Danish high-street bank, Den Danske Bank, has introduced an unusual e-invoicing solution for consumers, to help them pay bills on the move.  The Bank’s customers can now pay bills by simply taking a photo of it using their iPhone or Android smartphone, which then triggers an online payment application.

The app uses OCR to rapidly enter the details for a bill or electronic funds transfer, including the amount due, payee name and account numbers, without demanding that users key in the information by hand.

Of course at Palette, our cloud-based architecture enables AP staff to process invoices anywhere they can get a web connection, and e-invoicing is a goal for many users of our solutions.  It’s interesting to see this technology filtering down to consumers.

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