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Announcement · 9 October 2026

# More than 30,000 SMEs will be able to access a platform that uses AI to detect possible overcharges on their bills free of charge: how it works

Original title, in Spanish: “Más de 30.000 pymes podrán acceder gratis a una plataforma que usa IA para detectar posibles sobrecostos en sus facturas: así funciona”

**Publication**

El Tiempo (Colombia) · subscribers only

**Author**

[Camila Paola Sánchez Fajardo](https://www.eltiempo.com/autor/camila-paola-sanchez-fajardo)

**Published on**

9 October 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

A platform using artificial intelligence will allow more than 30,000 Colombian SMEs to review their utility bills free of charge in order to detect possible overcharges. The initiative has an investment of 1,200 million pesos.

Summary based on the article's title and standfirst, as the text is not accessible.

[Read the article on El Tiempo →](https://www.eltiempo.com/tecnosfera/novedades-tecnologia/mas-de-30-000-pymes-podran-acceder-gratis-a-una-plataforma-que-usa-ia-para-detectar-posibles-sobrecostos-en-sus-facturas-asi-funciona-3592556)

## Figures cited

-   30,000 companies
    
    number of SMEs able to access the platform free of charge
    
    Colombia
    
    > « Más de 30.000 pymes podrán acceder gratis a una plataforma que usa IA para detectar posibles sobrecostos en sus facturas »
    
-   1,200 million pesos
    
    amount invested in the initiative
    
    Colombia
    
    > « La iniciativa cuenta con una inversión de $1.200 millones »
    

## Classification

**Country**

Colombia

**Company size**

SMEs

**Industries**

Energy, utilities, environment · All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

smes, bills, utilities, overcharge detection, colombia

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to El Tiempo and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.