Technology

Paymentshield simplifies platform and revamps website

General insurance (GI) platform provider Paymentshield has relaunched its online presence with a new...

Nationwide BS integrates with Smartr365

Following a successful pilot, Nationwide Building Society has announced an API integration with Smartr365....

Cornerstone Finance adopts Acre’s mortgage platform

Cornerstone Finance has become the latest large brokerage to go live with Acre's platform...

Phoebus partners with Jade ThirdEye

Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) has added Jade ThirdEye to its strategic partner programme to...

Vast Commercial Finance secures first DIP through Brickflow

Brickflow has reported that Vast Commercial Finance is the first mortgage broker to use...

Twenty7tec rolls out Skipton integration

Twenty7tec has announced the integration of Skipton Building Society into the APPLY module, making...

Brokers having difficulty managing lender updates 

New research out from Smart Money People, the financial services review site, has shown that...

SmartSearch appoints VP of professional services sales

SmartSearch, the anti-money laundering (AML) firm, has promoted Tom Dockerty to the position of...

Twenty7Tec to roll out APPLY integration with Kensington Mortgages

Twenty7tec has added Kensington Mortgages to its APPLY module, enabling mortgage intermediaries to submit...

Atom bank renews Phoebus contract

Atom bank and Phoebus Software Limited (PSL) have signed a new three-year contract. The digital...

Alexander Hall adopts 360 Lifecycle’s AML and eIDV

Alexander Hall, a mortgage brokerage, has launched 360 Lifecycle's electronic identity data verification (eIDV)...

MagiClick to enhance Precise’s digital customer journey

MagiClick has been appointed by Precise Mortgages to create and deliver a website designed...

Electronic verification “saves regulated firms money”

Anti-money laundering (AML) firm SmartSearch has claimed that regulated firms who use manual verification...

United Trust Bank launches online BTL DIP 

UTB Mortgages for Intermediaries has made its online DIP process available for all its...

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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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