In fact, to achieve a truly paperless environment, companies should implement solutions for the document workflow process from beginning to end. Capturing a signature is one of those components.
So let’s discover the benefits of signature capture.
When a document is electronically captured, it is received in real time, processed, then sent to the appropriate person or archived for easy retrieval. All operations do not require someone have to print a document.
No printed documents means paper and ink are less used. It also means there is no expense involved in manipulating the paper document. This eliminates the time you spends taking that document and scan it for archival or the time you spends entering the details of that document into a database and filing it away.
Physical papers are costing your company money.The longer you spend processing an invoice, the longer you will spend receiving that money. With mobile signature capture, a document is signed and that detail is received immediately. This enables to bill faster and receive that payment quicker.
Digital signatures helps you improve your customer service. Namely, digital documents, you does not have to sift through a file cabinet or pile of papers at your desk when you have the ability to answer customer or vendor questions immediately. You can obtain their signature and send your customer a receipt in real time.
What is more, the chances of having lost documents are reduced by b digital documents. For every lost document, you waste time in trying to find the documents and going of retrieving another signature so that you have the signed document on file.
Electronically signed documents are more secure when they are stored electronically eliminating the chances of being damaged by natural disaster or fire or stolen by thieves.
Companies have been held back from obtaining a paperless office for years by traditional handwritten signatures. However, the operational benefits have paved the way to support a more efficient process. Adoption of electronic signatures is increasing and improving the document workflow process.