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What’s the e-invoicing score? OB10 CEO Luke McKeever answers 8 questions

May 23, 2012  |  Featured Articles  |  No Comments

Electronic invoicing is hot and happening. The European Commission, for example, is taking actions towards massive EU adoption. It’s high time then to ask OB10 CEO Luke McKeever’s view on the state of affairs. Subjects we address: the rapid development of e-invoicing, the liberalisation of European e-invoicing, and innovation and competition.

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The ultimate race between EDI and digital signatures

Maintaining adequate legal evidence is of the utmost importance when it comes to electronic invoicing. Even in Europe after 1-1-2013. We can practically hear you asking yourself: “Well, which technology solution should I use then?” Electronic data interchange (EDI) and digital signatures are the two primary established methods of exchanging invoice data

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Behold: the universal right of freedom of choice [COLUMN]

A few weeks ago I asked the question why we single-handedly change the contract when it comes to paying an invoice. And why we unanimously accept it? We even accept that suppliers extend their payment terms in terms of crisis. And we even accept to ask for our money, even though the suppliers has committed himself to a legal obligation to pay within the agreed time frame. It is all too weird

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Threat Outbreak Alert: fake electronic invoice e-mail messages

On 16 februari 2012 the Cisco Security Intelligence Operations detected significant activity related to Portuguese-language spam e-mail messages that claim to contain an electronic invoice for the recipient.

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The Economy of Standards: or why old school standardisation will never work

Instead of a competition between two or more incompatible standards, why not investigate the compatibility between these standards in the cooperative space?

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6 top reasons to keep using digital signatures forever

Liberalisation, simplification, equal treatment, business controls and harmonisation are the keywords of the new EU e-invoicing legislation

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Itella survey about invoicing in 16 European countries

key learnings of a recent invoicing study that carried out on over 14,000 consumers and decision makers

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6 top tips to design the ultimate e-bill

A good e-bill or online is built from customer centric approach. These top tips allow you to harness all the benefits of e-billing

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Do you want to have your 2012 e-invoicing or AP automation plans assessed for free?

November 24, 2011  |  Adoption, Events, Featured Articles  |  No Comments

And do you want your plans to be assessed for free by some of the top providers? Then the 2012 XS Invoice Conference is just the place

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7 reasons to underestimate the EU E-invoicing Multi Stakeholder Forum [UPDATE]

We strongly believe that this forum will not substantially add to the adoption of electronic invoicing in the European Union. For several reasons

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