SPeRS Announces Release of Updated E-Commerce Compliance Guidelines

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Recently, the Standards and Procedures for Electronic Records and Signatures version 2.0 (SPeRS 2.0) was released. This new version of SPeRS reflects current e-commerce business practices and updates applicable electronic record and signature case law and federal regulatory developments since SPeRS was originally published in 2003. The update also examines nationwide developments in the evolving area of electronic notarization laws. SPeRS is a technology-neutral set of guidelines and strategies for industry use in designing and implementing systems for electronic transactions under the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN) and state adoptions of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA). SPeRS 2.0 updates the groundbreaking guidance contained in SPeRS 1.0, developed by a broad cross-section of leading financial service companies and trade associations. More information about SPeRS is available at www.spers.org.