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Let's think about your signature for a minute. Not just any signature, but the old-fashioned pen-and-ink kind. There's no other signature like it in the world; it's not only unique to you, it's different each time you scrawl it onto paper. So it may seem counter-intuitive that electronic signatures are touted as "more secure" than handwritten ones. How can that be?
Yes, your signature is a unique and special snowflake. That's precisely the problem. Here's why:
Okay, you may be thinking, so ink signatures have weaknesses. But does that necessarily make electronic signatures better? After all, many banks have been slow to adopt e-signature technology and some still prefer traditional "wet" signatures.
It makes sense if you think about it. It's one thing for a buyer and a seller to enter into an agreement, but as the third party underwriting a sale, banks are the ones taking the financial risk. It's understandable that they want to be absolutely sure a signature is valid and can be upheld in case of a legal challenge.