Basque Country: they create an application to make life easier for businesses in Eusko

Orders, invoices, quotes… the start-up Nuxly Bayonne is developing Odoo Eusko, a module applied to the free Odoo software, to simplify management in local Eusko currency for SMEs.

It may seem counterintuitive at first glance, but Kahina Alitouche and Thibaut Camberlin believe that digital technologies can address ecological transition concerns. They work at the startup Nuxly Bayonne and have just created the "Odoo Eusko module." This is a system for managing the Basque Country's local currency, available free of charge to the 1,400 businesses in the Eusko network.

The SME (1) guides local businesses in the deployment of Odoo, the most widely used free software and open source tool in the world. "We help SMEs in the Basque Country integrate Odoo to simplify management, whether it's the production of quotes, invoices, purchase orders or delivery... We often say that we halve management time," summarizes Thibaut Camberlin, founder of Nuxly Bayonne and ERP consultant (2). Odoo Eusko transcribes these management facilities into the currency of the Basque Country.

In concrete terms, professionals have access to it via the free Odoo software or the code-sharing space "github" . "This is an initial version to which we want to add features, such as direct debit in Eusko," emphasizes Kahina Alitouche, consultant and developer. These are prospects that Euskal Moneta, the Eusko support association, is keeping a close eye on.

Odoo Eusko is our contribution to the development of the Basque language, because we believe in this sustainable economic model.

Kahina Alitouche and Thibaut Camberlin bridge the gap between the philosophy of free software and that of local currencies. Both offer an ethical alternative to dominant models, beyond mere commercial logic. "We share the same approach of sharing and collaboration," says Thibaut Camberlin. His company has just joined the Eusko currency. It will offer its clients exchanges in the currency. "We'll probably pay a portion of our salaries in Eusko."

With Odoo Eusko, ERP specialists are adding another layer to their commitment to the economic relocation process. Thibaut Camberlin readily speaks of "local and eco-responsible digital technology." "We created Odoo Eusko free of charge. It's our contribution to the development of the Eusko language because we believe in this sustainable economic model." The software must break down the barrier of usage complexity, at least the perceived one, which can hold companies back from converting to the local currency.

The service to professionals can facilitate transactions and therefore increase the volume of eusko in circulation.

Today, the Eusko is Europe's leading currency, with 4.4 million injected into the local economy and 6.5 million transactions in the local currency in 2024. Euskal Moneta does not see the Eusko as a secondary or recreational currency. In the context of commerce, Thibaut Camberlin speaks of "B to B," for "business to business." This refers to exchanges between professionals, beyond those between consumers and selling companies. This is where Odoo Eusko's potential contribution lies.

(1) SMEs are small and medium-sized enterprises, less than 250 employees. (2) “Enterprise resource planning”, business management software.