Northteq and Middesk partnered to bring SOS automation to Salesforce.com with their newly launched Business Identity Direct app.

“This partnership with Middesk allows us to fully automate lease/loan origination workflow with the inclusion of Secretary of State verification,” Kristian Dolan, CEO at Northteq, said. “Salesforce.com continues to be proven as a major disruptor in lending and leasing software and we are thrilled to offer this turn-key service to the lending industry.”

Available automatically or via a click of a button within Salesforce, Northteq’s Business Identity Direct app will integrate with Middesk’s services to:

• Return details from the Secretary of State
• Store details for a company’s officers, website, social profiles and addresses
• Validate tax IDs
• Check the OFAC SDN list

ENGS Commercial Finance is one of the first lenders to benefit from the app.

“With the addition of validating through automation, the business identity from the Secretary of State is another enhancement to our commitment on delivering on our FINTECH digital strategy of streamlining the finance experience,” Christopher D. Johanneson, vice president of digital strategy, marketing and originations at ENGS, said. “Northteq and Middesk were able to deliver the ‘missing link’ with the automation of Secretary of State.”

Northteq and Middesk’s Business Identity Direct app adds to the list of plug and play Salesforce.com apps currently available for lenders.

“We are excited to introduce our Identity product to the Salesforce.com ecosystem,” Kyle Mack, founder and CEO of Middesk, said. “We have a strong partnership with Northteq and we look forward to continuing to introduce new features and value to the commercial lending and equipment finance industries.”

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Northteq is a provider of fintech solutions for the commercial lending industry,

ENGS, a Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance company, is a provider of lease and loan solutions and is a lender to the transportation, construction and industrial equipment segments. The company also provides working capital and insurance products.

Headquartered in San Francisco, Middesk provides access to Secretary of State data in all 50 states.