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Digital signatures

Why choose digital signatures?

  • Faster processes: Eliminate unnecessary waiting times.
  • High security: Full compliance for modern businesses.
  • Maximum flexibility: Sign anywhere, anytime.

In today’s fast-paced business environment, the move to digital signing is much more than just a way to reduce paper consumption. While smaller players often look for simple digital signing solutions that are free, large companies and regulated industries require significantly more than what free services can offer.

This requires a robust and eIDAS compliant infrastructure, built to handle complex workflows and the market’s highest demands for identity verification.

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Digital signing: The engine of your digital transformation

Many people confuse digitisation with digitalisation , but the difference is crucial. Scanning a paper document into a PDF is digitising – it saves physical space, but the process remains static. Implementing digital signing with Scrive on the other hand, is true digitalisation. It transforms analog work into dynamic flows, where your customers can sign digitally in just a few seconds.

What is a digital signature?

By integrating digital signatures into your existing business systems, you create a seamless data flow that saves both time and resources. Switching to e-signing not only means a more modern process, but it also gives you tangible business benefits:

  • Maximise speed: Forget about traditional post and long waiting times. With the ability to sign digitally, agreements are finalised instantly, dramatically shortening your lead times.
  • Increase conversion: By offering seamless signing directly on your mobile, you remove unnecessary friction. It makes it easy for the customer to say yes, which reduces interruptions in the sales process.
  • Ensure data quality: Digital forms with automatic validation minimise the risk of human error. You ensure that all documents are legally correct and fully completed every time.

Navigating the eIDAS landscape: Protecting your business agreements

For European companies, eIDAS Regulation (EU 910/2014) is the legal compass. Choosing a provider that is not deeply rooted in European law can pose significant risks. When evaluating digital signature solutions, it is crucial to understand the levels of electronic signatures, Eur-Lex – eIDAS Regulation

Simple Electronic Signature (SES)

Best suited for internal documents. While there are free digital signing options at this level, they often lack the advanced evidentiary packages required in the event of a dispute.

Advanced Electronic Signature (AES)

For most business contracts, AES is the recommended level for digitally signing documents. It requires secure identification, often via eID solutions administered by national agencies for digital governance.

Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)

This is the highest level of security. Scrive acts as a Qualified Trusted Service Provider (QTSP) , which means we meet the strictest requirements.

Interested in learning more about digital signing?

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“Many people start by searching for free digital signing, but quickly realise that business-critical agreements require the traceability, legal weight, and trust that only a professional platform can offer.”

Viktor Wrede, Chief Strategy Officer at Scrive.

Start signing digitally

Move from manual processes to seamless digital workflows. Discover the difference when you create and manage digital signatures with Scrive — compared to traditional document handling.

The manual way
A paper agreement is created and posted. The customer must then print, sign and scan the document before sending it back. Each step is a time-stealer that risks losing the customer’s interest.

The digital way with Scrive:

Automatic generation: Via our eSign API, the agreement is created directly from your CRM.

Secure identification: The customer verifies themselves quickly and securely with ID Check.

Seamless signing: The customer can sign digitally with a simple click.

Direct integration: As soon as the agreement is complete, the next step in your process is automatically triggered.

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Implementing digital signing delivers clear benefits across the organisation

From improved efficiency to enhanced security.

For the COO
The focus here is on scalability. With Scrive, you can send out volumes that were previously impossible.

  • Bulk send : Enables thousands of people to digitally sign at the same time, perfect for large mailings or contract updates.

For the CTO
In this case, security and control are the most important things.

  • Highest standard: Scrive is certified according to ISO/IEC 27001. This guarantees the market’s highest level of security when you sign documents digitally.

Summary: Implementing a digital signing strategy

Future-proof your organisation with a digital signing strategy. It is an efficient way to drive digital transformation. In an era where cyber security is a top priority, your choice of digital document signing is critical. It helps protect your company’s future growth.

By choosing Scrive, you get a partner who understands the legal rules behind digital signatures.

Are you ready to take the next step?
Let us show you how Scrive can improve your contract management. Book a personal demo with one of our experts or explore our e-signing solutions.

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