Sesame Network has incorporated with Mortgage Brain’s CRM system and digital identity specialists GBG to enable advisers to make electronic identity and verification (EIDV) checks.
Around 18,000 checks have been made with the integration, which was launched to Sesame members in May, and now accounts for 70 per cent of identity checks.
The integration aims to save advisers time by running identity checks, storing information and receiving guidance on the CRM system.
It will also automatically fill in customer information, which will lower the risk of duplication and reduce the possibility of human error.
Sesame Bankhall Group’s chief operating officer, Richard Howells, said: “We’re continually looking at how we can enhance our network’s technology capability.
“This is another example of our commitment to continuous improvement, which is helping our members to work more efficiently and provide their clients with the best possible service.”
Mortgage Brain’s sales and marketing director Neil Wyatt (pictured), added: “Collaborating on projects that utilise technology in new ways to help save mortgage advisers time, allowing them to deliver a more efficient service, is something that everyone at Mortgage Brain is passionate about.”
Anna is currently the deputy editor for Mortgage Solutions and editor for Specialist Lending Solutions. She has worked as a journalist since 2019, having secured her Gold Standard NCTJ diploma from News Associates in a fast-track six-month course.
She started her career as a report at specialist publication The Insurance Insider covering a wide range of areas before joining Mortgage Solutions and Specialist Lending Solutions in 2021.
In her role, she helps put together and structure the news agenda for the day and writes up press releases, reports, interviews, analyses and exclusives across both titles. She also commissions blogs for Specialist Lending Solutions and hosts online masterclasses and in-person events across the business.
She has been shortlisted for three journalism awards, which include BIBA Journalist and Media Awards Scoop of Year Award in 2020, Headline Money Mortgage Journalist of the Year Award (B2B) in 2022 and 2023.
Prior to being a journalist, Anna worked in ecommerce across Snow + Rock, Cycle Surgery and Runners Need websites, and before that worked at specialist financial PR firm Rostrum.
In her spare time, Anna enjoys reading, seeing live music, and cooking for friends and family. When she gets a chance, she also enjoys hiking, skiing and indoor rock climbing.
