You can either send your e-bills from your financial software or use the e-bill light online solution:
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.
eInvoicing portal
You can send and receive invoices electronically via the eInvoicing portal, and manage your data and settings for e-bill yourself. New e-bill customers can register for the service directly online.
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.
Please note: your data will be migrated from e-bill light to the eInvoicing portal by the end of 2021, you do not need to take any action.
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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 requestValue-added services Price Value-added services Individual login screenPrice CHF 1,000
per issue/changeValue-added services Individual data mappingPrice CHF 200
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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 providers Abacus Research AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providers Abraxas Informatik AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providers Accarda AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providers Avaloq Outline AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providers Business Gateway AGPartner to PostFinance PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providers COUVERTiC AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providers DATA UNIT AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providers IGH Interessengemeinschaft DatenverbundPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providers Koelliker Büroautomation AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providers Nexmart Schweiz AGPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner Service providers Perfect SAPartner to PostFinance ✓
PostFinance to partner ✓
Service providers 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. 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 partner Abacus Research AGPartner 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 ✓
Interconnect partner TrueCommerce APSPartner 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
- Factsheet on implementation of QR-IBAN in e-bill/eBill (PDF in German) The link will open in a new window
- Further development of e-billing
Technical specifications
- yellowbill Invoice 2.0.3 technical specifications (ZIP) The link will open in a new window
- SSL certificates – production (ZIP)
- SSL certificates – customer integration (ZIP)
- B2B web service manual (PDF) The link will open in a new window
- Signature certificate – production The link will open in a new window
- Signature certificate – customer integration The link will open in a new window