THE CHALLENGE
A maze of invoice forms, standards and channels
Suppliers send invoices in different file formats (PDF, XML, CSV, UBL, et cetera) and through different sending methods (email, portal, network, mail). The invoice data must find a way into an invoice processing system.
Asking suppliers to deliver invoices in one and the same standard is a hopeless task. After all, each supplier has to deal with 100s or 1000s of customers, each with their own wishes, requirements and systems.
THE SOLUTION
Standardized invoice receiving
With 4Exchange's e-billing platform, any receiving invoice, from any supplier, is instantly converted to a digital standard. The converted file, along with the original document, is delivered to an invoice processing system.
Additionally, immediately after converting, a validation of the data can take place based on selected master data sources. This ensures that only the documents that are 100% correct receiving. Documents with something wrong with them are removed from the stream and followed up separately.
HOW IT WORKS
Real-time invoice conversion
4Exchange works as a platform between supplier shipping channels and your invoice processing system.
Invoices are retrieved by 4Exchange and receiving from inboxes, portals, directly as e-invoices or from networks such as Ariba, Basware, Peppol, Tungsten, Pagero, Tradeshift, et cetera.
Suppliers can therefore continue to send their invoices in their preferred format and through their preferred distribution channel. Only the billing address must be changed (see onboarding).
4Exchange Convert all these invoices to a standard that your invoice processing system can handle.
COMPLIANCE
Invoice validation
Additionally, immediately after conversion, validation of the invoice data can take place based on selected master data sources. As a result, only valid invoices are passed for invoice processing and non-valid invoices are submitted to accounts payable or returned to supplier with reasons given.
Invoice registration
In accordance with national legislation, receipt of an invoice may be registered with an accredited service provider.
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Does 4Exchange offer e-billing?
Yes. E-billing or electronic invoicing, involves sending and receiving invoices in a particular data format. E-billing is the core of 4Exchange. 4Exchange converts various invoice formats, including PDF, to a data format (many-to-one), and vice versa, that is, from a data format to one or more invoice formats (one-to-many).
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Can 4Exchange handle PDF invoices?
Yes. We convert machine-readable and non-machine-readable PDF invoices to a data format. And we convert a data format to any PDF form, should a debtor require it.
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Can we say goodbye to OCR?
Yes. The 4Exchange platform itself uses OCR technology, among other things, to extract information in PDF invoices. outsourcing by 4Exchange implies that you no longer have to do this yourself.
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Is 4Exchange also a Peppol Access Point?
Yes, we are a Peppol Access Point. If you are looking for only a Peppol solution, however, we are a less suitable party. Our platform is a much better fit for more complex administrations. For example, if you send invoices to many different companies, not all of which have to work in accordance with Peppol, for example, then we would be happy to get in touch with you.
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Should we adjust our financial administration ?
No. The 4Exchange platform works between your systems and various billing channels, including e-m,ail programs, e-invoicing networks and SFTP environments. Conversions and validations take place in the platform. So you can just keep using your invoice processing systems and billing .
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Is cooperation from suppliers or customers required?
A little bit. Suppliers and customers can continue to work with their systems and practices. Suppliers will only have to send their invoices to a new address and indicate whether they can also send invoices directly as e-invoices. And customers will need to specify how they wish to send invoices receiving. We are taking the lead in onboarding suppliers and customers.
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Does 4Exchange offer more than invoice receiving and invoice delivery?
Yes. Our sister companies within the 4CEE group specialize in both processing (coding, matching) received invoices and invoicing (preparing, following up) to customers. So we are very familiar with the playing field of accounts payable and accounts receivable.
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Is 4Exchange limited to invoices?
No. In addition to invoices, we also process related documents in purchase to pay and order to cash processes, such as credit notes, purchase orders and order confirmations. So you can bring the entire flow of "commercial documents" to us.