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 a problem: EDI was expensive, inflexible, and fragmented.

Each connection between businesses often required custom integration, with either party adjusting formats or building new ones to support the other’s systems. This complexity meant finance teams were spared manual entry, but IT teams were left supporting a tangled web of bespoke feeds and standards.

While some industries adopted shared formats, these were often limited to regional or vertical-specific implementations. There was no common, government-backed standard for everyone to use.

For small to medium businesses, adopting EDI was usually out of reach unless they worked with a single major customer who offered a dedicated portal. The high costs and maintenance overhead made widespread adoption impractical.

That all changed in February 2019, when the governments of Australia and New Zealand committed to a shared eInvoicing framework by adopting Peppol (Pan-European Public Procurement Online).

Peppol changes everything.
It’s a universal, secure, and standardised way for any business, big or small, to exchange electronic invoices. No custom integrations. No proprietary formats. Just fast, accurate, and secure eInvoicing with approved access points.

This creates a level playing field, where even small businesses benefit from:

• Faster payments

• Reduced processing costs

• Improved cash flow

• Greater financial visibility

• Enhanced security

That’s why Acume was born.

Developed by Streamline Business Group, Acume was built around the Peppol eInvoicing standard from day one. With configurable workflows and flexible approval logic, Acume helps businesses across Australia and New Zealand, from SMEs to large corporates, leap into modern finance automation.

eInvoicing isn’t just for big businesses anymore.
Talk to Acume about enabling Peppol eInvoicing—your gateway to modern EDI.