ReadSoft says its latest invoice processing automation solution, INVOICES 5-7, will help companies achieve greater automation rates and make it even easier for them to adopt e-invoicing. 

It says companies striving for straight-through processing via invoice automation will no longer be hindered by the invoice type and format that they receive. INVOICES 5-7  automatically extracts and validates data on all incoming invoices—regardless of source or format. With this new multichannel capture technology, companies can now process all faxed and emailed e-invoices — image, PDF, or XML — in the same way that they process paper invoices. 

Katarina Andersson, ReadSoft Product Manager Capture Solutions, believes that tremendous savings can be achieved in particular for companies receiving a large volume of e-invoices in XML format: 

“Companies receiving XML invoices typically spend a large amount of money on getting connected to an EDI or VAN connection to enable XML invoice automation. The cost to start up is estimated to be around 200-300 USD for each supplier and may include monthly charges and/or volume-based fees. Based on our extensive experience in this field, we found that for every 1000 invoices, there are approximately 200 suppliers, in a typical mid-sized company. This means that a company with 5000 suppliers can save up to 1.5 MUSD by choosing ReadSoft.” 

ReadSoft’s  self-learning technology retains knowledge from supplier-specific invoices to automatically correct recognised errors, so that accounts payable staff only have to validate invoices with exceptions. In the case of XML invoices where exceptions are highly uncommon, straight-through processing becomes a reality.  

“The impact for companies receiving a large volume of e-invoices is highly significant,” says Per Åkerberg, President and CEO of ReadSoft. “With this exciting news, multichannel capture is now possible for all important financial documents, enabling straight-through processing that is fully integrated with companies’ existing systems. This is a great step toward increasing e-invoicing adoption, which we strongly believe in.”