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In the equipment finance space, the end-of-lease process is never the same for any two businesses. Every situation is unique, requiring a different outcome to suit both your needs as a lessor, and the lessee’s. It can be overwhelming to keep track of and manage all the possible outcomes, especially for large scale contracts. That’s why it is important to have the right tools to support the end-of-lease process, turning it from a challenge to an opportunity for growth, innovation, and profit.

In response to the 2007–2009 financial crisis, the Basel III framework was introduced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). to strengthen the global banking system. The framework reshaped how banks manage capital, liquidity, and risk, aiming to improve resilience and reduce systemic vulnerabilities focusing on three pillars: stronger capital adequacy (Pillar I), stricter supervisory review (Pillar II), and increased market transparency through public disclosures (Pillar III).

The leasing and automotive industries are undergoing a massive transformation driven by data. Is your organization's contract model ready for the shift to data-centric services and SaaS? This blog post dives into why traditional contracts are falling short and how a modernized approach, as discussed with Geotab's Jonathan Strong, is essential for data compliance, security, and leveraging advanced telematics effectively.

Alfa Systems, Alfa’s flagship platform for originations, contract servicing, collections management and more, has supported top European asset finance providers for decades, especially in Germany, the Netherlands and the Nordics. Renowned for its strength in multicountry operations, Alfa Systems helps businesses become more efficient, compliant and scalable.

Following the publication of its Guidelines on the definition of an artificial intelligence system as established by the AI Act, the European Commission is preparing its Guidelines on the classification of AI systems as high-risk and needing to meet specific requirements.

The AI Act mandates the Commission to provide such Guidelines by 2 February 2026. AI systems intended to be used to evaluate the creditworthiness of natural persons or establish their credit score, with the exception of AI systems used for the purpose of detecting financial fraud, will be classified as high risk unless an exemption applies.

Leaseurope plans to prepare input to the Commission’s guidelines and for this purpose we are re-activating our Task Force on AI.

At the end of February, the Commission released the Clean Industrial Deal, which is designed to revitalise Europe's industrial sector while advancing its climate objectives. See our summary overview of the key components, linking to our separate analysis of the Clean Industrial State Aid Framework (CISAF) and Social Leasing.