Glossary
Wet Signature
A traditional handwritten signature made with pen and ink on a physical document. Called 'wet' because the ink needs to dry. Still required for certain legal documents.
Despite the rise of electronic signatures, wet signatures are still required for some documents: wills and testaments (in most jurisdictions), certain real estate deeds, notarised documents, and some court filings.
For the vast majority of business contracts, electronic signatures have the same legal standing as wet signatures under ESIGN, eIDAS, and the ECA.
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