You can download your invoice data directly in your financial software. If you do not use accounting software, you can receive your invoices in e-finance.
E-bill for invoice recipients
Receive bills in electronic format
With e-bill you receive invoices electronically and can process them directly in your system – without having to enter the invoice content manually.
E-bill: fully electronic, direct and fast
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Receive invoices electronically via an interface
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No manual entry of the invoice data
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Direct processing via the usual payment methods
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No physical archiving
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Integrated e-bill solution
For customers with their own accounting software
Our integrated solution is ideal if you already have your own software and want to optimize your accounting. Integrate the e-bill into your existing software and import e-bill data directly into your system.
eBill in e-finance
For customers without their own accounting software
eBill is ideal if you receive only a few invoices electronically and do not use your own software. You receive and pay your invoices conveniently via e-finance.
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The price depends on the number of e-bills sent and/or received per customer and per month.
Number of e-bills per month Price per invoice Number of e-bills per month Up to 1,000Price per invoice CHF 0.40Number of e-bills per month Up to 5,000Price per invoice CHF 0.35Number of e-bills per month Up to 10,000Price per invoice CHF 0.30Number of e-bills per month Over 10,000Price per invoice On request20 transactions are included free of charge each month in the price level of up to 1,000 invoices per month.
Value-added services Price Value-added services Individual login screenPrice CHF 1,000
per issue/changeValue-added services Individual data mappingPrice CHF 200
per hourAll prices are net and do not include VAT
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Invoice processing
Number of invoices per month Price per invoice Number of invoices per month Up to 499Price per invoice CHF 0.60Number of invoices per month From 500Price per invoice CHF 0.50
Number of invoices per month From 1,000Price per invoice CHF 0.40
Number of invoices per month From 5,000Price per invoice CHF 0.35
Number of invoices per month From 10,000Price per invoice CHF 0.30
The price depends on the number of e-bills received in the settled month.
Additional services
Standard activation for receipt of digitally-signed e-billsFree of chargeE-bill archiving for signed e-bills in e-finance for each subsequent calendar year
CHF 25
All prices are net and do not include VAT.
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Service provider
Invoicing recipients can view and process invoicing data directly from PostFinance or via a service provider. PostFinance works with the following service providers:
Service provider Partner to PostFinance PostFinance to partner Service provider Abacus Research AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service provider Abraxas Informatik AG
Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service provider Accarda AG
Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service provider Avaloq Outline AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service provider COUVERTiC AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service provider DATA UNIT AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service provider IGH Interessengemeinschaft DatenverbundPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service provider Koelliker Büroautomation AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service provider MediData AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service provider Nexmart Schweiz AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service provider SIX Paynet AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service provider Winarco AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner E-bill subscriber directory
The e-invoicing subscriber directory The link will open in a new window eDirectory.ch lists companies and organizations domiciled in Switzerland that want to exchange invoices with their business partners in electronic format and that work with an e-invoicing service provider participating in The link will open in a new window eDirectory.ch for this purpose.
Network partner (Interconnect)
PostFinance also works with partners who offer equivalent e-bill services. The following network partners maintain Interconnect connections that allow digitally signed e-bills (B2B) to be sent from one network to another.
Interconnect partner Partner to PostFinance PostFinance to partner Interconnect partner AirPlus International AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Interconnect partner Basware CorporationPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Interconnect partner Compudata B2BnetPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Interconnect partner Comarch AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Interconnect partner crossinx GmbHPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Interconnect partner io-market AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Interconnect partner Pagero ABPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Interconnect partner PENTAG Informatik AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Interconnect partner SIX Paynet AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Interconnect partner STEPcom Net Trust GmbHPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Interconnect partner Swisscom (Schweiz) AG, Handelsplatz ConextradePartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
A special procedure is used with the partners PENTAG Informatik AG and Swisscom IT Services Ltd. Since the specified dates, these partners can digitally sign invoice data on behalf of the invoice issuer from PostFinance. For all other network partners, data is digitally signed by the invoice issuer’s provider.
Software solutions
Software companies with a standardized interface to e-bill:
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More information
- E-bill factsheet (PDF) The link will open in a new window
- E-bill manual (PDF) The link will open in a new window
- Subscriber Conditions for e-bill for business customers (PDF) The link will open in a new window
- Interconnect: Receiving e-bills B2B (PDF) The link will open in a new window
- E-bill FAQ The link will open in a new window
- Further development of e-billing
Technical specifications
- yellowbill Invoice 2.0 technical specifications (ZIP) The link will open in a new window
- Production SSL certificates (ZIP) The link will open in a new window
- Customer integration SSL certificates (ZIP) The link will open in a new window
- B2B web service manual (PDF) The link will open in a new window
Customer examples