{"id":430216,"date":"2020-09-02T07:38:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T05:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=430216"},"modified":"2020-09-02T07:38:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T05:38:26","slug":"why-your-business-needs-to-switch-to-e-signatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/430216\/why-your-business-needs-to-switch-to-e-signatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Why your business needs to switch to e-signatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Businesses have gone digital across almost every area of operations, including document signing.<\/p>\n<p>Companies are now switching to electronic signatures &#8211; which are faster, simpler, and legally binding.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.za\/en\/business-solutions\/solutions\/electronic-and-digital-signature-solutions.html?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Kyocera%20Partner%20Content&amp;utm_campaign=Electronic%20and%20Digital%20Signature%20Solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Kyocera\u2019s e-signature solution.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This next-generation document signing technology also provides tangible benefits to businesses.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Save time and money<\/h3>\n<p>Traditionally, businesses needed to print documents, manually sign them, scan them back into a digital format, and mail them back to the recipient.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the business would have to take things a step further by physically mailing the signed document through postal services.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of going through these tedious processes, e-signature technology lets you open the digital document, insert your e-signature, and save the document.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does this give you more time to focus on pressing tasks, it also saves you money because you don\u2019t need to pay for ink, packaging, and shipping costs.<\/p>\n<p>You also don\u2019t need access to a scanner or printer \u2013 you can sign documents from your laptop or smart device instantly.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Increased security<\/h3>\n<p>Another major benefit of e-signatures is that they are more secure than a physically-signed document.<\/p>\n<p>While physical documents can be tampered with &#8211; and in many cases, must be delivered physically by a third party &#8211; e-signature software offers robust encryption to ensure that when you sign a document digitally no one can edit or tamper with it.<\/p>\n<p>Having these documents stored digitally is another major advantage of e-signatures, as you will not have to worry about filing signed documents in physical cabinets \u2013 which can also be compromised.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">The three main types of signatures<\/h3>\n<p>When it comes to signing documents digitally, there are three main types of signatures that your business may need:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Electronic signature<\/strong> \u2013 These are used to indicate a person\u2019s consent to sign.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital signature<\/strong> \u2013 Cryptographic codes embedded into the document to add increased security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SA Advanced Electronic Signatures (AeSign)<\/strong> \u2013 This offers the highest level of security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these types of signatures offer value in different contexts, and an elite electronic and digital signature solution will offer businesses all three.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Kyocera electronic and digital signature solution<\/h3>\n<p>Kyocera is a leading document solutions provider that drives efficiency in many South African businesses.<\/p>\n<p>It offers a comprehensive electronic and digital signature solution that provides all three key forms of electronic signature \u2013 meaning you have all the tools to streamline your document signing processes.<\/p>\n<p>While certain document types, in certain industries are not yet legally allowed to use e-signatures in South Africa, all industries can use and benefit from the power of e-signatures in a substantial capacity.<\/p>\n<p>Kyocera continues to grow its portfolio of clients in this space, which already includes customers in a variety of fields as diverse as Insurance, Education, and Technology.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.co.za\/en\/business-solutions\/solutions\/electronic-and-digital-signature-solutions.html?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Kyocera%20Partner%20Content&amp;utm_campaign=Electronic%20and%20Digital%20Signature%20Solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here to learn more about how e-signatures can streamline your document signing process.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyocera offers a comprehensive electronic and digital signature solution that gives your business the tools it needs to streamline its document signing processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":430218,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[15260],"class_list":["post-430216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-kyocera"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=430216"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":430220,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/430216\/revisions\/430220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/430218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=430216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=430216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=430216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}