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Leveraging Basware Solutions to Navigate the French e-Invoicing Law and Treasury Management Challenges
As businesses prepare for the upcoming French e-invoicing law, set to be implemented in September 2026, it is crucial to understand how this regulation will impact financial and treasury management processes. The legislation mandates that all businesses in France must issue and receive electronic invoices, aiming to enhance transparency, reduce fraud, and improve efficiency in financial transactions.
On June 27, Basware will bring together several leading experts to discuss how companies can respond to regulatory and compliance changes like this and how automation can streamline the process and improve overall operations in a shifting global economic environment. Register here.
Until then, we have included below a breakdown of some of the key challenges businesses are facing in this, as well as the ways in which Basware solutions can support your business and save you time, money, and resources.
Key Challenges in Treasury Management
- Cash Flow Visibility and Management: With the transition to mandatory e-invoicing, businesses will need to adapt to real-time visibility of their cash flow. This is essential for accurate forecasting and ensuring liquidity.
- Compliance and Integration: Integrating e-invoicing systems with existing ERP and accounting software can be complex. Ensuring compliance with French regulations while maintaining seamless operations is a significant challenge.
- Fraud Prevention and Overpayment: The risk of fraud and overpayment is heightened in digital transactions. Businesses need robust mechanisms to detect and prevent fraudulent activities.
Basware's Value Proposition
Basware offers comprehensive solutions designed to address these challenges effectively, ensuring that businesses can comply with new regulations while optimizing their financial operations.
Enhanced Cash Flow Management:Basware’s e-invoicing platform provides real-time visibility into invoice status, payment schedules, and overall financial health. This transparency is critical for effective cash flow management, enabling businesses to make informed financial decisions and maintain liquidity.
Seamless Integration and Compliance:Basware ensures seamless integration with various ERP systems, simplifying the transition to e-invoicing. The platform is designed to comply with global e-invoicing standards, including the new French mandate, reducing the compliance burden on businesses.
Fraud Prevention with AP Protect:Basware’s AP Protect solution offers advanced fraud detection and prevention features. It uses machine learning and AI to identify suspicious activities, preventing overpayments and ensuring financial accuracy. By automating these processes, businesses can significantly reduce the risk of fraud and improve the efficiency of their accounts payable operations (Basware Customer Blog) (Basware AP Automation).
Automated Statement Matching
One of Basware’s latest innovations, automated statement matching (AP Matching), uses intelligent algorithms to enhance your team’s efficiency, automatically uncovering missing invoices, missing credits, and overpayments to ensure no financial discrepancies are overlooked. In the process, AP Matching eliminates over 90% of manual efforts, increases reconciliation speed more than tenfold, and identifies more than $1 million in missed credits per $1 billion spent.
The upcoming French e-invoicing mandate presents both challenges and opportunities for businesses. By adopting Basware’s comprehensive solutions, including the AP Protect feature, businesses can navigate these challenges effectively, ensuring compliance, improving cash flow management, and preventing fraud. This proactive approach will position businesses for success in the evolving digital economy.
To learn more about how your business can take a proactive approach to the shifting regulatory landscape around the world, register for our upcoming webinar on June 27. Register here.
For more detailed information about Basware's solutions and their benefits, visit the Basware website.
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