Electronic signatures, also called e-signatures and digital signatures, are a way to verify your identity on an electronic file, such as a sales agreement. They work with encryption technology, so you ...

An electronic signature is the equivalent of your handwritten signature, and can be used to confirm content within a document, or the terms of a particular document. It is considered to be legally ...

Unlike a traditional handwritten signature, electronic signatures are typed acknowledgments of receipt or agreement with a document. Because these signatures can't be checked against a handwritten ...

Lee Davis is a tech analyst who has been covering the document imaging industry for over five years. Currently, Lee is the Associate Director of Software and Scanners at Keypoint Intelligence, where ...

The authors write "With the continued rise of new tools and technologies, legal professionals are seeking new ways to optimize tasks in an effort to be more efficient. One of the more common recent ...

Digital signatures enable paperless contracts and can speed up business transactions. The 2001 E-Sign Act was meant to ease the adoption of electronic signatures, yet the mechanics of what makes up an ...

It is no surprise that contract ratification has embraced digital alternatives to traditional paper-based methods. In South Africa, how strong is this in ratifying a contract? For more stories, visit ...