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One of the greatest benefits of the digital signature<\/a><\/strong> is its versatility, since it can be used in different ways and in different processes to adapt to the needs of each of its users. In the following post, we tell you through an infographic what types of digital signature procedures exist and which ones are supported by Viafirma’s solutions.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Digital transformation has brought with it many advantages and also many changes in the ways in which we work and do business. Papers have been disappearing in favor of digital communications, communication with the public administration is much easier and faster and also the signature has ceased to be only handwritten and has taken advantage of all the benefits that the digital world brings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Statistics show that the popularity of digital signatures has been growing over the years<\/strong> and continues on an upward trend. According to data collected by Statista, from 2009 to 2017 there has been an increase in the use of digital signatures in Spanish company communications<\/strong> of more than 20%<\/a>, peaking at 77.1%.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Thanks to the legal recognition of the digital signature and its equivalence to the handwritten signature, this tool has become more and more important in the business world.<\/p>\r\n

But, do you know what are the advantages and procedures of digital signature? We will tell you about them below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Advantages of digital signature<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The digital signature has become popular not only because of its legal validity, but also because of the numerous advantages it offers over the traditional signature. First of all, digitization always saves costs<\/strong>, since it does not require face-to-face procedures to be carried out<\/strong>. Therefore, it is not necessary to be in the same room when it is time to reach a collaboration agreement and to finalize it with a signature.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

In addition to the cost savings in infrastructure and materials<\/strong> that the use of digital signatures entails, it also provides the user with something very important: mobility<\/strong>. In this way, especially commercial department workers who have to be constantly on the move visiting customers, can use the signature from wherever they are.<\/p>\r\n

Tipos o procedimientos de firma digital<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Although we usually talk about digital signatures in general, there is no single type of digital signature<\/strong>, and this is the last of the advantages<\/strong> we want to talk about today: its versatility<\/strong>. Sometimes, human intervention is not even necessary for a contract to be signed.<\/p>\r\n

In the following infographic, you can see some types or procedures of digital signature<\/strong>, all of them supported by Viafirma’s solutions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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