You can either send your e-bills from your financial software or use the online solutions e-bill light or ISRlight:
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E-bill for invoice issuers
Send invoices electronically
Send your invoices to your customers electronically in a few clicks with e-bill. For simple and efficient payment transactions.
E-bill: save time, paper and money
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Send invoices electronically to private and business customers
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Direct delivery of e-bills from your software
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No printing and shipping costs
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Better data quality: no need for subsequent credit data enquiries
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Higher delivery rate as there is no change of address and quicker payment receipt
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Unchanged credit processes
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Integrated e-bill solution
Our integrated solution is ideal if you already have your own software and want to optimize payment collection. Issue your invoices in your software as usual. The invoice data is transferred to PostFinance from your system as a data file before being processed and forwarded to the recipient automatically in electronic format.
E-bill light
E-bill light is ideal if you only send a few invoices each year and do not have your own software. Registration and invoice recording are done online.
ISRlight
ISRlight is ideal for small and medium-sized enterprises that do not yet have their own software but want easy-to-use software for complete invoice processing.
VAT and signature
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 ensuring that VAT-compliant receipts are delivered to the invoice recipient. The invoice issuer can instruct PostFinance Ltd, by means of a delegation declaration, to add the necessary digital signature to electronic invoices.
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Invoice processing
Number of transactions per month Price per invoice Number of transactions per monthUp to 999 Price per invoiceCHF 0.60 Number of transactions per monthFrom 1,000 Price per invoiceCHF 0.50 Number of transactions per monthFrom 5,000 Price per invoiceCHF 0.40 Number of transactions per monthFrom 10,000 Price per invoiceCHF 0.30 Number of transactions per monthFrom 50,000 Price per invoiceCHF 0.20 The price depends on the number of submitted e-bills in the month billed.
Additional services
Standard activation Free Standard activationAdditional charge for forwarding data to third party systems (roaming) FreeCHF 0.15 per invoice Standard activationData delivery to SIX Paynet Ltd FreeCHF 0.25 per invoice Standard activationData delivery from SIX Paynet Ltd FreeCHF 0.60 per invoice Standard activationRegistrations of invoice recipients FreeCHF 0.50 per message Standard activationE-bill archive in e-bill light FreeCHF 25 per calendar year; free in the first calendar year that has already started Supplying data to SIX Paynet AG applies to unsigned e-bills for private customers (B2C) paying with their bank accounts. It requires an additional contract with SIX Paynet Ltd. The PostFinance invoice processing fee is not due in this case.
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Service providers
Invoice issuers can deliver invoice data to PostFinance directly or via a service provider. PostFinance works with the following service providers:
Service providers Partner to PostFinance
PostFinance to partner Service providersAbacus Research AG Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providersAvaloq Outline AG Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersCentre d’impression de l’Etat de Neuchâtel Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersCOUVERTiC AG Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersFenaco (Bison FLG) Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providersFondation BVA Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersIGH Interessengemeinschaft Datenverbund Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providersMediData AG Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersM&D Solutions AG Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersNexmart Schweiz AG Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersSwiss Post Solutions AG Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersVerwaltungsrechenzentrum AG (VRSG) Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providersWinarco AG Partner to PostFinance B2C
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. Interconnect connections exist with the following network partners 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 (Schweiz) AG, Conextrade trading platform Partner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to Partner ✓
A special procedure applies to PENTAG Informatik AG and Swisscom IT Services AG. From the dates given, they may digitally sign invoice data on behalf of PostFinance’s invoice issuer. For all other network partners, data is digitally signed by the invoice issuer’s provider.
Software solutions
Software companies with a standardized e-bill interface:
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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
- E-bill subscriber conditions for business customers (PDF) The link will open in a new window
- Sending B2B e-bills (PDF) The link will open in a new window
- E-bill light instructions (PDF) The link will open in a new window
- E-bill light FAQ
Technical specifications
