting forward thinking industry leaders and celebrating the sector’s outstanding accomplishments.... read more

Mar/Apr 2024

Lisa Rafter, publisher and CEO of Monitor, will interview Larry Bowa, former shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies, at Converge on May 16, addressing Bowa’s career, his decades with the Phillies — including winning the 1980 World Series — and his recent hole-in-one at Spring Training. read more

APR 1, 2024 - 6:51 am

STRIPES Leadership Program celebrated 18 STRIPES leaders on Feb. 6 during its commencement ceremony, which included an inspiring keynote address titled “Your Journey Toward Transformative Leadership,” delivered by Bill Stephenson, global CEO of PEAC Solutions. read more

FEB 9, 2024 - 6:58 am

Bill Stephenson, global CEO of PEAC Solutions, will deliver a keynote address for STRIPES Leadership Program’s upcoming certification ceremony on Feb. 6 in which STRIPES will graduate its fourth cohort of equipment finance leaders. read more

JAN 25, 2024 - 6:54 am

Monitor will host Converge 2024 on May 15-16, 2024 at the Kimpton Monaco Philadelphia, with a two-day conference followed by an evening gala and award ceremony at the National Constitution Center to close out the event. read more

NOV 16, 2023 - 6:28 am

STRIPES Leadership Program, the professional and personal leadership development program designed to challenge and inspire best-in-class leaders within the equipment finance industry, launched its fifth cohort on Nov. 8. read more

NOV 14, 2023 - 6:55 am

Jim Humphrey, senior vice president of sales at Odessa, passed away recently, the company announced via LinkedIn on Monday. read more

NOV 7, 2023 - 7:23 am

Monitor, the leading publication in the equipment finance industry, held Converge, its 50th anniversary celebration, in Philadelphia on Wednesday and Thursday, featuring a full-day conference and an evening gala during which it announced the winners of the 2023 Converge Awards. read more

JUN 16, 2023 - 6:03 am

Lisa Rafter, publisher of Monitor, announced the nominees for Monitor‘s Converge Awards on Wednesday. The winner of each award will be revealed at Monitor’s 50th Anniversary Converge Gala in Philadelphia on June 15. read more

APR 27, 2023 - 7:10 am

Lisa Rafter, publisher of Monitor, will go live today at 2 p.m. EDT to announce the nominees for Monitor‘s Converge Awards. read more

APR 26, 2023 - 7:12 am

Monitor has extended the deadline for early bird registration for Converge, the equipment finance industry leading publication’s two-day 50th anniversary event, to 11:59 p.m. EST on April 3. read more

APR 3, 2023 - 6:56 am

Equipment Finance Cares (EFC) held an event last week at Auxilior Capital PArnters' new office in Plymouth Meeting, PA. The event hosted more than 50 equipment finance professionals from 30 different organizations and offered two industry thought leading panels. read more

SEP 29, 2022 - 7:39 am

STRIPES Leadership Program, the professional and personal leadership development program designed in partnership with Monitor to challenge and inspire best-in-class leaders within the equipment finance industry, launched its third cohort on Sept. 13. read more

SEP 22, 2022 - 7:41 am

Equipment Finance Cares hosted an event on Sept. 20 in Plymouth Meeting, PA, at Auxilior Capital Partners’ headquarters. The event included panels on the human side of leasing and best practices, with Lovern Gordon of the Love Life Now Foundation serving as a featured speaker. read more

SEP 21, 2022 - 7:53 am

Today, Monitor officially launched Monitor Suite, the preeminent subscription platform for exclusive premium equipment finance industry content. Upon launch, Monitor Suite subscribers gain immediate access to the 2022 Monitor 100, Monitor’s library of data reports and the first three episodes of Three Minutes, Monitor Suite’s first exclusive video series. read more

AUG 9, 2022 - 7:34 am