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13. E-bill functions in e-finance
A description follows of the e-bill functions available in the
PostFinance e-finance application. A demo version can be viewed at
w ww.postfinance.ch.
In the following, it is always assumed that the bill recipient has logged into
e-finance and was successfully identified and authenticated.
13.1 Processes relating to registration and cancellation
13.1.1 E-bill registration
The e-bill function is usually automatically available to private customers
in e-finance. One subscriber number for e-billing is available for each holder
of an e-finance subscription. When first registering with a biller, the user
accepts the e-bill subscriber conditions on e-finance.
By default, the “e-bill” menu option is unavailable for PostFinance business
customers, because electronic bills received via e-finance cannot be used
to claim input VAT deductions. The PostFinance Customer Service will gladly
make this function available to customers who request it.
13.1.2 Cancelling e-bill registration
The e-bill function can only be cancelled via the PostFinance Customer
Service. It is the user’s responsibility to notify the individual billers that he
is no longer using the “e-bill” payment method (see section 13.1.5).
Bills delivered for a subscriber number already deleted in PostFinance are
returned to billers as undeliverable (see section 9).
13.1.3 Viewing available billers
Once registered, the user selects the “Biller” function. This provides him/her
with an overview of the billers from whom electronic bills can be received.
There is a search function to select individual billers and/or industries. The user
can register with the billers of his choice using the respective registration
functions.
13.1.4 Register
In order for the biller to be able to send electronic bills to the recipient,
the recipient first has to be registered with the biller. The user clicks on the
“Register” function beside the biller to open a specific registration form.
Registration can also take place directly from the info text that appears after
manual entry of a payment (direct registration). The user can register with
the corresponding biller with a single mouse click without completing the
registration form (see section 7.1).
13.1.5 Cancelling registration with a biller
Recipients can cancel their registration with individual billers for the electronic
receipt of bills using the “Cancellation” function.
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