You can download your invoice data directly in your financial software or receive e-bills directly 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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VAT compliant invoice data
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No physical archiving
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Integrated e-bill solution
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.
E-bill in e-finance
The e-bill in e-finance is ideal if you only receive a few invoices electronically and do not have your own software. You receive and pay your invoices conveniently via e-finance from PostFinance. PostFinance archives the digitally signed e-bills in PDF format VAT-compliantly in e-finance for 10 years.
Invoice issuers who send e-bills to e-finance and e-banking customers are listed in the following directory:
Electronic invoices which have been digitally signed by PostFinance Ltd can be used to claim VAT input tax deductions. The invoice issuer is responsible for issuing VAT-compliant documents. Proper storage of electronically transmitted documents is the responsibility of the taxpayer. Signatures can be checked using the online tool.
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Invoice processing
Number of invoices per month Price per invoice Number of invoices per monthUp to 499 Price per invoiceCHF 0.60 Number of invoices per monthFrom 500 Price per invoiceCHF 0.50 Number of invoices per monthFrom 1,000 Price per invoiceCHF 0.40 Number of invoices per monthFrom 5,000 Price per invoiceCHF 0.35 Number of invoices per monthFrom 10,000 Price per invoiceCHF 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-bills Free of charge E-bill archiving for signed e-bills in e-finance for the first calendar year started Free of charge E-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 providerAbacus Research AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner✓ Service providerAvaloq Outline AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerCentre d’impression de l’Etat de Neuchâtel Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerCOUVERTiC AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerFenaco (Bison FLG) Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner✓ Service providerFondation BVA Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerIGH Interessengemeinschaft Datenverbund Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner✓ Service providerMediData AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerM&D Solutions AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerNexmart Schweiz AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerSwiss Post Solutions Ltd Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerVerwaltungsrechenzentrum AG (VRSG) Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Service providerWinarco AG Partner to PostFinanceB2C PostFinance to partner E-bill subscriber directory
The e-invoicing subscriber directory The link will open in a new windoweDirectory.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 windoweDirectory.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 partnerAirPlus International AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Interconnect partnerCompudata B2Bnet Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Interconnect partnerComarch AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Interconnect partnercrossinx GmbH Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Interconnect partnerio-market AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner✓ Interconnect partnerPagero AB Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Interconnect partnerPENTAG Informatik AG Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner✓ Interconnect partnerSIX Paynet Ltd Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner✓ Interconnect partnerSTEPcom NetTrust GmbH Partner to PostFinance✓ PostFinance to partner Interconnect partnerSwisscom (Switzerland) Ltd, Handelsplatz Conextrade Partner 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
Technical specifications
- yellowbill Invoice 2.0 technical specifications (ZIP) The link will open in a new window
- Production SSL certificates (ZIP, valid until 22.05.2016) The link will open in a new window
- Customer integration SSL certificates (ZIP, valid until 19.02.2016) The link will open in a new window
- B2B web service manual (PDF) The link will open in a new window
Customer examples