Peppol e-invoicing

E-invoicing, in both directions.

Peppol is the secure European network for sending invoices as structured data. Paylists connects you in all 7 countries we cover, sending and receiving, with no technical setup.

Your business

Creates the invoice in Paylists

Paylists

Your Peppol connection, handled for you

Peppol network

Secure pan-European infrastructure

Your customers

Received invoices and credit notes via access point

Their accounting system

Lands structured — nothing to key in

Inbound bills and credit notes travel the same path in reverse.

The problem

E-invoicing is becoming law. Most SMEs aren't ready.

More European countries require structured e-invoices every year. For a small business, connecting to Peppol usually sounds like an IT project.

Before

A PDF no longer counts

In more and more countries a PDF by email is not a valid invoice for B2B or public-sector customers.

With Paylists

Invoices leave as EN 16931 / Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 data, validated before they're sent.

Before

No IT team

Access points, identifiers and formats are technical, and most small businesses have no one to set them up.

With Paylists

Paylists is your Peppol connection. Sign up, verify your business and send.

Before

Receiving is required too

Some countries require every business to be able to receive e-invoices, not only send them.

With Paylists

Supplier bills and credit notes arrive over the same connection, ready to match.

Peppol inbox

Approve or reject, within 72 hours.

Invoices and credit notes sent to you over Peppol land in your Peppol inbox. Approve or reject each one within 72 hours of arrival. After that only Mark as paid is left. Your supplier is notified over Peppol whether you approve or reject.

Peppol inboxE-invoices sent to you over Peppol.
To answer 2AnsweredCredit notes
Approve or reject within 72 hours of arrival. After that only Mark as paid is left.
GS
GreenSpan Energy LtdINVGSE-2291
£640.00
Approve or reject by 29 Sep 11:0550 h left
NS
Northfield SuppliesCNNFS-0087
−£120.00
Approve or reject by 30 Sep 16:4067 h left
In plain words

Structured data, not a PDF.

A Peppol invoice follows the European EN 16931 standard, so the receiving system reads it automatically. You connect once, through Paylists, and reach every business and public body on the network.

1You

Create the invoice in Paylists, or ask Lister.

2Paylists

Validates it and sends it onto the network as your access point.

3Their access point

The network routes it to your customer's provider.

4Your customer

It lands in their system, ready to book and pay.

EN 16931Peppol BIS Billing 3.0UBL 2.1Send & receiveInvoices & credit notes
01 · Outbound

Send invoices and credit notes.

Every invoice is validated before it leaves. Customers not on Peppol receive the same invoice by email with a PDF.

Outbound today12 documents
Invoices10 · delivered
Credit notes1 · delivered
By email + PDF1
02 · Inbound

Receive bills, ready to match.

Supplier invoices and credit notes arrive structured and land against the purchase order that raised them.

Inbound today4 documents
Bills3 · matched
Vendor credit notes1 · applied
Held for review0
Coverage

Seven countries. One connection.

Each country page covers local rules, deadlines, identifiers and pricing. UK Peppol is subject to onboarding and verification.

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Questions

Common questions

Do my customers need to be on Peppol?

To receive your e-invoice over the network, yes. Where they are not, Paylists sends the same invoice by email with a PDF.

Do I need any technical setup?

No. Paylists is your connection to the network. Onboarding includes a verification of your business.

Can I receive invoices too?

Yes. Supplier bills and credit notes arrive over the same connection.

Which formats do you use?

EN 16931 and Peppol BIS Billing 3.0, in UBL 2.1.

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