Conveyancing is digitalising fast, but too many firms are adopting multiple platforms to take care of each step along the onboarding workflow. The result is disconnected platforms that, rather than speeding up completion times, actually requires even more manual work to link data to client accounts. And it means the conveyancers that adopt an integrated, […]
AML regulation may have changed hands, but law firms face the same old obligations and challenges. And one of those challenges is false positives. Money laundering is still a major ongoing concern for the UK government, and the legal profession still has to abide by the same old Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of […]
Safe Harbour is an enhanced standard of identity verification imposed by HM Land Registry. It requires conveyancers to verify a client’s identity by scanning the NFC chip in their passport. It is a more reliable – and harder to spoof – method of identity verification than simply entering an individual’s passport details into a database. It helps […]
When you perform an ID check for a new client, many of you will be used to sifting through reams of paperwork to extract addresses and personal details. It’s a slow, laborious process, but for a long time it produced results. But today, cunning fraudsters are finding new ways to trick you, and the old […]
The Financial Conduct Authority is now the Single Professional Services Supervisor (SPSS) for AML compliance, taking over the job from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) as part of a government-led “blitz” on “pointless admin”. If it delivers on this promise, this move will come as a relief to firms sweating under an increasingly heavy compliance […]
Legal tech is growing fast. But with so many new firms on the market, how can law firms ensure they’re getting the best possible service? The answer is with a solution that unifies innovation across the entire compliance and onboarding flow. And that solution is Checkboard. According to new data from the government-backed industry advocacy […]
Are disconnected platforms causing frustration for your different teams? If you’re using one system for onboarding and another for payments, you’re creating friction between your conveyancers and your accounts department. It means you’re spending too much time manually linking client accounts that could be better spent serving clients and growing the business. So, what’s the […]
Have you ever used the electoral roll to verify someone’s address, only to run into a whole host of red flags? If you’re using the electoral roll as your source of truth, you’re actually putting yourself in danger of being fooled by bad actors. That’s because it’s all too easy to edit by individuals looking […]
Checkboard helps you get your clients legally ready quicker. If you’re still using manual checks, you’re probably spending a lot of time on aml checks that could be better spent progressing cases. Manual checks also raise the risk of human error, and in a profession in which accuracy is critical, any mistake can result in […]
Law and conveyancing are become increasingly digital, potentially posing problems for less tech-savvy property buyers. But in spite of that, 91.32% of Checkboard app users aged 70+ complete their onboarding. So, what is Checkboard doing differently to prevent firms leaving their older clients behind? The answer lies in identifying the sources of friction, and providing […]
