Digital Signing

If you’re based in Singapore, did you know that the Singpass App which was previously used for SafeEntry can be used to perform Digital Signing on electronic documents? With the advent of the Sign with Singpass functionality (since 5 November 2020), all Singpass application users are able to perform Digital Signatures on their electronic documents using their mobile phones. Utilizing Digital

The Electronic Transactions Act (ETA) was established to provide the legal foundation for electronic transactions in Singapore. The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is the authority tasked with establishing regulatory frameworks for electronic commerce. Some key questions are raised below that can help us better understand the legality of electronic signatures in Singapore. What is an electronic signature? IMDA states that

Let’s face it - remote work is here to stay. Many businesses that were questioning the effectiveness of remote work in the past are now convinced of the benefits in terms of productivity and performance. As the number of individuals working from home continues to grow, some businesses find that the traditional way of signing documents and contracts using “wet ink”

2020 has definitely been an eventful year for all of us and I have never experienced anything like it before in the 30+ years that I’ve lived. Covid-19 has affected our lives negatively in many different ways but it has also changed the way we do things positively, in some cases. Since working from home became the norm for most of