Unlike a traditional handwritten signature, electronic signatures are typed acknowledgments of receipt or agreement with a document. Because these signatures can't be checked against a handwritten ...

Even in the 21st century, a small business may be able to keep most of its records on paper. Given the growing amount of data hacked from major companies, paper might even seem more secure. There are ...

The nation's manufacturers produce a lot of paper. Not intentionally, though; documents and files are part of doing business, no matter what a company actually makes. The problem is the cost of ...

The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 2023 (the ECT Act) now formally permits, and gives legal recognition to electronic receipts, payments, and electronic seals and notarisation. The ...

Perhaps the headline of this article holds a little hyperbole but, not so much. The law I’m referring to is the Electronic Trade Documents Act which comes into force today (20 September). The reason I ...