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500+ comments and growing. An overview of our top 15 most commented topics

February 4, 2013  |  Featured Articles  |  No Comments

In 2012 the E-invoicing Platform grew considerably. In posts, LinkedIN group members, Twitter followers and comments. Underneath is an overview of the 15 most popular discussion items to date.

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Oh MIA, oh my, another E-invoicing Model Interoperability Agreement!

The good thing about EESPA’s MIA is that it provides for a standardised bilateral agreement for use by service providers with their chosen service provider partners. The bad thing seems to be that the MIA is only released to its members. That seems quite the opposite to the mission statement.

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Authorised third party service providers allowed into Turkey

January 7, 2013  |  Featured Articles, Uncategorized  |  No Comments

Previously, only Turkey's state owned service provider was permitted to act as e-invoicing network operator. But the Eurasian country's government now allows authorised third party service providers to exchange and archive electronic invoices on behalf of taxpayers. Talk about letting things go!

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Draft of EC’s Golden Book of E-Procurement Good Practices is out now!

You’ve actually listened to the European Commission’s request to contribute to the Golden Book of e-Procurement Good Practices. So thanks for that. DG MARKT of the EC has recently published a draft version of the Golden Book. It consists of a set of 24 good practices which were derived from analysis of the info that you shared with them.

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EC’s latest roadmap on e-invoicing in public procurement

The EU has set out several initiatives to promote the uptake of e-invoicing. The famous 2010/45/EU and “A Digital Agenda for Europe,” for example. We don’t know about you, but even we sometimes lose sight of the overall picture. That’s why we love the EC’s latest roadmap on e-invoicing in public procurement.

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Is mandating suppliers to e-invoice a good idea?

Experience tells us that the discussion on mandated or non-mandated e-invoicing usually is a heated one. Here is an overview of the pros and cons based on a session at the US Summit for Leaders in Finance Shared Services. Now tell us, what approaches to e-invoicing projects has your organisation taken with suppliers?

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Great idea: embed structured invoice data into a PDF envelope

Feelings run high whenever we write something about PDF invoices. Guess we’ll never come to an agreement on the subject, or will we..? Bruno Koch pointed out to us in his EXPP Summit E-invoicing Newsletter that there are plans to embed structured invoice data (UN/CEFACT CII) into a PDF envelope. Is this the answer to all our problems?

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Give the EC your view on e-invoicing in public procurement!

Some of the EU member states have made e-invoicing mandatory for business-to-government (B2G) transactions, which has led to several separate national e-invoicing systems. The result: fragmentation of the internal market. The EC is trying to figure how to overcome the barriers of e-invoicing in public procurement. You’ve guessed it: a consultation.

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There’s only one way to reach 100% electronic invoicing

The solution has to come from the application of innovative technology. If you’re an enterprise putting in place a new e-invoicing solution, you don’t want to wait years for your partners to catch up. Tradeshift can help, with the most advanced OCR you’ll ever see and a neat mechanic that will remember your suppliers details for future interactions.

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Companies keep missing golden opportunity to generate revenue

October 17, 2012  |  Featured Articles, Publications, Research  |  No Comments

International Data Corporation's latest white paper (sponsored by Ricoh) tries to bust the myth that the impact of improving document-driven processes applies only to reducing costs through back-office efficiencies. Au contraire, says IDC, because it yields strategic, top-line benefits while reducing bottom-line costs.

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