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The legal and commercial perspective
Nafith supports electronic promissory-note creation and management. A business may adopt migration as an operational policy to reduce paper handling.
This is not a statement that all paper notes are invalid. Authority, particulars and actual obligations require review in either format.
Inventory existing instruments and determine treatment case by case. Do not automatically duplicate an existing debt through a new electronic note.
Fictional example for illustration
A fictional business inventories paper notes, balances and payments before reviewing each proposed electronic replacement.
Practical steps
- Inventory instruments and balances.
- Define authority and approval procedures.
- Document transition, cancellation or settlement.
Key takeaway
Digitisation works best with accurate documents and controlled procedures.
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