What is the QR invoice in Switzerland and what is it for?

The QR invoice replaces the payment slip in Switzerland. It's an invoice with a payment section laid out in a standardized manner that contains a QR code with a Swiss cross in its center as well as payment information and the receipt.

The payment section of the QR invoice serves both to make the invoice payment by simply scanning the QR Code, thus facilitating the entry of payment information and eliminating encoding errors, and serves as a receipt.

Replacing payment slips, the payment section of the QR invoice also has the particularity of being able to be literally cut out from the invoice in order to transmit payment information to your bank in paper format.

Is the QR invoice mandatory in Switzerland?

From September 2022, Swiss payment slips will be definitively replaced by the QR invoice and can no longer be used.

What are the advantages of using QR invoices in Switzerland for my company?

It's simple: the QR invoice will allow you to be paid faster, your customer will simply need to scan the QR code to initiate the payment process via their banking application.

The QR invoice will also allow your customers to avoid encoding errors and will facilitate bank reconciliation of your sales invoices because the payment communication will be the communication you transmitted to your customer.

Do I have to pay a subscription or transaction fees to use QR invoices?

No, the QR invoice is the replacement for the payment slip, it standardizes and facilitates the encoding of your invoice payments.

Which invoicing software should I use to create QR invoices?

Flexina Invoicing software allows you to create your QR invoices effortlessly, the payment section of QR invoices is automatically added to your invoices on the Swiss version of our invoicing software.

How to get more information and test QR invoices?

If you have questions about QR invoices, don't hesitate to contact us, you can also create a demo account to see for yourself how easy it is to use our online invoicing software for Switzerland: https://www.myflexina.com/fr-ch