The electronic signature is free for private purposes, such as electronic administrative procedures, in connection with schools or other child-care settings, or for non-profit-making association activities. Anyone receiving a document for signature without a prepaid reply envelope can thus even save on the return postage with Swisscom Sign. If required for business purposes, each signature costs CHF 2.40. In the coming months, Swisscom Sign will also have offers for companies for the digitisation and straightforward management of signature processes.
Switzerland is lagging behind other countries in the digitisation of business and official processes. A straightforward, widely accepted qualified electronic signature is an essential requirement for a successful transition from analogue to digital communication. With Swisscom Sign, Swisscom is plugging this analogue gap in everyday processes, making administrative procedures easier, faster and more secure. Electronic signing not only speeds up business processes and saves on transportation resources and paper, but it also protects the signed document from tampering, offering a secure alternative to the handwritten signature.
Moreover, an electronically signed document can be uploaded to validator.ch (a Swiss government website) and checked free of charge to ensure that the qualified electronic signature is valid under Swiss law.
