Hi there, thanks for the reply.
I think there might be a misconception among your IT team. Apple has a number of restrictions that make listing your software on the
App Store infeasible, but those restrictions are
not to my knowledge in effect for signing up for the Developer ID program and distributing a signed application on your own website.
In fact, I've downloaded several of your competitor's apps and confirmed that they are digitally signed. You can feel free to verify for yourself from any Mac. Download any of your major competitor's software (with the exception of Ignition, which is unfortunately also not currently signing their software), and run either of the following commands from the terminal:
1) spctl -v -a /application path
OR
2) codesign --verify --verbose /application path
Using option 1) above, if the software is properly signed, you will see the response will say something like "Accepted. Source=Developer ID". If the software is not properly signed, it will say something like "Rejected. source=no usable signature."
From the
Apple Developer Site (Developer registration required), here's a summary of why this is important. For an app that deals explicitly with money and trust, I would hope this would be a priority for your developers.