Heywood | Heywood iConnect

Seamless and secure data interactions

Introducing i-Connect, the cost-effective, low-risk solution to data management. The platform simplifies data interactions between employers and funds within a highly secure environment.

Using data taken directly from the payroll system, i-Connect automatically identifies new joiners, opt-outs, and leavers, seamlessly generating an extract for submission to your scheme. Automating your data submission in one single, secure solution.

Streamlined automation
Improve the flow of your data. Smooth and secure automation ensures efficient employer onboarding, member data processing, and task management.
Seamless integration
i-Connect integrates perfectly with Altair. It facilitates member records updates and creates a unified platform for employer-pension fund interactions. Effortlessly.
Performance management
Proactively manage employer performance through performance monitoring, report generation on data accuracy and timeliness, and automated email reminders.

Reasons to choose i-Connect

Discover how i-Connect intelligently manages the data flow from employer to administrator.

Automated procedures

Let i-Connect handle the hard work. Automating manual processes improves operational efficiency, reduces administration time, resources, and slashes costs.

Fully synchronised data

i-Connect gives you synchronised payroll and pension fund data alongside an intuitive dashboard and comprehensive reporting. It’s all processed in one single solution.

Highly secure channels

Uncompromising protection for your data. Security is paramount with a secure VPN connection, robust error handling for accuracy, and automated error notifications.

Improved contribution reconciliation

Improve governance and ensure the timely and accurate submission of data. i-Connect ensures money paid to the fund matches the contributions collected from payroll.

User-friendly functionality

i-Connect allows employers to securely upload documents directly to member records, and obtain benefit information, including strain costs for voluntary early retirement exercises.

The trusted data management platform

i-Connect automates the submission of data to your scheme in a single solution. Improving the flow of data. Minimising manual intervention. Delivering secure pension data processing for your fund.

It’s used and trusted across the industry, successfully processing over 500m data items every year. Over 7,500 employers trust i-Connect to submit their data for their 1.3m employees every month. You can count on i-Connect.

Heywood has delivered secure self-service and data exchange solutions that deliver our business objectives for members and employers as well as reducing our administration costs.”

Laura Colliss
Pensions Manager
North-East Scotland Pension Fund

We think i-Connect is a really good product and it has made a massive difference for the Isle of Wight Council Pension Fund. It has removed our backlogs and enables us to look forwards instead of backwards. With i-Connect we know we are getting good quality data from the employers.”

Matthew Collier
Pensions Manager
Isle of Wight Council Pension Fund

Who we work with

Our customer list speaks for itself. At Heywood, we believe a true partnership is a two-way street. Mutual trust and respect are at the core of every interaction. And that’s why we enjoy long-term partnerships with all of our customers.