Technology

Saffron to hold expat buy-to-let webinar

The Saffron Building Society is to hold its latest webinar next week, focussing on...

Kensington unveils new digital mortgage platform

Kensington Mortgages is now using a new digital platform created by Sopra Banking Software...

Click2Check partners with cyber security specialist

Click2Check has announced a new partnership with cyber security firm, Beyond Encryption, to use...

TMA: use tech to deal with product maturation spike

TMA Club is calling on advisers who aren’t doing so already to start using...

Smaller lenders key to meeting affordability requirements

Data from MBT Affordability suggests that whole of market research that includes smaller lenders...

New CEO at Target Group

Target Group has announced that Dr Roger Newman has been appointed as its chief...

Smartr365 agrees digital ID verification partnership

Mortgage platform, Smartr365, has signed a new exclusive partnership with Digidentity, a digital ID provider. Smartr365...

Technology having positive effect on advice firms

Financial advice firms have made major strides in improving their use of technology over...

Mortgage platform selects Open Banking partner

Digital mortgage platform Koodoo has chosen credit reference agency Credit Kudos as its Open...

Knowledge Bank adds secured loan provider to platform

Second charge lender, Evolution Money, has added its criteria to the Knowledge Bank platform. Knowledge Bank...

Brightstar extends Yabber rollout

Brightstar Group has announced a further roll-out of Yabber Global's call monitoring and training...

The Skipton to integrate with APPLY in Q1 2021

TwentyTec’s APPLY module is to integrate with the Skipton Building Society’s origination platform. APPLY...

Firms not continuously testing their websites

Digital agency Dock9 has revealed that many mortgage businesses don't frequently test their websites, with 20%...

Mortgage Magic integrates iPipeline into broker proposition

Mortgage Magic's CRM and mortgage management platform has integrated a number of iPipeline’s webservice...

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The case for tech fluency before AI adoption in the mutual sector

It often feels like there is only one conversation taking place in financial services at the moment: artificial intelligence. Whether it’s trade shows and...

Commonhold and RTM: do not mistake control for simplicity

Commonhold is presented as a fairer form of flat ownership. Right to Manage (RTM) is sometimes portrayed as a quick way for residents to...

No holidays: advice firms need a plan for a busy August

Every summer, the same quiet risk runs through the intermediary market. Advisers, case managers and administrators go on holiday. Specialist lending cases, which have...

Every rate shock is becoming a test of the modern mortgage business

Halifax, Barclays and HSBC increased selected mortgage rates by up to 0.20% this week, effective 21 July. Halifax removed its sub-4% deals entirely. Barclays'...

Your next client is probably more complicated than your last one

There's a shift happening in the mortgage market that most small firms aren't ready for. It's not about rates. It's not about the political...

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Brilliant racks up a memorable afternoon for charity

Brilliant Solutions was on cue at Rileys as 70 players and several late arrivals...

Rayner rules out rent controls

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has ruled out rent controls in England, providing greater certainty...

Mortgage Brain adds Uinsure home insurance quotes to CRM platform

Mortgage Brain has integrated Uinsure with CRM Brain, allowing brokers to arrange buildings and...

Nationwide and Accord the latest to increase rates

Mortgage borrowers have been urged to review their options after Nationwide and Accord increased...

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