Building Trust Into Every Agreement: CLEAR and Docusign at TITV
Last week, CLEAR CEO Caryn Seidman Becker and Docusign CEO Allan Thygesen joined The Information’s TITV for a digital interview to discuss their partnership and announce the live integration of Docusign and CLEAR’s secure identity platform for businesses, CLEAR1.
This conversation wasn’t just about another product update; it showcased a new standard for trust and security in digital agreements. As the first agreement management platform to integrate with CLEAR1, Docusign gives organizations a new way to safeguard their most critical agreements with certainty, without adding friction to the signing experience.
Why Identity Matters in Digital Agreements
Big life moments, from signing a job offer to opening a bank account, now happen with just a few clicks. Digital agreements have made these processes faster and easier, but identity verification hasn’t always kept up. Too often, businesses assume a signer is who they claim to be, leaving the door open to fraud, compliance issues, and costly breaches. And with 69% of organizations reporting a rise in identity fraud attempts, the risks are real—and the consequences are especially serious in industries like financial services, healthcare, and insurance.
That’s why Docusign has partnered with CLEAR. By embedding this additional trusted identity verification method directly into the agreement process, businesses can answer the critical questions: Who is signing this? Can we prove it? Are we audit-ready?
And when the solution comes from two trusted names, adoption is easier. CLEAR’s brand impact study found that 89% of people associate CLEAR with security and trust, and Docusign has been named by Newsweek as the #1 Most Trustworthy Company in Software and Telecommunications two years in a row.
Signing With A Selfie: How the Integration Works
CLEAR1 is embedded directly into the Docusign agreement workflow, making it easy for signers to verify their identity with just a selfie—all within the same workflow. For organizations using Docusign’s Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) platform and Identify solutions, the process is simple: over 33 million existing CLEAR members can verify instantly, while new users complete a quick, one-time setup that works anywhere CLEAR exists.
As Caryn put it: “You can essentially sign a document with your face.”
And it delivers the right balance—what Allan describes as a “Goldilocks level of security” that is strong enough for compliance and seamless enough for customers.
“For years, companies thought there was a trade-off between safer or easier. Add more security and you risk losing customers. Remove friction and you risk fraud. But with CLEAR, that trade-off disappears.”
– Allan Thygesen
For compliance and legal teams, this integration does more than prevent fraud. It reinforces the entire legal foundation of agreements:
- Identity assurance that can meet IAL-2 standards
- Simplified compliance across KYC and AML
- Stronger audit trails with verified identity data
- Reduced risk without sacrificing experience
The Future of Agreements
The timing for this integration couldn’t be more urgent, with generative AI making it easier than ever to forge documents and create synthetic identities. As Caryn shared:
“A document is not an identity. CLEAR connects you to all the things that make you, you. And in the AI era, that matters more than ever.”
Together, CLEAR and Docusign are leading the way toward a smarter, safer, and more seamless future of agreements. Learn more about the integration here.
Building Trust Into Every Agreement: CLEAR and Docusign at TITV
Last week, CLEAR CEO Caryn Seidman Becker and Docusign CEO Allan Thygesen joined The Information’s TITV for a digital interview to discuss their partnership and announce the live integration of Docusign and CLEAR’s secure identity platform for businesses, CLEAR1.
This conversation wasn’t just about another product update; it showcased a new standard for trust and security in digital agreements. As the first agreement management platform to integrate with CLEAR1, Docusign gives organizations a new way to safeguard their most critical agreements with certainty, without adding friction to the signing experience.
Why Identity Matters in Digital Agreements
Big life moments, from signing a job offer to opening a bank account, now happen with just a few clicks. Digital agreements have made these processes faster and easier, but identity verification hasn’t always kept up. Too often, businesses assume a signer is who they claim to be, leaving the door open to fraud, compliance issues, and costly breaches. And with 69% of organizations reporting a rise in identity fraud attempts, the risks are real—and the consequences are especially serious in industries like financial services, healthcare, and insurance.
That’s why Docusign has partnered with CLEAR. By embedding this additional trusted identity verification method directly into the agreement process, businesses can answer the critical questions: Who is signing this? Can we prove it? Are we audit-ready?
And when the solution comes from two trusted names, adoption is easier. CLEAR’s brand impact study found that 89% of people associate CLEAR with security and trust, and Docusign has been named by Newsweek as the #1 Most Trustworthy Company in Software and Telecommunications two years in a row.
Signing With A Selfie: How the Integration Works
CLEAR1 is embedded directly into the Docusign agreement workflow, making it easy for signers to verify their identity with just a selfie—all within the same workflow. For organizations using Docusign’s Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) platform and Identify solutions, the process is simple: over 33 million existing CLEAR members can verify instantly, while new users complete a quick, one-time setup that works anywhere CLEAR exists.
As Caryn put it: “You can essentially sign a document with your face.”
And it delivers the right balance—what Allan describes as a “Goldilocks level of security” that is strong enough for compliance and seamless enough for customers.
“For years, companies thought there was a trade-off between safer or easier. Add more security and you risk losing customers. Remove friction and you risk fraud. But with CLEAR, that trade-off disappears.”
– Allan Thygesen
For compliance and legal teams, this integration does more than prevent fraud. It reinforces the entire legal foundation of agreements:
- Identity assurance that can meet IAL-2 standards
- Simplified compliance across KYC and AML
- Stronger audit trails with verified identity data
- Reduced risk without sacrificing experience
The Future of Agreements
The timing for this integration couldn’t be more urgent, with generative AI making it easier than ever to forge documents and create synthetic identities. As Caryn shared:
“A document is not an identity. CLEAR connects you to all the things that make you, you. And in the AI era, that matters more than ever.”
Together, CLEAR and Docusign are leading the way toward a smarter, safer, and more seamless future of agreements. Learn more about the integration here.
