Market Overview 

In 2023, the European e-signature market generated USD 1,471.2 million in revenue. It is projected to experience a substantial CAGR of 35.4% between 2024 and 2030, reaching USD 12,177.1 million by 2030. This can be credited to the increase in the occurrence of remote working models, supportive government regulations, the surge in the size of online documentation procedures, and the cost-efficacy of e-signatures. 

SMEs are more and more accepting of e-signatures because they get rid of paperwork and thus late flows of documents, such as those in sales and HR teams. Moreover, the number of administrative tasks is reduced by around 30%, and you have to pay nothing for materials and shipping. 

The utilization of these technologies also enables the creation of good trading opportunities with the rest of the world, because it significantly cuts the travel expenses and the HR expenses for authenticated papers. 

Moreover, their permeation through SMEs in Europe has increased under the COVID-19 effect, along with them keeping the workflow from remote locations since. Therefore, Paris-based SME Yousign is targeting SMEs, however not above 50,000 small and medium-sized firms in the continent by the end of 2024. 

An important factor that cannot be left out is that there is a massive digital transformation around the region at a very high rate. This means that the documentation processes in the organizations and institutions end up being digitized. 

Key Insights 

• During the projection period, the service category is projected to advance at the highest CAGR of 35.8%. This development is credited to the advantages such as significantly decreased processing time from days to hours. 
• Electronic services also have lower prices and advanced work efficacy; for example, in Spain, physical transactions are priced at about USD 84, while electronic ones cost between USD 6 and USD 9. 
• In 2023, the BFSI industry held the largest industry share of approximately 40%, with an estimated CAGR of 36%. 
• The development is propelled by the demand for customer-centric applications and BFSI's concentration on understanding digital preferences.
• Digital signatures in BFSI guarantee identity safety, robust security, and governing compliance management.
• They streamline complex procedures and speed up client onboarding.
• During the projection period, the cloud category is projected to advance at a higher CAGR of 35.8%.
• Data security is a key worry confronted by cloud-based e-signature software.
• Storing the signature key on a remote server decreases the danger of data loss to cyber criminals.
• This surges the need for cloud-based e-signature software in the continent.
• In 2023, the PKI category held the largest industry share of approximately 35%.
• PKI is preferred for its standard tech permitting trust provider selection without needing an online third-party verification server.
• Clickwrap electronic signatures are estimated to have the highest CAGR of 35.7% over the projection period.
• Clickwrap signatures offer centralized contract storage for back-end records, driving demand.
• In 2023, the U.K. held the largest industry share of 34.9% because of augmented e-signature usage for digital identification.
• GOV.UK Verify which belongs to G.O.V l confirms the person using government documents like passport or driving licenses, that is to say, except one safe and quick entry process.
• Germany, which is the second largest market in Europe, has been doing that since 2001. It is on the legal grounds of the e-signature law in Germany. 

SOURCE: P&S Intelligence