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Future-Proof Your AP with Precoro | E-Invoicing Made Effortless
Discover how Precoro automatically turns unreadable e-invoicing formats into ready-to-approve documents, keeping your AP workflows accurate, fast, and compliant.
Over the past few years, a major shift has reshaped invoice processing: governments worldwide are rolling out mandatory e-invoicing requirements to reduce tax fraud and close VAT gaps. As this transition gains momentum, the traditional way of handling invoices through PDFs or manual workflows is rapidly reaching its expiration date.
That’s quite a big win: structured e-invoices that move automatically between systems reduce errors, speed up approvals, strengthen compliance, and free up AP teams to focus on higher-value work. In fact, the International Observatory on Electronic Invoicing reports that adopting structured formats natively can reduce processing time by up to 88% per invoice. Yet for teams running manual or PDF-based workflows, this shift brings new operational challenges. Without a native solution, they have to juggle multiple conversion tools and enter data by hand just to keep invoices moving.
That’s exactly why we built e-invoicing directly into Precoro. Now you can automatically receive e-invoices straight into your Precoro AP Inbox, and let the system instantly turn unreadable code into a clear, ready-to-review document. Then move it through approval and sync to your ERP in seconds, without any extra tools or manual work.
Keep reading to discover how Precoro future-proofs your AP operations, turning a global compliance burden into your greatest automation advantage.
Why native e-invoicing workflows can’t be an afterthought?
When a regulatory mandate turns a standard invoice into a string of machine-readable code (like XML, UBL, or other local e-invoicing standards), it’s not just hard to read. Of course, without a native system, AP teams have to decode files manually, but the bigger issues go beyond extra work:
And if your company operates internationally? The challenges multiply: more countries mean more e-invoice formats, more third-party conversion tools, and more manual work just to keep approvals moving. Today, more than 90 countries have implemented or planned mandatory e-invoicing, and that number keeps growing. That means adopting a native e-invoicing system now is the only way to future-proof your global AP operations without bloating your headcount.
“No finance team should be stuck translating invoices. At Precoro, our mission is to automate and centralize AP and procurement processes to keep them fast, visible, and fully controlled. We’ve already implemented native e-invoicing support for Germany, France, Italy, and beyond—and we’re continuously expanding the list to make global e-invoicing compliance seamless.”
— Andrew Zhyvolovych, CEO at Precoro
Watch Precoro’s e-invoicing in action
Processing e‑invoices in Precoro is intuitive and fast. For a step-by-step walkthrough and a full list of supported countries, check our Knowledge Base article or see it in action with a short video demo:
Don’t see your country in the list? Head over to our open product roadmap to check upcoming additions, or submit a request for your region.
How Precoro turns e-invoicing into an automation advantage
We built e-invoicing in Precoro to be a “zero-touch” experience. Instead of forcing your team to act as translators between government tax portals and your accounting system, Precoro handles the machine code entirely in the background.
Here is what this automated workflow looks like in practice:
Frictionless invoice intake
Everything starts with a user-friendly, centralized invoice intake. Once a supplier sends you an e-invoice (whether it’s UBL, CFDI, or other local format), it automatically lands in your AP Inbox in Precoro. Our custom algorithm extracts data directly from machine code with 100% accuracy and automatically generates a clear, human-readable PDF, giving your team a familiar visual layout for review.
АІ-powered invoice-to-PO matching & one-click document creation
As soon as the file is processed, Precoro’s AI steps in. It automatically matches the invoice to the correct PO and generates a ready-to-submit draft in under 3 seconds. All that’s left is a quick review and a single click to send it for approval.
Approvals that never slow you down
Precoro automatically routes the submitted invoice through your pre-defined approval chain, fully customizable by department, location, amount, or any other rule. Whether at a desk or on the go, reviewers can approve directly from mobile, email, or Slack. And with our built-in approval SLA, every reviewer has a clear deadline and receives notifications, so decisions flow without delays, while you maintain timely payments and predictable cash flow.
Seamless ERP synchronization
Upon approval, Precoro automatically sends the invoice to your ERP system and updates the status back after payment. This robust two-way sync doesn’t just reduce manual data entry, but makes sure your AP records stay audit-ready, suppliers get paid on time, and you get full visibility over your finances.
Spend insights at your fingertips
With your entire P2P process centralized in Precoro, you always know where every document, approval, and payment stands. Real-time dashboards and customizable reports give you a clear view of spending and performance, while our AI assistant turns raw data into actionable insights in minutes. As a result, you can spot anomalies before they escalate, make faster data-backed decisions, and scale operations without losing control.
FAQs
Absolutely. Precoro is fully compliant with SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and CCPA standards. All your data is encrypted using AES-256 and securely stored on DigitalOcean servers backed by a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
To ensure your account remains strictly protected from unauthorized access—both externally and internally—we apply SSL encryption, two-factor authentication, and strict role-based access control. This ensures that only authorized users can view or approve specific financial documents.
With Precoro Cloud, your data stays safe, encrypted, and accessible 24/7, and we are also happy to provide full audit reports and certificates upon request.
Yes, absolutely. Managing multiple branches shouldn't mean logging into fragmented systems or paying for separate localized tools. With Precoro, you can process various regional formats within one account. The system automatically identifies the incoming code and translates the data. Feel free to check the supported formats here.
Not at all. We know that forcing suppliers to adopt new tools creates friction. Your vendors can simply send their e-invoices (XML, UBL, etc.) directly to your dedicated Precoro AP email address, or push them via API. The files will automatically land for processing in your centralized Precoro Inbox. Alternatively, you can always upload an attachment manually.
Yes. Precoro's unified AP Inbox seamlessly manages both PDF and e-invoicing files. While PDFs are processed with our advanced OCR, e-invoices go through our native data extraction algorithm. Both follow the exact same approval and PO-matching workflows.
No. Since e-invoicing is built natively into Precoro, there is no complex software installation or third-party integration required. Reach out to your Customer Success Manager to activate the feature, and your system will immediately begin recognizing and processing e-invoice formats.
Built for control, not complexity
Precoro is an AI-powered procurement centralization and automation platform designed to bring structure and visibility to purchasing and AP workflows. By connecting requests, approvals, invoices, and vendor data in one place, Precoro replaces scattered tools, manual work, and disconnected ERP modules with a single streamlined process.
More than 1,000 companies use Precoro to standardize purchasing across departments, locations, and business units. As a result, they approve documents 3.5× faster, eliminate duplicate spending, and gain real-time visibility into budgets and financial commitments.
By adding e-invoicing to this connected workflow, Precoro helps companies stay compliant with evolving tax regulations while keeping invoice processing as simple and controlled as the rest of their operations.
We’re continuously expanding Precoro’s capabilities to support new e-invoicing requirements and make global compliance easier to manage. Check our open product roadmap to explore upcoming e-invoicing updates, submit feature requests, and see what we’re building next to make everyday AP and procurement simpler and more reliable.
New to Precoro?
Book a demo today to see how Precoro can bring control and scalability to your existing processes while keeping your workflows fully compliant with local e-invoicing requirements.
