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The Acume Blog

Field notes from the back office.

Insights on accounts payable automation, Peppol eInvoicing, AP governance, and the practical reality of running finance operations for Australian and New Zealand mid-market businesses. Written by practitioners, not marketers.

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eInvoicing 3 Apr 2023 2 min

eInvoicing Is the New Email: Why Now’s the Time to Make the Switch

  eInvoicing may feel new, but so did email once. Some of us still remember when businesses moved from letters to faxes, and then from faxes to email. By the early 1980s, email had arrived faster, cheaper, and…

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eInvoicing 3 Apr 2023 2 min

How eInvoicing speeds up payments

  Who doesn’t want to get paid faster? Late payments are a challenge for many businesses, and they usually come down to two core reasons. The first is financial: the customer simply doesn’t have the cash. That’s a…

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eInvoicing 3 Apr 2022 2 min

eInvoicing milestone for New Zealand

  New Zealand’s journey into eInvoicing officially began with a major milestone—one that involved Acume at the centre. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), acting as the New Zealand Peppol Authority, has played a critical role…

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eInvoicing 3 Apr 2022 2 min

eInvoicing: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) for everyone

  For years, large corporations and multinationals have used Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) to exchange high volumes of invoice and transaction data. By avoiding paper and PDF-based invoices, they streamlined processing and reduced manual workloads. But there was…

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eInvoicing 3 Apr 2022 2 min

How much can eInvoicing save you?

  The cost of manually processing invoices can be surprisingly high. Multiple studies have found that, on average, businesses spend between $25 and $30 per invoice when relying on manual entry, email handling, and exception resolution. These costs…

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