WingArc1st and NTT DATA BIZINTEGRAL Corporation Collaborate on Digital Invoices

WingArc1st and NTT DATA BIZINTEGRAL Corporation have announced a business alliance between WingArc 1st's electronic document management platform, invoiceAgent (*1) and NTT DATA BIZINTEGRAL's ERP package, Biz∫ (*2). This new service is compatible with Japan's digital invoice standard specification (JP PINT), which is based on Peppol (*3). The service will enable companies to not only streamline their entire back-office operations, but also automate processes for both the sending and receiving of invoices and contracts, thereby digitizing the entire business transaction.

The digitalization of invoicing operations, which had previously been conducted mainly among large companies and in certain industries through EDI, will enter the stage of practical application as the Digital Agency begins its efforts to promote and establish JP PINT. By supporting digital invoicing, companies will be able to automate tasks such as issuing invoices, journalizing, and calculating tax deductions. This is expected to significantly reduce accounting workload even after the invoicing system is introduced.

Alliance summary
In this alliance, WingArc1st delivers and receives Peppol data as a Peppol service provider (*4), and Biz∫ generates the billing data required for its delivery.
The delivering (billing) company can integrate the billing data created by Biz∫ with invoiceAgent and deliver the data to the recipient via the Peppol network. On the other hand, at the receiving (billed) company side, the Peppol data (xml format) is converted into the invoice format, and the billing data can be viewed. In addition, Peppol ID management, status management, and invoice data storage are available.

Delivering and receiving through Peppol

Benefit for the alliance
By using these functions, the delivering company can reduce the burden of printing and shipping costs and shorten the transaction cycle. On the other hand, the receiving company can eliminate the need for sorting qualified invoices, and can also significantly reduce the workload for matching qualified invoices, by automatically obtaining the registered business number, automatically determining whether or not an item is on a qualified invoice, and checking for a match between the detailed amount and the total amount.

Future Alliance
The two companies will continue to expand delivery and receipt methods to further improve convenience, such as reducing the cost of voucher entry by importing received invoice data into the business system. Both companies will continue to promote the use of digital invoicing and support companies that are working to digitize and streamline their invoicing operations.

(*1) About invoiceAgent
An electronic transaction service that enables the digitization, delivery, and return of all business-to-business transaction documents such as invoices, payment notices, order forms, and delivery slips, as well as centralized management of documents related to transactions and compliance with the Electronic Books Preservation Act. The service provides a platform for converting all documents between companies into data and distributing them securely and at high speed in the cloud.
https://www.wingarc.com/en/product/ia/documents/index.html

(*2) About Biz∫
Biz∫ is a Japanese ERP package for large enterprises provided by NTT DATA BIZINTEGRAL Corporation, a member of the NTT DATA Group. It has been highly rated for its abundant standard functions and industry-specific templates, and has been adopted by more than 1,500 customers since its full-scale launch in 2011. In March 2023, Biz∫Optima™, a subscription ERP package for large and midsize enterprises, will be released. This will help reduce costs and man-hours spent on infrastructure construction and improve operation and convenience for customers.
https://www.biz-integral.com/ (Japanese)

(*3) About Peppol
Peppol (Pan European Public Procurement Online) is a global standard specification for a network of document specification operating rules for the exchange of electronic documents such as invoices over a network. It is managed by OpenPeppol, an international non-profit organization in Belgium. It is currently used in more than 30 countries, not only in Europe but also in countries outside the European region such as Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. In Japan it is administered by the Digital Agency, and JP PINT is the standard specification for digital invoices exchanged between the seller's access point (C2) and the buyer's access point (C3).
E-Invoice Promotion Association: https://www.eipa.jp/peppol (Japanese)

(*4) A service provided by WingArc1st as a Peppol service provider.
The WingArc solution connects to the Peppol network via Peppol access points and provides services for exchanging digital invoices. In addition, WingArc provides solutions based on invoiceAgent, which seamlessly integrates with ERP and accounting packages. It can store digital invoices in accordance with the Electronic Books Preservation Act for both the sending and receiving sides of the transaction.