Many companies have told staff to work from home and this has presented a challenge for some employees who are missing the means to operate remotely. In this blog, we discuss how to keep business moving with digital contracts and electronic signatures.

In this day and age, there is genuinely no reason to use paper for contracts, agreements, HR and other business documents. What is important is to ensure authenticity, trust and integrity of signed business documents.

Like many others, we have been affected financially by COVID-19, cancelling a major event at short notice. Thankfully our suppliers have been very helpful in rescheduling.

As a UK business that has been affected and in the spirit of helpfulness, we are offering any affected organisation a free 2500 e-signature pack to be used by all employees on our SigningHub cloud service.

In this blog, we answer some of the most frequently asked questions about electronic and digital signature laws and the legality of eSignatures so you can electronically sign with confidence.

One of the key concerns people have when switching to eSignatures is whether they have the same legal certainty as a paper and ink signature. Ensuring e-signed documents are legally enforceable in a court of law is critical, as no company wants to see its documents disputed.

On the 25th January 2020, Ascertia will launch SigningHub January '20 release (version 7.7.7). This release includes additional Enterprise user features and mobile device security settings.

Fertility clinics work within a highly sensitive sector which requires patient consent and comprehension. MD Consents is acutely familiar with these requirements, particularly when the company launched its fertilityconsent.com service.

In November 2019, Ascertia launched its SigningHub Winter '19 release (version 7.7.6). This release includes several administrative enhancements, as well as additional local signing options.

What is a digital signature and how do I create one are two of the most common questions we are asked.

There is a clear difference between electronic signatures and digital signatures though, and confusingly digital signatures can be referred to as electronic signatures which does not help matters.

What is a digital signature?

Digital signatures must provide a way to authenticate the signer’s identity.

Authentication is done through the use of a unique Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) signing key for each user and an associated digital certificate which acts as a digital identity embedded into every signature. Public Key Infrastructure is a technical framework of encryption and cybersecurity.

In August 2019, Ascertia launched its SigningHub Autumn '19 release (version 7.7.5). This release includes the launch of shared spaces, as well as the ability for SigningHub Admins to enforce a change of password and additional control features for Enterprise Admins.

In June 2019, Ascertia launched its SigningHub Summer '19 release (version 7.7.4). This release includes the launch of SigningHub lite, providing a pure e-signing experience.  Other updated features include, improved logging options and the ability to push registered users and their certificates to the ADSS CSP Service.

In this blog, we discuss how eSignatures can help not-for-profit organisations. Because of their organisational structure, not-for-profit charities, community groups and social enterprises are usually highly collaborative with members, volunteers, group leaders, investors and trustees all having an influence on decision making.

In our latest industries blog we are focusing on natural resources and the benefits the industry could see from using eSignatures.

Producers of major commodities (coal, iron ore, oil and natural gas) are realising great efficiencies through technology. In a low-growth environment, there are opportunities to extend these benefits into broader operational areas.