You have probably noticed that more and more companies and public institutions are adopting digital ways to sign documents. But why is this happening?

Digital signatures make it easier to accept and prove acceptance of documents, PDFs, and contracts. Today, they are even used by educational institutions to confirm receipt and verify the authenticity of exams.

Find out below why electronic signatures have become so widely used.

#1 Digital document storage

Digital signature platforms generally make it easier to sign, collect, and securely store documents in your account.

With Autentique, your documents remain stored for a reasonable period of time even after your account is closed or deactivated. For more information, please check our Terms of Use.

#2 Lower risk of document wear, loss, or damage

When documents are stored in physical locations, they can be damaged over time. The ink may fade, making parts of the contract unreadable and increasing the risk of improper changes. Storing documents digitally helps reduce these risks.

#3 Greater legitimacy

Digital document signing includes security layers that record important information about the process, such as the signer’s identity and signature history.

These features help make the document more reliable and bring the experience closer to traditional formalization procedures.

#4 Lower travel costs and greater practicality

Using digital signatures reduces the need to travel or hire services to collect signatures, helping lower costs.

They also make the process more practical, since documents can be signed online and in real time. In just a few minutes, you can send a document, request a signature, and receive a notification as soon as it is signed.

#5 Available at any time

With digital document signing, you do not need to rely on third parties or travel to collect signatures. Since the process takes place online, documents can be signed on any day and at any time. As a result, you are not tied to notary office opening hours or business hours to approve an important document.

#6 Lower risk of signature disputes

Autentique adds layers of protection to your digital signature, making it easier to prove acceptance.

These layers may include collecting information such as IP address, geolocation, browser data, device data, and tracking cookies for anti-fraud purposes.

And what are the reasons not to use digital document signing?

We do not know. So far, we have not found any :)

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