Software Integrations

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CloudTrade integrates with nearly all systems including FMS, ERP, online e-commerce, accounting software and many more.

SAP ARIBA

CloudTrade’s PDF Invoicing is available to download on the SAP App Center for integration with SAP Ariba and extends the reach of electronic invoicing and now readily enables medium volume senders (suppliers that submit 500 or more invoices per client per annum) to transact digitally on the Ariba Network. It also removes the need for suppliers to do PO Flip or undertake lengthy technical setup or error prone OCR.

This service enables the rapid submission and receipt of invoices from supplier to buyer. A supplier simply emails or uploads the invoice (as produced from their billing system as standard) and this is converted to an Ariba Network compliant invoice for automated processing.

CloudTrade’s Capture 365 is available to download from the Microsoft App Store for integration with Microsoft Dynamics.

Validated documents will be presented via a standard interface to your Microsoft Dynamics 365 application, enabling your team to add value to the process whilst reducing operating costs and increasing data insight.

We’re proud to say that our longest standing partner relationship is held by Advanced! We’ve known the Advanced team for many years, so when our founders developed CloudTrade, the Advanced team were super keen for a product integration.

You’ll find CloudTrade’s technology powering Advanced Cloud Invoicing, which currently integrates with FMS solution’s e5, eFinancials, Exchequor and Cloud Financials. ACI processes invoices for Advanced customers in typically under 10 minutes.

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Sage

Sage Business Cloud solutions are ideal for small to medium businesses to manage their invoicing, cashflow, accounting and payments. CloudTrade’s e-invoicing solution integrates with all Sage accounting software solutions including: Account and Sage50cloud Accounts for small businesses, and Sage Intacct, Sage 200cloud and Sage X3 for medium businesses.

By integrating CloudTrade with Sage, businesses receive validated invoice data automatically into their Sage accounting software without the need for manual intervention and with 100% accuracy. Businesses of any size can benefit from automating their inbound invoices, leaving the finance team to focus and prioritize on higher value added tasks. Speak to us today to find out how CloudTrade can help your business.

Quickbooks

Quickbooks by Intuit is a simple solution with a number of features to help small businesses and the sell employed manage their finances. CloudTrade’s e-invoicing solution can feed inbound invoice data automatically into Quickbooks Accounting Software enabling greater visibility of outstanding invoice payments and removing invoice data input manual that takes up valuable time and resource in a small business. Speak to the CloudTrade team to find out more.

Xero

Cloud based Xero’s online accounting software is ideal for small businesses to help manage day-to-day finances and to automate everyday business tasks. With the CloudTrade and Xero integration, inbound invoice data is automatically processed and entered into Xero without manual intervention and with unrivaled accuracy. Further benefits include increased visibility, transparency and control; increased ability to page on time; reduced operating costs and a reduction in carbon footprint as paper is eliminated from the process. Contact CloudTrade today to find out how we can help your business.

Oracle

CloudTrade’s unique data capture and automation solutions integrate with many solutions in the Oracle suite, including on premise and cloud-based software solutions. CloudTrade’s e-invoicing solution is ideal for Oracle’s ERP Cloud, for all company sizes, Oracle Financials, Accounting Hub and Netsuite.

Oracle Order Management integrates with CloudTrade’s e-ordering solution, which submits data from inbound order via an emailed PDF attachment, automatically and with 100% accuracy allowing manufacturers to turn around orders quickly and reducing the order cut of times. Speak to a CloudTrade team member to find out more.

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16th April 2020

Richard Hooper, Head of Systems, explains how CloudTrade upgraded its software environment to cope with increased demand and some of the problems solved along the way.

It may not be rocket science, but it can be complex

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Reading documents may not be rocket science, but computers struggle to do what humans find simple. Is technology finally able to read documents in the same way as humans?

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16th March 2020

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CloudTrade - a woman's world?

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6th March 2020

Amee Patel, Operations Manager, discusses some of the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated industry and how CloudTrade has changed our practices to encourage female applicants for job openings.

HI, the new AI – What the Terminator got right.

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24th February 2020

The world is in love with the idea of AI. But is HI, the new AI?

Invoice Fraud: Get smart or get fleeced

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23rd January 2020

Invoice fraud can be an expensive problem and a recent survey revealed 4 in 10 of UK business are completely unaware of these risks.

What’s at the top of your CFO’s Christmas list?

20th December 2019

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Is AI the future of shared services?

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The current state of the capture market

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27th September 2019

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The long term value of accurate data capture

20th September 2019

It sounds obvious, but organisations seeking to leverage cutting-edge technology need data. That’s why it’s so important that organisations prioritise the capturing of data that is accurate and accessible in a structured format.

How to get started with e-ordering

13th September 2019

E-orders need to be processed with 100% accuracy. Once an order is received, a supplier needs to ship the order quickly. Errors and delays equal costs, so e-ordering is directly linked to revenue. If e-ordering fails to deliver fast, accurate, line-level data, the bottom line suffers.

How to grow the value of your data capture investment

5th September 2019

Over the last twenty years, organisations have invested heavily in OCR and EDI solutions. This investment in capture technology has been rewarded with efficiency savings as automation has reduced costs and lowered error counts.

Is digital transformation a technology issue?

2nd September 2019

Digital transformation is a strategy. For it to work, it needs to be accepted across the entire supply chain, providing benefits to senders and receivers. There is no point in embracing a technology like Blockchain if the majority of your clients are using a different strategy.

Higher education embraces digital transformation

23rd August 2019

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The big benefits of supply chain finance

12th August 2019

Supply chain finance – otherwise known as “reverse factoring” – has exploded in popularity in recent years, as businesses have recognised the positive impact it can have on cash flow and relationships across the supply chain.

The future of e-invoicing: To EDI or not EDI?

30th July 2019

Organisations looking to implement EDI for the first time need to consider the challenges associated with this legacy approach to electronic trading. And those looking to upgrade should think twice before throwing good money after bad.

PEPPOL, Portals and Poor Supplier Service

19th July 2019

The Pan European Public Procurement Online (PEPPOL) enables suppliers to connect seamlessly with buyers. But many suppliers are missing out on some of the benefits of PEPPOL by using third party portals.

An Interview with CloudTrade’s Head of Engineering, Michael Thomson

16th July 2019

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Is the UK public sector ready for the EU’s e-invoicing deadline?

12th July 2019

The UK public sector is preparing for a shift in its approach to e-invoicing. That’s thanks to EU Directive 2014/55/EU. The directive sets out how public sector organisations must be able to receive and process EU-compliant e-invoices from suppliers by 18th April 2020.

How to delight customers and minimise lost revenue

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Collaborate to Accumulate

21st June 2019

Here at CloudTrade, we’re proud of the unique technology we’ve built but we know that sometimes our solution only answers half the question. That’s why collaboration is crucial to our business.

6 things I learnt at SAP Ariba Live Barcelona

13th June 2019

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A practical solution to late payments

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31st May 2019

The latest press release from the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM) on the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) makes for grim reading. 17 companies have been removed or suspended from the Code during the past quarter, with some household names being very publicly named and shamed.

How Intelligent Data Capture Drives Profitability

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31st May 2019

Last week on the blog we talked about how regulation and new technologies, such as intelligent data capture, are helping large companies to pay small suppliers on time. In turn, this is enabling large companies to move towards an automated, paperless future. This is good news for both the environment and for company bottom lines.

Why Intelligent Data Capture is a Stepping Stone Towards Machine Learning

24th May 2019

As you’ve likely noticed, an increasing number of small and medium-sized businesses are assessing how they can adopt machine learning, artificial intelligence and RPA.

Line-level data: The importance of cement and tomatoes

17th May 2019

When it comes to processing documents, the vast majority of businesses follow the same drill. They use header level information to match the minimum information needed to complete the process – whether it be invoices or other documents.

4th - 6th June, CloudTrade at #SAPAribaLive Barcelona

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13th May 2019

CloudTrade will be flying to SAP Ariba Live in Barcelona, 4th - 6th June. Ariba Live is the largest procurement and supply chain event in the world. It will be a fantastic few days that will bring together a hugely diverse community of buyers, suppliers and partners to share discussions, ideas and best practises on all things Ariba.

The problem with Brexit, and the future of e-invoicing

25th April 2019

Big changes are coming to the e-invoicing market, thanks to EU directive 2014/55/EU. Public sector organisations in Europe must be able to receive and process EU compliant einvoices from their suppliers by April 18th 2020, at the latest. The objective is to standardise invoice content, making it easier and cheaper for local government and central government to process them.

The big benefits of running small transformation projects

11th April 2019

Digital transformation isn’t all or nothing. In fact, small transformation projects can drive incremental benefits that increase the speed at which full digital transformation can, over time, occur.

The New World of Intelligent Data Capture

5th April 2019

The rise of the cloud has laid the groundwork for intelligent data capture. But it’s not just cloud-based platforms that are facilitating this revolution. Today, almost all on-premise software can generate PDFs too.

A Brief History Of OCR

19th March 2019

OCR traces its roots back to telegraphy. On the eve of the First World War, physicist Emanuel Goldberg invented a machine that could read characters and convert them into telegraph code.

Why we’re building CloudTrade Logistics

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8th March 2019

Our unique approach to data capture means we are able to collect a large amount of data from an invoice. Most organisations make do with capturing “header-level” data only.

What is ‘true automation’?

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1st March 2019

With the recent increase in computational power, interest is intensifying in automating non-deterministic processes by attempting to replicate the functioning of the human brain. This is where the third approach to automation comes in.

Why partnerships benefit ERP providers

22nd February 2019

Modern ERP solutions are increasingly efficient, fulfilling near 80% of market requirements. But, as we know, clients demand as close to 100% as possible and, in a competitive market, they’re within their rights to do so.

What we did right in 2018 and our aims for 2019

15th February 2019

We’ve built a business on helping other businesses to become more efficient, with users seeing back-office document processing savings in the region of 60%.

Listen to your customers - they'll tell you what the future looks like

8th February 2019

When I think about where we want to go as a business, I’m always guided by one thing: our customers. In an age of buzzwords, cliches and enough business books to fill the Bodleian, business owners and companies can lose sight of their goals.

Early payment discounts and the invoicing solution

9th January 2019

It’s clear that the UK and US markets are different in their approach to supplier’s payments; with the UK using more traditional ‘direct’ banking methods to pay their suppliers.

Lift & Shift or is it time for a Step Change!

6th December 2018

Why do organisations believe that ‘Lift & Shift’ of their business mess to an outsourcer will be easy? Can simply moving the process intact to the outsourcer deliver the magical 30% annual cost saving?

How RPA can drive efficiencies in your back-office

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27th November 2018

Haven’t we all been promised a paperless office for years? And although there have been various attempts and solutions, the latest answer to the paper problem appears to be machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA).

AI and RPA, what is it and why should I care?

12th November 2018

The term ‘Robotic Process Automation’ (RPA) is derived from the computer programs the process uses. Those programs are known as ‘robots’, and they can process data and complete complex tasks automatically, providing there is a logical or a rules-based set of steps to follow.

A review of electronic invoicing methods

2nd May 2018

In this review we outline the three main types of electronic invoicing methods (EDI/XML, Portal and PDF) and consider the strengths of each. We will consider the ease of installation, the on-boarding rates, data accuracy, and the costs involved to your business and your suppliers.

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CloudTrade integrates with nearly all systems including FMS, ERP, online e-commerce, accounting software and many more.

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Quickbooks

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