Enables the appearance of the signature on paper at the same time the signature is captured electronically

Sometimes, the digital signature alone is not enough. When a handwritten signature must be captured in both venues - digitally and physically - SIGNificant’s inking pen offers an efficient, convenient solution. The SIGNificant inking pen enables the electronic capture of the signature as it is written on paper.

Although one of the main benefits of adopting electronic signature solutions is going paperless, there are cases in which the use of paper is inevitable - for instance, when the customer requires a printed receipt. In this case, the customer takes the signed hardcopy and the company retains the electronic copy. The inking pen is also a valuable tool in countries or sectors where electronic signatures are not yet legally binding and a physical archive of signed documents is still required. The inking pen may also be useful when a fully paperless process is not yet accepted by users.

Although they don’t fully eliminate paper processes, SIGNificant inking pen solutions still offer many of the other benefits of electronic signatures. These include improved document security, as the biometric signature traits unique to each person’s signature are collected with the electronic signature, enabling the use of the SIGNificant Biometric Server’s real-time verification processes. In addition, the electronic document allows for a streamlined business process, as the electronic version becomes immediately available for real-time decision making or electronic archiving. Finally, the inking pen could be a first step toward the full elimination of paper, as it is fairly easy to advance to a completely paperless solution as circumstances change and acceptance grows.