Startup challenging digital signature leaders

Australian startup Paperform has launched its e-signature product, Papersign, challenging market leaders and aiming to change the way users view digital signature platforms.

The company says the economic downturn has forced businesses to re-evaluate spending and streamline processes. Where industry incumbents already help businesses reduce time spent collecting signatures and speeding up contract turnaround time, Papersign says it can deliver even better savings through tight integration with its online form-building software, helping businesses to draft, create and sign documents all via a single platform.

“At Paperform, we’re always looking for ways to free up time for business people, so they can focus on what matters. Companies like DocuSign have done a great job of digitising what used to be a slow manual process, but we wanted to take e-signatures one step further and change the way people think about e-signature software,” said Diony McPherson, co-founder and COO of Paperform.

“Papersign is to digital signatures what Canva is to graphic design. We’ve built in features that will surprise and delight users, even on the free plan. It will make you think twice about how businesses can use software to change their entire operating model. And by integrating the e-signature process with our form builder, businesses can look to save even more time.”

Paperform’s latest move with Papersign seeks to capitalise on Asia–Pacific’s speedy uptake of digital signatures. According to Deloitte, the e-signature market will grow by over US$14 billion by 2026 (up from US$4 billion today) — with Asia–Pacific and Europe expected to be the fastest-growing regions globally by 2026.

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