Electronic Signature as an Approach to Enhancing Cybersecurity and Developing Banking Performance
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59992/IJFAES.2026.v5n9p8Keywords:
Electronic Signature, Cybersecurity, Banking PerformanceAbstract
The banking sector is undergoing rapid digital transformation, making reliance on electronic means for delivering financial services an indispensable strategic choice. However, this shift has been accompanied by mounting security challenges—such as hacking attempts, transaction fraud, and breaches of data confidentiality—that threaten to undermine customer confidence in the banking system. Consequently, the electronic signature emerges as a vital technical tool for addressing these challenges by providing guarantees of authentication, credibility, and non-repudiation in transactions. Yet, its limited adoption by local banks and a lack of awareness regarding its legal and technical dimensions constitute an issue requiring further study.
This study aims to analyze the concept of electronic signatures and their technical and legal dimensions within the banking context. It seeks to clarify their role in enhancing cybersecurity and protecting data and transactions, as well as their impact on improving banking performance through increased efficiency, speed, and reliability. Furthermore, the study proposes practical mechanisms for adopting electronic signatures in alignment with international standards and the specificities of the Iraqi banking environment. The research employs a descriptive-analytical approach, supplemented by an inductive method involving the analysis of legislation and successful international experiences. It also tests three main hypotheses concerning the correlations between electronic signatures and banking performance, cybersecurity and banking performance, and the combined role of electronic signatures and cybersecurity in enhancing banking performance. The study reached several key conclusions: electronic signatures effectively foster trust in banking transactions by ensuring authentication, credibility, and non-repudiation; cybersecurity acts as a complementary element in protecting banking infrastructure against breaches and fraud; and weaknesses in the local legislative and regulatory framework constitute a major obstacle to the effective adoption of this technology. Furthermore, the results indicated that banks implementing partial electronic signature solutions achieved tangible improvements in service efficiency and transaction processing speed.
Based on these findings, the study recommends enacting comprehensive legislation to regulate the use of electronic signatures and define their legal parameters to protect all parties; strengthening banking cybersecurity infrastructure; raising legal and technical awareness among staff and customers; leveraging successful international experiences and adapting them to the Iraqi context; and encouraging banks to invest in modern digital systems and integrate electronic signatures into comprehensive digital transformation plans.
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