Systems and methods for verifying an identity of a user include a method that includes receiving, by a computing system, a biometric electronic signature token (BEST), the BEST comprising a first biometric sample captured from a signing party and a record, receiving, by the computing system, a second biometric sample captured from the user, generating, by the computing system, a biometric reference template based on biometric data extracted from the second biometric sample, comparing, by the computing system, the biometric reference template to the first biometric sample, and responsive to the biometric reference template matching the first biometric sample, determining, by the computing system, that the user matches the signing party.