About

About Approov

15+ years of mortgage broking experience, combined with purpose-built lending technology. We exist to make the lending process actually keep up with your life, whether it's your first home or your next investment.

Founding team

Craig Vaughan, Founder and Head of Broking at Approov

Craig Vaughan

Founder, Head of Broking

Craig has spent 15+ years in mortgage broking, helping people from their first home through to building an investment portfolio. He founded BrokerEngine, one of the most widely adopted workflow platforms in the Australian broking industry. At Approov, he leads all credit decisions and lender strategy, structuring loans around your next move, not just this approval.

Will Swayne, Founder and CEO at Approov

Will Swayne

Founder, CEO

Will has spent 20+ years in digital growth, building products that turn complex processes into simple experiences. He co-founded BrokerEngine, helping hundreds of brokerages streamline their operations. At Approov, he leads product and technology, designing the AI platform that handles submission, updates, and loan monitoring so the lending experience actually keeps pace with your life.

Why Approov exists

The problem we kept seeing

Between us, we've spent decades inside the mortgage industry. Broking, building tools for brokers, and watching the same problems repeat. Good brokers doing solid work, buried in manual process. Borrowers chasing their own applications for updates. A system that treats settlement as the finish line, when it's really just the start.

What borrowers actually need

The lending experience hasn't kept up with how people actually buy property. They're making time-sensitive decisions in competitive markets, often outside business hours, sometimes across more than one property. They need a broker who thinks structurally about what comes next, and a process that doesn't depend on someone being at their desk.

What we built

AI handles the process: faster submission, real-time updates, proactive monitoring after settlement. Your broker focuses on strategy. The result is lending that works the way it should have all along.

30+ lenders. Tailored options.

We're accredited with a panel of over 30 lenders, from the big four banks to specialist and non-bank lenders. That means we match you with the right product, not just the one that's easiest to submit.

Featured panel. Full list of 30+ lenders available on request.

Licensing & compliance

Craig Vaughan is a credit representative (Credit Representative Number 577691) of LMG Broker Services Pty Ltd (ACN 632 405 504, Australian Credit Licence 517192). AFCA Member 121620.

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