Accounts receivable · Paraguay

Internal accounts-receivable automation in Paraguay: where to start

Start by reconciling the payments that reach the bank with open invoices, using explicit rules and AI to explain exceptions. Confirming a payment, moving funds and any customer contact stay with your team; there is no WhatsApp debt collection.

Start now if

  • Hundreds of transfers arrive monthly without a clear reference
  • Reconciling the bank with the ERP takes days
  • You can download bank statements as files

Not yet, if

  • Open invoices are not in any system
  • You want automated collection messages to debtors

Real process · example timings

Reconcile a received payment with its open invoice

Today

  1. 1Download each bank statement and the open-invoice list1 min
  2. 2Find which invoice each transfer belongs to3 min
  3. 3Ask sales or treasury about the payment with no reference+1 day
  4. 4Mark the invoice as paid in the ERP2 min

With AI

  1. 1Statements and open invoices load into an organized databaseauto
  2. 2Rules match reference, amount and date; incomplete matches stay pendingauto
  3. 3AI summarizes the evidence for each exceptionauto
  4. 4A person reviews and confirms the payment in the ERP1 min
Today≈ 6 min per payment + 1 day if the reference is missing
With AI≈ 1 min per payment
Illustrative timings, not client measurements.

Ready for a pilot?

Tick what you already have; heavier items stall a pilot more. Nothing is sent.

Readiness to reconcile with AI

0 % · 0 of 6 controls that applyFirst missing: process measured and statements as files

Not yet: the basics for reconciling with real data are missing.

Higher-risk controls weigh more in the score.

What it costs and when it pays back

Hours freed by AI minus what it costs to run. Examples are marked; public prices link to their source.

3,000
6 min
1 min
AI model
Floor: the minimum-wage hourly value (MTESS, July 2026). Typical real cost (example): ×2.5, a salary of two minimum wages plus employer contributions and the 13th month. Source
Today300 h/month
Automated50 h/month
Value of hours freed per month250 h × PYG 12,683
PYG 3,170,750
AI model public price3,000 payments × USD 0.0010 (example: 6,000 input + 800 output tokens; gpt-6-luna at USD 0.10 / 0.50 per million) · OpenAI · API pricing
−PYG 17,083
Platform, monitoring and support exampleTypical monthly range
−PYG 569,447 to −PYG 1,423,618
Net savings per month
PYG 1,730,049 to PYG 2,584,220
Statement and ERP read access, reconciliation rules, testing and pilot typical range · exampleOne-off, up front
PYG 17,083,410 to PYG 39,861,290
Months to pay back the investment
6.6 to 23 months

Tokens: the unit AI providers bill for the text the model reads (input) and writes (output). OpenAI puts 100 tokens at about 75 English words.

Range: the lower figure uses low costs, the higher one high costs. Public prices checked on 11 Oct 2026. USD prices converted at PYG 5,694.47 per dollar (reference rate of 9 Oct 2026): BCP

estimated

4-week pilot

A typical plan; real timing depends on your systems.

Pilot · weeks 1 to 4

  1. Week 1Pick and measureOne bank and one account, with payment volume and current timings.KPI: Signed baseline
  2. Week 2Rules and accessTreasury writes the reconciliation rules; read-only access to statements and ERP.KPI: Rules approved
  3. Week 3Historical testThe rules run on an already reconciled month and results are compared.KPI: Correct matches (example target: 95%)
  4. Week 4Scoped real useTreasury reconciles with the new flow and it is compared to the baseline.KPI: Unreferenced payments and minutes per payment

Before you start

Frequently asked questions

Does AI decide that an invoice is paid?

No. Status depends on verified records and reconciliation rules. AI can explain a difference or prepare a case; a model inference is not proof of payment.

Can you connect any bank?

We do not assume that. We review available APIs, files and permissions. Without safe access, the scope is reduced or uses a controlled import.

Is this WhatsApp debt collection?

No. This is internal receivables assistance. WhatsApp lists debt collection among prohibited services in its business messaging policy; we do not offer that workflow.

What does a pilot measure?

Unmatched payments, unresolved differences, reconciliation quality and review time. Baselines and acceptance criteria are agreed before automation.