In this blog, we discuss several ways digital signing delivers cost savings once documents are returned by signers. This piece follows on from the first part of this blog mini-series where we looked at the surprisingly high cost of paper, printing, photocopying and delivering documents when calculated over the course of a year.

Digital signing can deliver significant cost savings. A piece of paper is inexpensive, but, consider how many pieces of paper an average business uses, files and stores away every year.

The number can reach millions, if not more, and when you calculate what you do with that piece of paper you soon realise that considerable savings could be made by switching to digital signatures and eliminating paper-based approvals.

More and more global businesses are moving to the cloud.

A recent survey by Intel revealed, that in the next 16 months, 80% of IT budgets will be invested in cloud technology. Considering the many benefits, it is no surprise companies are considering cloud-based infrastructures.

Important documents are signed all the time: wills, contracts, government documents, the list is endless. The person’s signature identifies the signer, but also authorises the document by proving that they agreed to the terms stated.