Austria has a long-standing focus on structured e-invoicing in the public sector, using a combination of national infrastructure and European networks.

The Netherlands follows a pragmatic, standards-driven approach to e-invoicing, strongly aligned with European interoperability and the Peppol network.

Germany is one of Europe’s most important e-invoicing markets, with a strong focus on standardized formats and interoperability. Its approach differs from centralized platforms seen in other countries, relying instead on structured formats and network-based exchange. In this deep dive, we explain how e-invoicing works in Germany, which formats and networks are used, and how the German implementation is being rolled out over time.

E-invoicing is rapidly becoming the standard for invoice exchange across Europe. While each country follows its own implementation path, the overall direction is clear: structured invoice data, digital exchange, and increased transparency for tax authorities. This blog provides a high-level overview of how e-invoices are exchanged across key European countries, and how Onventis supports these different models.

As e-invoicing becomes mandatory across Europe, many organizations face the same question: How do we connect to e-invoicing networks without adding complexity to our AP landscape? In this blog, we explain why an integrated Access Point approach is the easiest, most cost-effective, and most future-proof way to receive e-invoices.

In this blog, we explain the difference between international networks and national platforms, how these networks operate, the role of Access Points, and how common network architectures—such as the 5-corner model and the V-model—shape invoice exchange across Europe.

E-invoicing is no longer a future ambition – it is becoming the standard way businesses exchange invoice data across Europe and beyond. Driven by regulatory initiatives such as ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age), companies are moving away from PDFs and manual data entry towards structured, automated, and compliant invoice processing.