During the COVID-19 pandemic, many professionals found that working from home was possible and beneficial for themselves and their clients. Remote online notary (RON) is an option that provides many advantages for those who work remotely.
RON Solutions offers identity credential analysis to help prevent human error and increase security in the document notarization process. This reduces delays and increases efficiency.
Increased Security
Previously, clients whose documents required notarization had to locate, schedule, and physically meet with notaries in person. This time-consuming process put the signers and notaries at risk of infection from COVID-19 and often resulted in delays.
With RON, this process is streamlined and made more secure. This is accomplished by using an online notary platform that offers multiple methods of ID verification, including credential analysis, which electronically confirms government-issued identification, and KBA (Knowledge Based Authentication), wherein the signer answers questions that only they know the answer to.
Furthermore, RON platforms offer dedicated alerts and notifications if errors occur during signing. This further increases security by preventing document tampering or fraud due to human error. This is particularly valuable in a digital world.
Faster Processes
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans considered working from home a pipe dream. However, the pandemic made it clear that performing work from home is possible and beneficial for everyone involved.
Rather than meeting with clients in person, a notary can log on to their computer and greet their clients over video conferencing. This can help to reduce delays and inefficiencies.
During the live, two-way, audio-visual conference, both parties can review the document to ensure it is correct and accurate. Then, they will e-sign the document together while the notary records the transaction in their electronic journal and applies their digital seal to the paper. This happens within one easy-to-use, streamlined platform, which complies with remote notary state laws and more.
Less Commutes
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more and more individuals are discovering that they don’t need to follow social distancing protocols or shelter-in-place orders to have documents notarized. That’s because more than half of the states allow — or will soon allow — remote online notary services (RON).
While RON requires that a notary be located in their commissioning state, the signer can be anywhere worldwide. Meeting with a notary over video instead of face-to-face reduces the risk of meeting strangers in unsafe locations and also helps prevent fraud by creating an audit trail that records each session.
Additionally, RON speeds up executing government paperwork by reducing the need for physical meetings. This makes it more accessible for individuals with transportation difficulties or non-traditional work schedules.
Lower Car Insurance Rates
Working from home had once seemed like a pipe dream. Still, the COVID-19 pandemic proved that performing many duties from home was possible and beneficial to employees and businesses. This includes mobile notaries, who can save on gas and other car expenses by meeting with signers online rather than traveling to meet them in person.
The signing, verification, and notarial act occur digitally in a RON session, so there’s no need for the notary and signer to be in the same room or even the same state. Moreover, most RON platforms use bank-level security protocols to protect documents and ensure their integrity.
However, some groups, such as local notaries and low-income residents, still oppose RON, claiming it hurts notaries who must compete with out-of-state notaries and charges fees that aren’t affordable for many.
Save Money
In addition to avoiding car expenses and spending less time in traffic, working as an online notary can help you save money on other business costs, such as printer toner, paper, and gas. This can significantly boost your bottom line.
Using a service, you can verify a signer’s identity remotely without needing them to appear in person during an appointment. Using knowledge-based authentication and credential analysis, you can be confident that the signer is who they say they are.
During the COVID-19 lockdown, remote online notarization (RON) became popular among real estate, mortgage, and title insurance professionals—the best RON solutions, with tamper-evident documents and top-tier usability features.