Invoice automation

Digital invoice delivery is the automated process of getting invoices to customers through electronic channels, including email, portal, SMS or fax, instead of printing and mailing. With digital invoicing, teams typically spend less time handling invoices, they arrive faster and you get full visibility all along the way, including when and whether they've been received or paid.

Digital invoice delivery and e-invoicing sound similar, but they're functionally different. Digital invoice delivery focuses on how your invoices get to a customer; they're sent electronically rather than in print, by mail. E-invoicing is a compliance standard. It requires invoice data to be exchanged in a specific structured format, typically through a government-authorized network. You can deliver invoices digitally without e-invoicing. In markets where e-invoicing is mandated, including many countries in Europe, companies are required to follow the structured format and network routing. Simple digital invoice delivery, like a PDF in an email, won't meet the e-invoicing standard.

E-invoicing is not required nationally in the United States yet. But if you invoice customers in countries that do require e-invoicing, those countries' rules apply to those transactions. Not complying can, and typically does, lead to a rejected invoice that holds up payment.

Digital invoice delivery is faster, and faster delivery means faster payment. When invoices arrive almost immediately, with real-time tracking capabilities and built-in payment options that make it easy for customers, the whole cycle shortens. You spend less time waiting, less time following up.

Yes, Quadient can help you handle digital invoice delivery and e-invoicing. Our invoice automation software helps you modernize delivery through digital channels now, and it supports e-invoicing compliance when and where it applies to your international billing. You can start now and expand as you grow.