diff --git a/src/bin/wallet.rs b/src/bin/wallet.rs
index 04e5c427ae..d0417e5b9f 100644
--- a/src/bin/wallet.rs
+++ b/src/bin/wallet.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ extern crate bincode;
 extern crate bs58;
 extern crate clap;
 extern crate dirs;
-extern crate generic_array;
 extern crate serde_json;
 extern crate solana;
 
@@ -196,7 +195,7 @@ fn parse_args() -> Result<WalletConfig, Box<error::Error>> {
                 .expect("base58-encoded signature");
 
             if sig_vec.len() == std::mem::size_of::<Signature>() {
-                let sig = Signature::clone_from_slice(&sig_vec);
+                let sig = Signature::new(&sig_vec);
                 Ok(WalletCommand::Confirm(sig))
             } else {
                 display_actions();
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ fn process_command(
         WalletCommand::Pay(tokens, to) => {
             let last_id = client.get_last_id();
             let sig = client.transfer(tokens, &config.id, to, &last_id)?;
-            println!("{}", bs58::encode(sig).into_string());
+            println!("{}", sig);
         }
         // Confirm the last client transaction by signature
         WalletCommand::Confirm(sig) => {
diff --git a/src/entry.rs b/src/entry.rs
index 6e63350ff5..6192da0e82 100644
--- a/src/entry.rs
+++ b/src/entry.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl Entry {
 
 fn add_transaction_data(hash_data: &mut Vec<u8>, tx: &Transaction) {
     hash_data.push(0u8);
-    hash_data.extend_from_slice(&tx.sig);
+    hash_data.extend_from_slice(&tx.sig.as_ref());
 }
 
 /// Creates the hash `num_hashes` after `start_hash`. If the transaction contains
diff --git a/src/signature.rs b/src/signature.rs
index 14d7210eeb..0001fbd884 100644
--- a/src/signature.rs
+++ b/src/signature.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,38 @@ impl fmt::Display for PublicKey {
     }
 }
 
-pub type Signature = GenericArray<u8, U64>;
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Copy, Default, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
+pub struct Signature(GenericArray<u8, U64>);
+
+impl Signature {
+    pub fn new(signature_slice: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        Signature(GenericArray::clone_from_slice(&signature_slice))
+    }
+    pub fn verify(&self, peer_public_key_bytes: &[u8], msg_bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        let peer_public_key = Input::from(peer_public_key_bytes);
+        let msg = Input::from(msg_bytes);
+        let sig = Input::from(self.0.as_slice());
+        signature::verify(&signature::ED25519, peer_public_key, msg, sig).is_ok()
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsRef<[u8]> for Signature {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] {
+        &self.0[..]
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Debug for Signature {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", bs58::encode(self.0).into_string())
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Signature {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{}", bs58::encode(self.0).into_string())
+    }
+}
 
 pub trait KeyPairUtil {
     fn new() -> Self;
@@ -62,19 +93,6 @@ impl KeyPairUtil for Ed25519KeyPair {
     }
 }
 
-pub trait SignatureUtil {
-    fn verify(&self, peer_public_key_bytes: &[u8], msg_bytes: &[u8]) -> bool;
-}
-
-impl SignatureUtil for GenericArray<u8, U64> {
-    fn verify(&self, peer_public_key_bytes: &[u8], msg_bytes: &[u8]) -> bool {
-        let peer_public_key = Input::from(peer_public_key_bytes);
-        let msg = Input::from(msg_bytes);
-        let sig = Input::from(self);
-        signature::verify(&signature::ED25519, peer_public_key, msg, sig).is_ok()
-    }
-}
-
 pub struct GenKeys {
     generator: ChaChaRng,
 }
diff --git a/src/transaction.rs b/src/transaction.rs
index 718bc57e30..e9ecfcaaa9 100644
--- a/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/src/transaction.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use budget::{Budget, Condition};
 use chrono::prelude::*;
 use hash::Hash;
 use payment_plan::{Payment, PaymentPlan, Witness};
-use signature::{KeyPair, KeyPairUtil, PublicKey, Signature, SignatureUtil};
+use signature::{KeyPair, KeyPairUtil, PublicKey, Signature};
 
 pub const SIGNED_DATA_OFFSET: usize = 112;
 pub const SIG_OFFSET: usize = 8;
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ impl Transaction {
     /// Sign this transaction.
     pub fn sign(&mut self, keypair: &KeyPair) {
         let sign_data = self.get_sign_data();
-        self.sig = Signature::clone_from_slice(keypair.sign(&sign_data).as_ref());
+        self.sig = Signature::new(keypair.sign(&sign_data).as_ref());
     }
 
     /// Verify only the transaction signature.
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ mod tests {
         let sign_data = tx.get_sign_data();
         let tx_bytes = serialize(&tx).unwrap();
         assert_matches!(memfind(&tx_bytes, &sign_data), Some(SIGNED_DATA_OFFSET));
-        assert_matches!(memfind(&tx_bytes, &tx.sig), Some(SIG_OFFSET));
+        assert_matches!(memfind(&tx_bytes, &tx.sig.as_ref()), Some(SIG_OFFSET));
         assert_matches!(memfind(&tx_bytes, &tx.from.as_ref()), Some(PUB_KEY_OFFSET));
     }