Moving from paper to digital documents, via Netsend, presents enormous cost savings, removing the need to print, post, file, store and retrieve documents in a paper format.

The reduction of paper costs alone can run into a saving of £1,000s per annum. It’s not just the paper though, equipment costs and storage space contribute significantly too.

From the perspective on invoicing alone, it’s estimated that a saving of €6.60* per invoice can be made by going digital.

Digital efficiency is one of the main reasons businesses choose Netsend for their electronic document distribution needs. The ability to search electronically, rather than leafing through volumes of paper, can save hours of productivity, across a business, each day.

Electronic distribution of documents means a near instantaneous delivery, and information copy-pasted into documents can be automated, speeding processes up further.

Netsend enables transactional documents, statements and other items containing system-generated information, to be produced and Netsent automatically.

In some cases, the recipient may have automated processing/handling, where Netsend ensures electronic document delivery in exactly the right format to improve performance for recipients too.

In business, as in life, it’s dangerous when you don’t know what you don’t know. The distribution of electronic documents via Netsend enables read-receipts to be generated and legally-valid remote approvals to be supplied. This makes the distribution and acceptance of updates to documents far more efficient.

Furthermore, administrators have visibility of the status of all documents sent, through the Netsend portal, allowing for follow-up actions to be pin-pointed, and even automated.

Security benefits of electronic document distribution range from legally-valid electronic signatures/certificates, password-restricted access, and visibility of who has accessed what and when.

Beyond access restrictions, Netsend encrypts at document level to add yet another layer of security and protection to sensitive data.

As B2G processes move towards electronic format for invoicing, tenders and submissions in the EU (following the precedent set by South America), B2B processes are set to follow.

With digital signatures providing a more secure, and legally accepted, alternative to ‘wet ink’ signatures, and digital certification becoming an accepted part of VAT compliance, more businesses use Netsend to distribute business critical documents each year.