Remote electronic notarization is now permanent in the state of New York, and notaries who register with the Department of State beginning Feb. 1, 2023, and comply with the new rules, will be able to ...

The COVID-19 pandemic served as a powerful accelerant for shifting life online and modernizing a wide variety of practices and professions. This transformation reshaped how we work, shop, receive ...

Notarizing documents entirely over video was a matter of safety at the beginning of the pandemic, when people were eager to refinance their homes or take out loans but hesitant to congregate in person ...

Prior to the enactment of the temporary Emergency Video Notarization law in 2020, all notaries were required to be in the physical presence of signers—even during electronic notarization. The physical ...

A recent law change that allows a notary public in New York to handle a transaction for a principal who's in a remote location, anywhere in the world, comes with headaches for attorneys, the head of ...

The movement to allow consumers to use electronic notaries is gaining momentum. Iowa recently passed legislation that will allow notaries to sign documents electronically, and more than a dozen other ...

The prevalence of digital technology, the trend to reduce paperwork, the goal to save time and money and the need to increase security have converged in the growth in e-notarizations. And the momentum ...

PARIS — The U.S.-based National Notary Association will secure its new electronic record-keeping system with fingerprint biometric technology based on STMicroelectronics TouchChip. NNA President Milt ...

Lenders have made meaningful progress in modernizing the closing process. eSignatures, hybrid eClosings, and remote online notarization have reduced friction at the signing table and improved the ...

(COLUMBIA, SC) – Today South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond announced that his office has launched the online application for the registration of electronic notaries public. “Notaries who ...