The signature verification market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• In recent times, the size of the signature verification market has experienced a rapid expansion. The market, which is expected to swell from $2.63 billion in 2024 to $3.35 billion in 2025, is projected to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.2%.
This growth during the past years can be traced back to the surge in digital transactions, heightened fears over fraud, increased legislative demands for secure authentication, the proliferation of e-commerce, the growing necessity for remote identity verification, and the broadening use of electronic document management systems.
The signature verification market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• In the next few years, the market size for signature verification is anticipated to undergo dramatic growth, projected to reach a substantial figure of $8.67 billion by 2029, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.9%.
The escalation projected over the forecast period can be associated with the heightened instances of identity theft, increased preference for digital document signing, the surge in paperless transactions, rapid progression of digital transformation, and an increased inclination towards the implementation of signature verification solutions in the financial services sector. Key trends for the period under review include the adoption of cloud-based signature verification, advancements in the realm of digital signature and biometric authentication technologies, enhanced fraud checks and identity transactions, and the continued progress in digital transaction platforms.
The escalating instances of identity theft are likely to stimulate the expansion of the signature verification market in future. Identity theft involves usurping someone's personal details like social security numbers or credit card particulars, to perpetrate fraudulent activities or other offenses. The mounting instances of identity theft can be ascribed to cybercrime, data infringement, advanced AI-enabled scams, synthetic identity deceit, and preying on susceptible groups. Signature verification plays a significant role in averting identity theft by confirming that the signature on a document is identical to the authorized person's signature, thereby making it complex for fraudsters to impersonate identities. For example, in August 2024, a UK-based IT services company, Twenty-four IT Services, published a report stating that UK inhabitants received over 208 million deceitful emails, with more than 69,000 documented cases of identity theft in 2024 alone. Moreover, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, a government agency based in Australia, reported in May 2024, that card fraud had risen from 8.1% in 2022 to 8.7% in 2023, affecting 1.8 million people. As such, the escalating instances of identity theft have fuelled the expansion of the signature verification market.
The signature verification market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Software, Hardware
2) By Technology: Static Signature Verification, Dynamic Signature Verification
3) By Deployment: On-Premise, Cloud-Based
4) By Application: Education, Government, Banking, Financial Services, And Insurance (BFSI), Retail, Healthcare, Other Applications
5) By End-User: Small And Medium Enterprises, Large Enterprises
Subsegments:
1) By Software: Signature Verification Software, Biometric Authentication Software, Machine Learning Algorithms For Signature Analysis, Cloud-Based Signature Verification Solutions, Mobile Signature Verification Applications
2) By Hardware: Signature Capture Devices, Biometric Scanners, Integrated Signature Verification Systems, Secure Authentication Devices, Point-Of-Sale Signature Capture Hardware
The focus for leading companies in the signature verification market is the development of sophisticated solutions that incorporate ID verification concurrent with digital signatures, thereby increasing security for sizeable transactions. This capability enables firms to confirm the identities of all involved parties by accommodating various forms of ID, such as government-issued documents via NFC scans and biometric matching. For example, Entrust, a software company based in the US, introduced an e-signature software with integrated ID verification for significant transactions in November 2023. This move illuminates the growing awareness of marrying digital signatures with stable identity verification technologies, as companies emphasise both convenience and robust security precautions to shield against fraudulent activities, adhere to regulatory compliance, and establish trust in digital transactions.
Major companies operating in the signature verification market are:
• Hitachi Ltd.
• International Business Machines Corporation
• Adobe Inc.
• Docusign Inc.
• Wacom Co. Ltd.
• Entrust Corp.
• GB Group plc
• Jumio Corp.
• Mitek Systems Inc.
• Veriff
• Softpro Corp.
• SutiSoft Inc.
• Ascertia Ltd.
• Ekata Inc.
• CERTIFY Global Inc.
• SQN Banking Systems
• Parascript LLC
• Scriptel Corporation
• Cyber-SIGN Ltd.
• Topaz Systems Inc.
• Odyssey Technologies Limited
• iSign Solutions Inc.
• Signotec GmbH
• Communication Intelligence Corp.
• WonderNet Ltd
North America was the largest region in the signature verification market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the signature verification market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.