THE CHALLENGE
A maze of formats, standards and systems
Suppliers send invoices in various forms and formats, including PDF invoices and e-invoices in various standards. These invoices are entered into an invoice processing system manually or via OCR technology.
Making invoices processable is one of the most time-consuming tasks for accounts payable.
THE SOLUTION
Automatic standardization of received invoices
4Exchange collects all received invoices and converts it in real time to the format compatible with your invoice processing system, usually a specific XML format. The 4Exchange platform acts as a link between channels such as e-invoicing networks, e-mail programs and SFTP environments, and your invoice processing.
In addition to invoice conversion, 4Exchange also offers invoice validation, invoice registration and vendor onboarding.
Invoice validation
Converted invoices can be instantly and automatically validated based on master data sources. This prevents invoice fraud and minimizes unnecessary delays or late failures in the invoice processing process.
Invoice Registration (CTC)
Business invoices will increasingly require real-time registration with governments or accredited agencies (see CTC). We closely monitor international developments and adapt our invoice receiving accordingly, so you don't have to.
Onboarding
When you outsource your invoice receiving to us, your vendors will need to be informed of new billing addresses and their preferences for sending . We take the lead in this onboarding.
About e-billing
On our Future Finance channel, we answer questions about e-invoicing.
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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.