{"id":26364,"date":"2023-08-17T16:38:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/icetex-bill-will-finally-be-easy-to-understand-entity-announces-invoice-changes\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T16:38:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:38:16","slug":"icetex-bill-will-finally-be-easy-to-understand-entity-announces-invoice-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/en\/icetex-bill-will-finally-be-easy-to-understand-entity-announces-invoice-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Icetex bill will finally be easy to understand: entity announces invoice changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a move that seeks to show its commitment to accessibility and transparency, the president of the Colombian Institute for Educational Credit and Technical Studies Abroad (ICETEX), Mauricio Toro, reported an important change in the presentation of the Icetex bill.<\/p>\n\n<p>The message, transmitted through his Twitter account, says: \u201cSimplifying to make life easier for our users has been one of our goals in this first year of work. The new receipt is simple, concrete, more transparent in the information and easier to interpret\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<p>You may read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/en\/new-opportunities-for-rural-women-in-antioquia-organizations-finance-productive-projects-in-7-municipalities\/\"><strong>New opportunities for rural women in Antioquia: organizations finance productive projects in 7 municipalities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Simplificar para facilitar la vida de nuestros usuarios, ha sido una de nuestras metas en este primer a\u00f1o de trabajo<br><br>El nuevo recibo es simple,concreto,m\u00e1s transparente en la informaci\u00f3n y m\u00e1s sencillo de interpretar<br><br>Seguimos avanzando por un <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ICETEXm%C3%A1sHumano?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ICETEXm\u00e1sHumano<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GobiernoDelCambio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GobiernoDelCambio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D7SBYachax\">https:\/\/t.co\/D7SBYachax<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mauricio Toro (@MauroToroO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MauroToroO\/status\/1691556522281615505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Previously, the Icetex bill used to be a source of confusion and annoyance, since the information presented was not entirely clear regarding amounts and concepts.<\/p>\n\n<p>In view of this, the new Icetex administration decided to meet the requests of students and users of the financial entity, who have long expressed their concerns about the complexity and lack of clarity in the payment receipts.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Te escuchamos. \u00a1Cambiamos nuestro recibo de pago!<br>Antes era s\u00fa\u00fa\u00faper enredado y no era claro lo que se cobraba.<br>El nuevo recibo es transparente con la informaci\u00f3n que debes conocer de tu estado de cuenta, es concreto y f\u00e1cil de interpretar. Pronto lo conocer\u00e1s. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ICETEXm%C3%A1sHumano?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ICETEXm\u00e1sHumano<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0349mjKu49\">pic.twitter.com\/0349mjKu49<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ICETEX (@ICETEX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICETEX\/status\/1691555019345027411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p>Transparent and easy to interpret are the two characteristics that the entity seeks to ensure with the new design of the Icetex bill, with the objective of providing beneficiaries with essential information about their account status in a more concrete, real, clear and accessible way.<\/p>\n\n<p>You may also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/en\/pension-reform-mintrabajo-clarified-the-additional-december-allowance-for-all-pensioners\/\"><strong>Pension reform: MinTrabajo clarified the additional December allowance for all pensioners<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to download the Icetex bill?<\/h2>\n\n<p>To access the new Icetex bill, you must follow the steps below:<\/p>\n\n<p>1. Enter the Icetex transactional <a href=\"https:\/\/aplicaciones.icetex.gov.co\/WebSitePortalTransaccional\/crearusuario\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">portal<\/a>. There the system will ask for your ID information to access the portal. If you are not registered, you must do so.<\/p>\n\n<p>2. To download the Icetex payment receipt for partial payments, click on the \u2018download blank receipt\u2019 button.<\/p>\n\n<p>3. According to the entity, you will be able to view and download the new payment receipt&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to make the payment of your loan?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Icetex has also simplified the payment process for the convenience of its beneficiaries. Follow these steps to pay your loan on time and avoid late payment interest:<\/p>\n\n<p>1. Locate your credit reference and click on the \u2018enter\u2019 button.<\/p>\n\n<p>2. On the left side of the portal, select the \u2018Payments\u2019 option.<\/p>\n\n<p>If you prefer the printed version of the Icetex payment receipt, select \u2018download last payment receipt\u2019. This will download a PDF file with the last Icetex payment receipt.<\/p>\n\n<p>4. To make a partial or full payment you can use either electronic payment or payment at financial institutions.<\/p>\n\n<p>For electronic payment, click on the PSE (Pagos Seguros en L\u00ednea) button and follow the instructions on the payment portal. If you wish to make the payment in person at a financial institution, you must click on download the receipt.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accessibility to Colombian education<\/h2>\n\n<p>According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombia has about two million people who do not have and cannot access higher education.<\/p>\n\n<p>The difficulty to afford higher education has led many young people to turn to financial institutions in search of opportunities and solutions to fulfill their academic dreams.<\/p>\n\n<p>This has caused a large part of the Colombian population to have very large debts with these entities in order to be able to pay for their higher education in the country, according to the Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n\n<p>In view of this situation, the changes in the way credit information is presented on the Icetex bill may represent an important change for the accessibility and understanding of financial information with the entity.<\/p>\n\n<p>Keep reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/mascolombia.com\/en\/looking-for-a-job-comfenalco-has-opened-new-job-offers-nationwide\/\"><strong>Looking for a job? Comfenalco has opened new job offers nationwide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gone seem to be the days when the Icetex bill was \u201csuper tangled and it was not clear what was charged\u201d, in the words of the entity. On its Twitter account, it announced that the receipt has changed to be clearer and more transparent with users. 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