Manual E-bill 499.41

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1.8.3 Billers A biller is the provider of services for which bills are issued. Billers create the source data of the bills delivered to PostFinance. These can be delivered either directly by the biller or via a BSP. 1.8.4 Biller Service Provider (BSP) A BSP is a contractual partner for billers who use the e-bill solution via a BSP. The BSP offers its own billing services and can send electronic bill data to PostFinance. The BSP is responsible for product management, marketing, consulting and sales of its billing services, as well as for the system operation and first-level support for BSP billers. Alternatively, the BSP can also act as data provider on behalf of a biller who has a contract with PostFinance. 1.8.5 Customer Service Provider (CSP) A CSP is a contractual partner for bill recipients who use the e-bill solution via a CSP. The CSP is responsible for product management, marketing, consulting and sales of its billing services, as well as for the system operation and first-level support for CSP customers. 1.8.6 Bill recipient Bill recipients receive services from billers and are billed for this. They can download the bill either via a CSP or via a channel supported by PostFinance. 1.8.7 Partner systems PostFinance works together with partners that offer equivalent e-billing services. The latter forward billing data of their customers, destined for recipients at PostFinance, to PostFinance. At the same time, the recipient identification shows PostFinance with which partner the recipient is registered and forwards the billing data to the corresponding partner system. 1.9 Transmission of electronic orders With the PostFinance e-bill solution it is also possible to transmit electronic orders. The order data can be submitted to PostFinance in a structured format. They can be converted into the desired format for the recipient and delivered to the supplier either by data transfer or via e-mail or fax (see section 14). Manual E-bill Version October 2010 12/64
2. Registration processes for billers 2.1 Requirements In order to use the PostFinance e-bill solution as a biller, the following points must be addressed: • Biller processes (section 4) • Registration and cancellation process including storage of subscriber number in database (section 7) • Presentment of bill details (section 8) • Receipt of processing log (section 9) • Participation in PostFinance ISR system (section 10) • Communications to/from PostFinance (section 11) • Generation of the required data (section 12) Thanks to PostFinance’s cooperation with network partners, data are forwarded as a default to partner systems when participants register for e-bill (see section 1.7). The biller decides whether he wishes to meet the legal requirements for the transmission of electronic bills via PostFinance. If so, he must authorize Swiss Post and its affiliated network partners to sign bills digitally on his behalf. This ensures that the transmitted documents comply with legal requirements, in particular MWSTGV Art. 43 and 44 and EIDI-V. In this case, PostFinance requires all bill data including the bill details. Otherwise, at least the payment-related data (details of the ISR) and a URL referring to the bill details are required. If the PostFinance e-bill solution is used, some of the biller’s other internal processes may have to be adjusted. Points to be taken into consideration include prioritization of different payment methods, communications measures and internal training of the persons involved in customer support. 2.2 Biller setup using software tested with PostFinance If the biller uses a software program with a tested interface to the PostFinance e-bill solution it is sufficient to complete the registration form. By registering, he accepts the subscriber conditions for billers. • In this case the application process includes the following services: • Mailing of username and password for business interface/web services or SFTP server parameters to the biller • Setting parameters on e-mail server, if feedback is provided by e-mail • Setting parameters of biller yellowbill system • Set up registration and cancellation form in four languages in accordance with the standard layout (see sections 12.2 and 12.3) Software developers may write to software-info @ postfinance.ch for further information in connection with the PostFinance e-bill solution. Manual E-bill Version October 2010 13/64
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