Monthly Archives: October 2025

29/10/2025

eInvoicing for government suppliers: What’s required and how to get started

If you supply goods or services to government agencies in Australia or New Zealand, chances are you’ve heard about eInvoicing. Both governments are driving adoption as part of their digital transformation programs, making it easier and faster for businesses to get paid.

If you’re a supplier looking to start your eInvoicing journey, here’s what you need to know and how to get started.

What is eInvoicing?

eInvoicing lets organisations send and receive invoices directly between software systems – no emails, PDFs or manual data entry. It removes errors and speeds up the payment process.

Why should you use eInvoicing?

In Australia, the Government’s five-day payment policy rewards suppliers who send eInvoices to federal agencies. In New Zealand, agencies aim to pay within 10 days.

Other key benefits include:

  • faster payments
  • less manual work
  • fewer invoice errors and rejections
  • better data security
  • reduced environmental impact
  • connect once and trade with multiple buyers.

How do you get started with eInvoicing?

Step 1: Check your software

Ask your software provider if eInvoicing is already built in. If not, you can connect through a Peppol Access Point like MessageXchange. Your finance or IT team may be able to confirm your options.

Step 2: Get registered on the Peppol network

Register your business using your ABN (Australia) or NZBN (New Zealand). This gives you access to securely send and receive eInvoices. Registration is done through your software or Access Point.

Step 3: Start sending

Before going live, your customer may ask you to send a test invoice first to make sure they receive everything as expected.

Additional resources

ATO – eInvoicing for businesses (Australia)
New Zealand Government – eInvoicing for businessesReady to start sending eInvoices to your government customers? Get in touch with our experts below.

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27/10/2025

What a fully automated order-to-cash process looks like

Processing orders, shipping goods, issuing invoices and getting paid - it’s all part of the order-to-cash (O2C) cycle. But for many businesses, this process is still slowed down by manual tasks, disconnected systems and back-and-forth emails. That’s where electronic data interchange (EDI) changes everything. With EDI, you can automate the entire order-to-cash cycle from end to end, reducing errors, speeding up turnaround times and freeing up your team to focus on growth, not admin. Here’s what a fully automated O2C process looks like when EDI is working behind the scenes.

Ordering

Purchase order is received automatically

Your customer sends a purchase order (PO) and it is sent straight from their system to yours. This means you don’t need to manually input data into your software. No emails, no PDFs, no manual data entry!

Order confirmation is sent with one click (or none)

Once the PO lands in your system, an order response can be created and sent automatically. Orders can also be checked against things like stock levels before being confirmed. If an order confirmation needs changes, suppliers can reject it or suggest updates, but all the information is pulled straight from the purchase order, reducing manual work.

Delivery and shipping

Goods are picked, packed and shipped with visibility

When it’s time to ship, your system generates an advanced shipping notice (ASN) from the order confirmation. The ASN tells your customer exactly what’s on the way, when it’s arriving and how it’s packaged (pallets, cartons, etc.). If you use SSCC barcodes, they’re included too. These codes make it easy for retailers to scan and load all goods into their systems.

Payment

Invoice is created

The invoice is created in the supplier’s software. Sometimes this can even be created using the order information: No copying, no pasting, no spreadsheets and no PDFs. For some retailers, you can include tax, freight and discounts - everything they need to process payment quickly.

Payment is received and reconciled faster

Invoices need less manual input, which reduces errors. Retailers can easily complete two or three way matching, meaning their system can approve and pay the invoice without needing to check things manually.Want to learn more about message compliance testing and avoiding common EDI errors? Get in touch with our experts.

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