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The Top 3 Reasons to Use Electronic Notarizations Now

Written by Pem Guerry | 12/12/16 9:15 PM

Many highly regulated industries, such as financial services and real estate, have transitioned to secure, electronic workflows for the level of protection and convenience they offer. But when a document needs additional approval in the form of a notarization, that digital process is fragmented and ends up back on paper. By introducing electronic notarizations, however, the digital process can continue seamlessly.

Our EVP Pem Guerry recently wrote an article for RISMedia’s Housecall that lists the top three reasons to begin using remote electronic notarizations. In his article, Pem identifies that electronic notarizations offer:

  • Cost savings 
  • Security
  • Safety and convenience 

“Electronically signed and notarized transactions are actually more secure in a number of ways than manually notarized transactions,” Pem said. “E-notarizations use digital signature technology, which permanently embeds the legal evidence in each document and prevents any unauthorized changes to be made.”

Click here to read Pem’s full article.