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The digital signature for SMEs, companies and corporations 

Do you and your customers spend your time waiting for signed documents to be delivered? Do you send PDFs back and forth, not knowing whether the signature is even valid? 

  • Sign and certify digitally – it’s quicker, cheaper and more secure than on paper, for you and your customers

  • Legally valid in Switzerland according to ESigA and in the EU according to eIDAS

  • Maximum security and data protection thanks to comprehensive certifications and 100% data storage and operation in Switzerland

  • A range of solutions for SMEs, larger companies or corporations

Which version is right for you?

Our customers

Provide signatures quickly and easily with the leading Swiss signature solution, for a better customer experience, fast approvals and contract conclusions – without compromising on security, data protection or legal validity

Overview of our solutions

For SMEs, tradespeople and private individuals

Sign with the web service

 

  • Less effort, no paper – making it cheaper and quicker than traditional signatures

  • Simply upload a PDF to your signing room, sign and you’re done

  • Flexible payment by credit card or on account

  • Technical support in all national languages

For larger companies and corporations

Integration into your systems

 

  • Seamlessly and precisely tailored to your infrastructure and processes, no additional security and compliance challenges, optimal customer experience

  • Maximum control and flexibility with our on-premise solution

  • Digital identification optionally included or your own identities possible

For all companies and public authorities that want to digitally confirm the integrity of their documents at a specific point in time

Our timestamping service

 

  • Prove the existence and integrity of electronic documents at a specific point in time – ideal for digital archives

  • SwissSign is certified to issue digital timestamps

For companies and public authorities that want to certify documents

Our organisational seals

 

  • From audit reports to debt collection register extracts, seals allow you to certify a document’s authenticity as an organisation

  • Certified for Switzerland and the EU

Feedback from Legal Light

Digital signatures are a modern, efficient and swift solution. Thanks to the signature solution from SwissSign, we were able to take another step in digitalising our core business.

 

Which digital signature solution suits your needs?

  

Web service

Integration: 

API

Integration: 

On Premise

Electronic signature in accordance with ESigA and eIDAS

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Organisational seal

Free 24/7 online identification

Predefined or any order of signatures

Personalised visual design of the signature

Integration via REST API

Complete confidentiality of document contents (hash signature)

Adaptation to your own CI/CD (white labelling)

Use of your own identities and identification processes

Supports signatures from other trust service providers

Quick and efficient integration into your own mobile app

Installation on-premise or in a private cloud

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Discuss API integration

Discuss on-prem solution

*eIDAS signatures in web service in planning

How digital signatures work

Background knowledge from our blog

What legal standards for digital signatures are applicable in Switzerland and the EU?

When is a (digital) signature legally valid in Switzerland?

Qualified electronic signatures and more: which digital signature for which application?

How secure are electronic signatures?

Banks, administration, justice or construction industry: digital signature applications

Construction industry

 

  • Construction and service contracts

  • Architect contracts

  • General contractor agreements

  • Material and supplier contracts

  • Approval forms and applications

  • Internal documents

Banking and finance

 

  • Paperless investments

  • Mortgage and credit card contracts, purely digital

  • Quick identification and account opening, FINMA-compliant

  • Digital certification of internal documents and official communications

Public administrative authorities

 

  • E-signatures for building permits, audit reports or contracts

  • Seals for certificate of residence or debt collection register extract

  • Digital timestamps for document archiving

HR specialists and recruitment agencies 

 

  • Paid agency contracts 

  • Hire contracts 

  • Framework employment contracts 

  • Assignment contracts 

  • Permanent employment contracts 

  • Temporary employment contracts 

  • Other relevant documents or declarations (confidentiality, etc.)

Hospitals

 

  • Prescription approvals 

  • Patient administration 

  • Clinical studies 

  • Procurement orders 

  • Birth registrations 

  • Invoice approvals 

  • Internal documents

Law firms and the judiciary

 

  • Contracts, non-disclosure agreements and powers of attorney

  • Prepared for ‘Justitia 4.0’ – digitalise all signature and archiving processes with clients and partners

About SwissSign

 

  • Recognised Trust Service Provider – everything 100% Swiss made: commitment to the highest security standards and regulatory compliance means maximum security and trust for you and your end customers

  • Everything from a single source: services ranging from PKI and digital signatures to electronic identities, so that you can focus on your core business

  • Fully self-managed, geo-redundant infrastructure in Switzerland: protecting and securing your sensitive customer data

  • Over 20 years of experience: supporting your growth and business success with in-depth expertise and an understanding of individual customer requirements 

  • Personal and professional advice: being close to you means that you can take informed decisions in the interests of your company and your customers at all times

Digital signatures & timestamps from SwissSign – secure, legally valid and flexible 

Whether you want to sign documents quickly on the web, integrate the signature function seamlessly into your processes or guarantee the digital integrity of documents using timestamps – SwissSign offers the right solution for you. 

Choose the model that best suits your needs: 

Get started right away – sign documents directly in our web service

Seamless integration – use our API or on-premise solution

Guarantee digital integrity – with our timestamping service

Certify as an organisation – introduce organisational seals now