We solve the pain points in your invoice process. Manual retyping, invoices that sit idle, fraud via email and unnecessary paperwork cost your organisation time and money. With e-invoicing you automate the process, reduce the risk of errors and fraud, and get more control over processing. The result is immediately noticeable and measurable.
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Every paper or PDF invoice you replace with an e-invoice saves time, money and effort. Not as an abstract promise, but measurably. Provincie Noord-Brabant brought the average payment term down from 22 to 8 days after switching to e-invoicing via eConnect. Peinemann processes more than 50.000 incoming invoices per year with one employee thanks to full automation.
Lower processing costs per invoice
Days payment term at Provincie Noord-Brabant
Incoming invoices per year at Peinemann, one employee
The pain: every paper or PDF invoice has to be printed, sent, scanned, retyped and checked. That manual work makes processing expensive and error-prone.
The benefit: an e-invoice arrives in a structured format and is processed automatically. No paper, no postage, no scanning, no manual data entry, no error correction. Physical archiving disappears as well. Typical savings are around 60% to 80% lower processing costs per invoice, and with hundreds of invoices per month that adds up quickly.
The pain: invoices land in a mail tray or mailbox, are processed late and need a lot of follow-up. That slows your cash flow.
The benefit: e-invoices enter the recipient's processing workflow directly, and automatic status messages via Peppol show exactly where your invoice is: received, in progress, approved or cleared for payment. At Provincie Noord-Brabant the average payment term fell from 22 to 8 days.
The pain: as your invoice volume grows, manual processing grows with it, and so does the staff time on administration.
The benefit: with full automation your invoice flow scales without extra people. Peinemann processes more than 50.000 incoming invoices per year with one employee, because processing runs largely automatically.
The pain: with invoices by email it is easy to intercept an invoice, change an IBAN or spoof a sender. Ghost invoices and CEO fraud cost organisations a lot of money.
The benefit: every participant on Peppol is verified via a certified Access Point. eConnect automatically checks IBAN, VAT number and Chamber of Commerce number on every invoice and adds End User Identification. Ghost invoices and CEO fraud are effectively blocked.
The pain: paper invoices mean paper, ink, envelopes, transport and physical archive space, an unnecessary burden on the environment and CSR goals.
The benefit: every digital invoice saves paper, ink, envelopes and transport, and physical archiving disappears. At large volumes the environmental impact is substantial. Many organisations include e-invoicing in their CSR reporting as evidence of process greening.
The pain: finance, legal and external auditors ask for demonstrable compliance, but invoices sit across channels and systems.
The benefit: e-invoicing gives one audit trail over all invoices and helps you demonstrably meet ISO 27001, NEN 7510, ISAE 3402 Type II and local tax rules. eConnect is ViDA-ready: CTC reporting messages and Invoice Message Responses are included in the document price, no hidden cost per message.
The pain: waiting until e-invoicing becomes mandatory risks a rushed, expensive implementation under time pressure.
The benefit: by starting now you stay ahead of the legislation and have your processes in place before the deadline. Belgium has required all B2B transactions since 1 January 2026, Germany is phasing in from 2027, France starts in September 2026 for large companies, Italy has had a full B2B mandate since 2019, and the ViDA directive makes cross-border B2B e-invoicing mandatory as of 1 July 2030.
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The saving depends on your current processing workflow and invoice volume. The processing costs of a paper invoice are many times higher than those of an e-invoice. The difference is in every step: no paper, no postage, no scanning, no manual data entry and no error correction.
With a hundred invoices per month, switching to e-invoicing already delivers a structural saving. With larger volumes the effect is stronger, because the staff time for manual processing also drops. You also save on physical archiving, stamps and envelopes. Typical savings are 60% to 80% lower processing costs per invoice. In an introductory meeting eConnect can make an estimate based on your situation and invoice volumes.
You calculate the total cost saving (TCO) of e-invoicing by comparing current processing costs per invoice with the costs after the switch. Add the direct costs: paper, postage, envelopes, scanning, manual data entry, error correction and physical archiving. For incoming invoices, add the time staff spend checking and booking invoice data.
With e-invoicing these costs largely disappear. The invoice arrives structured and is processed automatically in the accounting software. The remaining costs are the subscription and the transaction costs per document. For an average organisation that processes a hundred invoices per month, the saving is typically between 60% and 80% per invoice. Faster payment also improves cash flow. In an introductory meeting eConnect can make a concrete estimate based on your situation.
Yes, e-invoices are demonstrably paid faster than paper or PDF invoices. They enter the recipient's processing workflow directly, without manual data entry or scanning. Automatic status messages via Peppol show exactly where your invoice is: received, in progress, approved or cleared for payment. That reduces follow-up and gives better cash-flow insight. At Provincie Noord-Brabant the average payment term fell from 22 to 8 days after switching to e-invoicing via eConnect.
Via the eConnect invoice portal you can create and send invoices via Peppol by hand. That is free. For automatic invoicing (from accounting software or ERP via a connection or API) transaction costs apply, and they decrease as volume grows. There are no hidden costs for Peppol registration, format conversion or creating an account. In an introductory meeting eConnect can make an estimate based on your invoice volume and situation.
E-invoicing via Peppol is significantly more secure than invoicing by email or post. Every participant on the Peppol network is verified via a certified Access Point. Invoices are automatically checked against unique identifiers such as IBAN, VAT number and Chamber of Commerce number. Ghost invoices, CEO fraud and invoice manipulation are effectively blocked.
With email it is relatively easy to intercept an invoice or change the IBAN. With Peppol all communication runs encrypted via certified Access Points. eConnect adds End User Identification: an extra check that the sender is actually authorised to invoice on behalf of the organisation. The combination of network verification, document validation and sender checks makes e-invoicing via Peppol the most secure invoicing method available.
Yes, e-invoicing via Peppol is one of the most effective measures against invoice fraud. With paper or PDF invoices by email it is relatively easy to forge an invoice: change an IBAN, spoof a sender address or intercept an invoice. With Peppol that is not possible, because every participant is verified via a certified Access Point.
eConnect automatically checks the sender's IBAN, VAT number and Chamber of Commerce number on every invoice. Invoices from unknown or unverified senders are blocked. eConnect also offers End User Identification (EUI): an extra layer that checks whether the sender is actually authorised to invoice on behalf of the stated organisation. The combination of network security, document validation and sender verification makes e-invoicing via Peppol the most secure way to receive invoices.
Yes, directly and measurably. Every invoice sent digitally instead of by post saves paper, ink, envelopes and transport. At larger volumes the environmental impact is substantial. Physical archiving also disappears: no binders, no archive space, no annual destruction of paper archives.
E-invoicing fits the broader sustainability policy of organisations. It is a concrete, measurable step that can be introduced without a large investment. Many organisations include e-invoicing in their CSR reporting as evidence of process greening. The impact grows as more suppliers and customers switch. Via eConnect you can start for free and immediately contribute to a lower ecological footprint.
In the Netherlands, e-invoicing is already mandatory for suppliers to the central government (B2G). A broader B2B mandate does not yet exist, but is expected in line with the European ViDA directive. That directive makes e-invoicing mandatory for all cross-border B2B transactions in the EU as of 1 July 2030.
The direction is clear when you look at neighbouring countries. Belgium introduced a full B2B mandate as of 1 January 2026. Germany follows in phases from 2027. France starts in September 2026 for large companies; Spain follows in 2027. It is not a question of whether e-invoicing will become mandatory in the Netherlands, but when. Organisations that start now build experience and have their processes in order when the mandate arrives. Via eConnect you can start today, free via the invoice portal or from your own accounting software.
Yes, suppliers to the central government must send e-invoices via Peppol. This obligation applies to all direct suppliers of the central government and is part of Dutch e-invoicing policy. The central government receives e-invoices via Digipoort, the government's digital gateway.
Many municipalities, provinces, water boards and other public organisations also accept or require e-invoices via Peppol. eConnect is the supplier of the central government Access Point on Peppol and has extensive experience with public-sector invoicing. Organisations that supply government and do not yet send e-invoices can start quickly via eConnect. The free invoice portal is a direct route: create an account, verify your organisation and send the first e-invoice to a government organisation within fifteen minutes.
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