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CertifID broadens its platform from wire fraud prevention to full closing workflow management, adding payoff ordering, eSignatures and digital payments.

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Wire fraud prevention company CertifID is expanding its footprint in the real estate transaction process, rolling out new tools to simplify and secure the closing experience from payoff ordering to digital payments.

The company announced on Tuesday that it has enhanced its platform to cover more of the operational workflow surrounding real estate closings, not just the wire verification and identity protection services for which it is best known.

The move signals CertifID’s ambition to evolve from a point-solution provider of fraud prevention into a more comprehensive closing management platform.

Closing the gaps that create fraud risk

CertifID built its reputation around combating business email compromise and wire fraud in real estate transactions, a growing issue that has cost buyers and sellers hundreds of millions of dollars over the past decade.

Now, the company is expanding into adjacent parts of the closing process that often involve multiple vendors and systems — friction points that can create inefficiencies and security gaps.

“We’ve always been laser-focused on building the best fraud prevention in real estate, and now we’re addressing the gaps in the title process that create risk in the first place,” Tyler Adams, CEO and co-founder of CertifID, said in a statement.

The newly expanded platform includes AI-powered mortgage payoff ordering designed to automate communication with lenders and reduce manual processing time.

It also features integrated document workflows, including eSignature functionality via tools such as DocuSign, enabling closing teams to manage documents in a single secure environment.

In addition, the platform supports digital earnest money and closing payments, with options for ACH transfers, wire payments and instant payment methods.

According to the company, the payoff ordering feature can save closing teams an average of eight to 10 minutes per transaction. CertifID also said each payoff ordered through its system includes up to $5 million in insurance protection.

Where handoffs create exposure

In many real estate transactions, title companies, lenders, attorneys, and agents rely on separate systems for identity verification, payoff requests, document signing, and funds transfer. That fragmented workflow can create operational inefficiencies and introduce additional points of vulnerability for fraud.

By consolidating more of those functions onto a single platform, CertifID says it aims to reduce the risk that arises when information and funds move between disconnected systems.

Despite the broader feature set, fraud prevention remains central to the company’s value proposition.

CertifID says it has protected more than 1.4 million real estate transactions, blocked more than $280 million in attempted fraud and recovered over $100 million in stolen funds in coordination with law enforcement partners.

Fewer vendors, fewer vulnerabilities

The expansion comes at a time when many proptech companies are building technology that touches more stages of the real estate lifecycle, from search and financing to closing and post-close services.

While CertifID is not positioning itself as a consumer-facing “super app,” its deeper integration into payoff processing, document management, and digital payments reflects a larger industry trend toward consolidating workflows and reducing reliance on fragmented systems.

For title and closing professionals, the pitch is clear: fewer vendors, fewer manual steps and reduced opportunities for fraud.

Whether the industry embraces a more consolidated closing tech stack remains to be seen. But CertifID’s move to tie more parts of the workflow together highlights how fraud-prevention vendors are evolving their product strategies beyond point solutions into adjacent operational tools.

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