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Updated July 17, 2026

Remote online notarization (RON) has changed how real estate closings get done. It brought new levels of convenience, scheduling flexibility, and the ability to keep transactions moving even when parties cannot be in the same room. But the experience has not always been smooth for everyone.

Over the past few years, many title and settlement professionals adopted RON using one of the early platforms in the market. Some of those platforms are now winding down or discontinuing support. And for many teams, the memories left behind are not good ones. Confusing workflows. Sessions that dropped. Signers who struggled. Support that was hard to reach when timelines mattered.

We have heard the same thing again and again during conversations at ALTA, FLTA, and through customer conversations: “We tried RON and it was a mess. The platform made everything harder. We spent more time calming signers down than completing the closing.”

If that was your first experience with RON, it makes sense that you may be questioning whether it is worth the effort to try again.

But here is the important truth: It was not RON that failed you. It was the platform.

Key takeaways

• ​A bad first experience with RON reflects platform execution, not the technology itself. Well-designed RON reduces closing friction for every role in the transaction.
• ​Switching RON providers does not require pausing active transactions. Most organizations run a phased migration that keeps closings moving throughout the transition.
• ​The five migration steps that protect operational continuity are: account setup, template transfer, workflow configuration, team training, and a parallel go-live period.
• ​When evaluating a new provider, prioritize three non-negotiable capabilities: ease of use across every role, real-time support during closings, and identity verification built for high-value real estate transactions.
• ​Confirm that your new provider is approved in every state where you operate and that it integrates with your existing loan origination system (LOS) or title production system before you sign.
• ​Proof has supported thousands of closings across the country and has processed more than $640 billion in real estate transactions on its platform, giving your team a migration partner with documented scale.

Do not give up on RON because of a bad first experience

At its core, RON is designed to simplify closings, not complicate them. When the technology is well-designed and supported, signers feel guided, closers feel confident, and the entire transaction moves forward without friction. That is exactly what the real estate industry asked for when RON first emerged.

The difference comes down to execution. Not all RON platforms are the same. Early systems were built quickly, often without the insight of the people who work inside real closings every day. Some providers treated RON like a one-size-fits-all feature rather than a high-touch, regulated workflow that requires precision and support.

If your previous RON experience was stressful, slow, or inconsistent, it is understandable to feel cautious about making another move. But with many early platforms now closing their doors, this transition period is an opportunity to reset your expectations and adopt RON the way it was always meant to work.

What you should expect from your next RON provider

When evaluating your new solution, focus on three core areas:

• ​‍ Ease of use across every role: The platform should work smoothly for signers, notaries, closers, attorneys, and lenders. No one should need a training manual to get through a signing. ‍
• ​Support that responds in real time: Closings run on deadlines. If issues arise, your provider should be able to assist quickly. Not overnight. Not through an unanswered ticket queue. ‍
• ​Identity and fraud controls that are built for real estate: High-value transactions draw risk. Identity verification should be strong, clear, and fully recorded for audit purposes.

Proof (formerly Notarize): The leader in RON customer experience

If you have been in the industry for a while, you likely recognize us as Notarize. Our name is now Proof, but our mission is the same. We have spent years partnering with title companies, lenders, settlement professionals, and notaries to design digital closings that feel clear, reliable, and secure.

We pioneered RON in real estate. We helped build the regulatory frameworks alongside state and industry leadership. And we have supported thousands of closings across the country, from single property transactions to some of the largest digital closing initiatives in the market.

TL;DR: We designed the system alongside the industry that depends on it.

How to migrate smoothly without interrupting your closings

You do not need to pause or delay transactions to switch RON providers. Most organizations transition their RON workflow in a phased approach that maintains operational continuity.

We will work directly with your team during migration to handle:

• ​Account setup and user provisioning
• ​Template and document package transfer
• ​Workflow configuration to match your current closing process
• ​Training sessions for closers, notaries, and support staff
• ​Go-live support and ongoing alignment

Digital closings aren’t the problem. Your provider was.

If your first experience with RON was defined by frustration, you are not alone. But that is not the future of digital closing.

You do not need to lower your expectations. You do not need to settle. And you definitely do not need to go back to in-person only closings.

Our team is already helping organizations transition smoothly and quickly. Talk to us about your RON migration goals and we’ll get you set up on a platform that was built to support the real work you do every day.

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\ \ Hiring & Onboarding\ \ How to Catch Candidate Fraud Without Changing Your Lever Workflow\ \ We often see hiring teams skip identity verification because the tools available for it sit outside of their ATS. Requiring identity verification for candidates forces teams to manage a separate system and add steps for which they don’t have bandwidth or expertise. Proof now closes that gap for teams that use Lever.\ \ \ \ Eric Nelson\ \ May 28, 2026

\ \ Product & News\ \ Proof and Enigma Partner to Launch a Verified Business Identity and Authorization Layer for U.S. Businesses\ \ Every business needs to claim its identity online. We built the infrastructure to do it.\ \ \ \ Pat Kinsel\ \ May 27, 2026

\ \ Fraud\ \ Salesforce Under Attack: What the ShinyHunters Breach Reveals About CRM Identity Risk\ \ ShinyHunters stole 600,000 Salesforce records from a 7-Eleven franchisee. Here's what the breach reveals about CRM identity risk.\ \ \ \ Proof\ \ May 27, 2026

\ \ Product & News\ \ A Better Way to Notarize, for Cohen & Fitch LLP and Every Client They Serve\ \ Cohen & Fitch LLP is a New York civil rights firm. Their clients are navigating some of the hardest moments of their lives, and the last thing they need is friction around paperwork. So the firm built a notarization process that gives every client a real choice: come in person, handle it themselves through a local notary, or complete everything remotely through Proof on their own time.\ \ \ \ Proof\ \ May 26, 2026

\ \ Product & News\ \ Verified Identities, New Closing Types, and Faster Document Prep. Here's What's New in May.\ \ May's updates are focused on giving you more confidence and control at every stage of the transaction process. From a new verified badge that surfaces IAL2 verification status directly on identity profiles, to new transaction types for Title agents, to bulk sidebar actions that cut down document prep time significantly, this release is built to make your team faster and your transactions more trustworthy.\ \ \ \ Proof\ \ May 26, 2026

\ \ Fraud\ \ The Fraud Files: Bank Insiders, BEC Billions, and the AI Threat to ACH Payments | May 2026\ \ This month's fraud headlines read less like news and more like a preview of what happens when corporate ACH originators reach June 22 still exposed. Five signals, one through-line: authorized payments that should not have moved.\ \ \ \ Ray Hayes\ \ May 22, 2026

\ \ Hiring & Onboarding\ \ The Interview Isn't Where Candidate Fraud Gets Caught\ \ There is a documented case of a job applicant using deepfake technology to conduct a convincing interview for 70 minutes before being caught. That case gets cited as evidence of how good the fakes have gotten. But the more interesting (and maybe more important) thing it reveals is what had already happened before the call started.\ \ \ \ Lauren Furey\ \ May 20, 2026

\ \ Hiring & Onboarding\ \ The Insider Threat Your Hiring Pipeline Was Never Built to Catch\ \ Insider threat programs have long been a fixture at companies with high value assets. The threat model that justified that investment assumed a relatively targeted attacker: a nation-state, a competitor, or a sophisticated actor with a specific reason to come after that specific organization. That threat model is changing.\ \ \ \ John Heasman\ \ May 18, 2026

\ \ Fraud\ \ The New Generation of Scattered Spider Is Turning Account Recovery Into a Seven-Figure Business\ \ In 2023, a threat group called Scattered Spider dismantled two of the largest casino operations in the world. The next generation is now running seven figure scams, and they are actively targeting organizations across financial services, retail, hospitality, legal, aviation, technology, and academia.\ \ \ \ Winnie Jin\ \ May 12, 2026

\ \ Fraud\ \ Real Names, Fake IDs, and a Bank Insider: The Massachusetts Fraud Ring That Beat Two Lines of Defense\ \ A guilty plea in federal court last week pulls back the curtain on a coordinated bank fraud ring that operated across three states for more than two years. The scheme had two distinct vulnerabilities that let it run undetected. Both of them are solvable.\ \ \ \ Jessica Howe\ \ May 8, 2026

\ \ Technology\ \ Agentic AI Needs Verifiable Records to Be Trusted\ \ Logs and explanations are not enough. If agentic AI is going to operate in real world workflows, it needs verifiable records.\ \ \ \ Lauren Hintz\ \ May 6, 2026

\ \ Product & News\ \ Proof Joins FIDO Alliance to Link AI Agent Actions to Verified Human Identity\ \ As the only platform that can verify identity to NIST IAL2 and cryptographically bind it to agent activity, Proof brings a critical perspective to the standards defining how AI acts on behalf of humans.\ \ \ \ Proof\ \ May 4, 2026

\ \ Fraud\ \ The Fraud Files: Fraud Rings, AI Scams, and the Signals to Watch | April 2026\ \ Fraud trends rarely change all at once. More often, the signals appear gradually across research reports, news stories, and the operational reality of how organizations process digital transactions. Here are five signals from the past month that fraud and risk teams should be paying attention to.\ \ \ \ Ray Hayes\ \ April 29, 2026

\ \ Fraud\ \ Wigs, Fake IDs, and $19.8 Million in Loans: What the NFL Impersonation Scam Means for Lenders\ \ A former college football player disguised himself as three NFL stars to secure nearly $20 million in loans. The lenders who approved them had no reliable way to know the difference.\ \ \ \ Jim Schaffer\ \ April 27, 2026

\ \ Product & News\ \ Built for How You Work | What's New at Proof in April\ \ April's features are focused on speed and efficiency. From pre-built transaction templates to copy/paste shortcuts, self-serve plan upgrades, and smarter risk signals in Defend, here's what's new.\ \ \ \ Proof\ \ April 21, 2026

\ \ Fraud\ \ The VINsanity Indictment and the Urgent Need for Banks to Adopt Real Identity Verification\ \ Auto loan fraud is a serious crime that drives up costs for every honest consumer. It threatens the stability of lending institutions and undermines the digital economy. The VINsanity case illustrates the urgent need for better security across the industry. \ \ \ \ Jessica Howe\ \ April 20, 2026

\ \ Digital Identity\ \ Why KYC Alone No Longer Stops Fraud (and What Comes Next)\ \ KYC verifies whether customer information matches trusted data sources at onboarding. It confirms that a name, date of birth, or identification number aligns with existing records to meet compliance requirements. Modern fraud does not try to break that model. It works within it.\ \ \ \ Anna Scionti\ \ April 13, 2026

\ \ Fraud\ \ The $17 Million Real Estate Fraud Case That Should Change How Title Agents Verify Identity\ \ The U.S. Department of Justice charged 11 people in a sophisticated conspiracy targeting elderly homeowners. By stealing identities, these criminals secured millions in hard money loans against properties they had absolutely zero claim to. \ \ \ \ Kavya Qin\ \ April 8, 2026