THE CHALLENGE
A maze of invoice forms, standards and channels
Customers increasingly want invoices receiving in an XML file that allows them to process all (detail) information directly in their systems. Other customers have other preferences or prefer to see documents appear via a specific business network, or via (s)ftp, API or simply by e-mail. Many invoices must also comply with (inter)national legislation.
Asking customers to work jointly with one standard is a hopeless task. Every customer has to deal with 100s or 1000s of suppliers, each with their own requirements and systems.
THE SOLUTION
Diversified invoice delivery
With 4Exchange , every invoice to be sent from your order or accounting system, is directly converted to a desired or mandatory standard and sent via the customer's desired (or mandatory) distribution method. And this for each customer specifically.
HOW IT WORKS
Real-time invoice conversion
Sending dozens or hundreds of invoices a day is a time-consuming task. Especially when customers have varying requirements on how they want invoices receiving.
4Exchange takes care of sending all invoices in a predetermined manner per debtor. Sending the sales invoice can be done for example via e-mail, but also via various electronic billing networks, such as Peppol, Tungsten, Ariba, Coupa, Basware Network, Tradeshift, et cetera.
COMPLIANCE
International law
With 4Exchange , every document to be sent from your order to cash or ERP system, is converted to a desired or required format and sent via the customer's desired (or required) distribution method.
Invoice validation
In addition, the information on the document to be sent will first be validated on the basis of your master data sources. This not only creates an outgoing flow of documents in desired formats, but also ensures their quality.
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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.