Non-bank small business lender ScotPac has launched a new Partner Portal, delivering brokers digital tools to help them find the right solutions for their clients faster than ever.
The company says Partner Portal users can quickly and easily generate quotes, submit and track applications and manage approvals across their client base. The platform offers lifetime free access to brokers who sign up early.
ScotPac group executive, client acquisition and asset finance Craig Michie (pictured above) said the Partner Portal was developed in response to a clear gap in the market for a time-saving digital platform for brokers.
“Broking has become more sophisticated, competitive and reliant on digital trends in recent years and the aim of the Partner Portal is to help brokers achieve more in less time,” Michie said.
“The Portal allows brokers to quickly navigate loan products and secure fast finance for clients. This includes our easy new instant asset finance approvals, which have contributed to 300% growth in digital applications in the past six months.”
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Michie said joiners of ScotPac’s Partner Portal would also gain free access to leading marketing and customer relationship management tools so they could communicate with new and prospective clients, directly from the platform.
“It includes a library of relevant social and email marketing content and campaigns that brokers can send under their own branding, dramatically improving the bang for their marketing bucks – it’s like having your own outsourced marketing team,” he said.
Key features of the Partner Portal include instant approval for fast doc asset finance, a broad range of finance with access to a range of finance solutions of any non-bank lender in one place, simplified quotations and lead conversion with ScotPac’s Working Capital Calculator and Product Selector.
ScotPac said it also provided smart marketing tools, social media content with access to ready-to-send social media templates, and team access where individuals registered on the portal can submit applications and quotes on behalf of their colleagues working in the same organisation.
Xpress Finance senior asset finance broker Sidd Bahree is an advocate for the Partner Portal. He said he typically assisted businesses with annual revenue up to $5m with financing for cars, trucks and other equipment.
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“The Partner Portal is a great asset for brokers who want to fast-track client applications and approvals after working with them to understand their needs,” Bahree said. “This is the best system in the market because it’s quick, easy and when you combine it with the fast turnaround and credit terms that Scotpac provides, it’s fantastic for me and my clients.”
Bahree said the training and customisable functions of the portal helped him and his team provide more targeted and relevant content to clients.
“Being an asset finance specialist, it has previously been a challenge to find or create specific content for my client base,” he said. “The Scotpac Partner Portal has an excellent content bank that hits the right messages for my clients and it really helps them see the value of the finance solutions we recommend.”
