In today’s hyper-connected world, conventional methods of signing and validating documents are increasingly being overshadowed by technological advancements such as electronic signatures.
However, let’s focus on one and the most straightforward one.
Adoption of this signing technology has been on the rise for some time now, particularly when dealing with legal, business, and government documents.
Enforcing decisions, especially in an organization setting, is not an easy thing.
The time you save while using e-sign technology makes you more productive by allowing you to focus on more important assignments.
E-signatures are more legally defensible than wet-ink signatures
Have you ever received a PDF document via email, and you were required to sign it and send it back again via email?
There is a much straightforward way to approach such a situation.
For example, email notifications help remind the signee to sign the document, while status tracking helps the sender to know at which stage/phase the document is at.
Digital signatures, “cryptographically attach your identity to a document using a method that cannot be forged,”
That said; in a good number of personal use cases, you will only require an e-signature – and nowadays, there are tens of platforms available in the market, which make that easy.
What to consider before electronically signing documents
