Sector: Government | Result: payment term from 22 to 8 days

The Province of North Brabant was a pioneer in mandatory e-invoicing. From 1 February 2021, they no longer accepted PDF or paper invoices. Within three months, the percentage of e-invoices rose from near zero to more than 90%. The payment term dropped from 22 to 8 days. The combination of SAP, Avelon and eConnect made this possible. Other provinces and municipalities now seek advice from North Brabant.

"eConnect has been a crucial part of this success!"

Sector: Government | Result: 32,6% of invoice flow converted to e-invoices

After a tender, the Chamber of Commerce chose AFAS in combination with eConnect. Via WeConnect supplier onboarding, the Chamber sent a survey to 900 suppliers. The result: 32,6% of the invoice flow was converted to e-invoices. Suppliers value the fast payment (84%), delivery assurance (87%) and the secure exchange (73%). Self-billing is the next step.

"KvK digitises and e-invoices. And it works!"

Sector: Government (Digipoort Access Point on Peppol)

In June 2023, the Dutch Government awarded the tender for the Peppol-Digipoort Access Point to eConnect. The ROAP was built and went live in early 2024. The Dutch Government can now receive and send e-orders and e-invoices via Peppol. The transition went without disruptions.

"What was really pleasant was that throughout the entire process there was a great deal of trust. The train simply kept running.", Edward Mauritz, project leader e-Procurement, Logius

Sector: Education/Government | Volume: 100.000 invoices per year

Utrecht University processes 100.000 invoices per year. Via a 3-phase approach they first achieved rapid Peppol compliance, then outgoing invoices, and finally a sustainable incoming flow via ESB and the PSB. SAP on-premise as the foundation.

"I found it very much in favour of eConnect that action was taken quickly. We quickly gained clarity about the impact and the costs."

Sector: Telecom

KPN is one of the largest customers of eConnect. As the market leader in the Dutch telecom sector, KPN processes large volumes of invoices via the eConnect platform.

Sector: Logistics/Maritime | Result: 50.000+ invoices per year by 1 FTE

Peinemann is a multinational with more than 30 entities and 850 employees, active in the Port of Rotterdam. With AllSolutions as ERP, Peinemann processes more than 50.000 incoming invoices per year, by just 1 FTE thanks to the digitalisation with eConnect.

"eConnect does what it needs to do. It can be that simple!"

Sector: Technical retail | Result: international rollout after NL implementation

Conrad, the technical webshop headquartered in Germany (Hirschau) with a NL office in Oldenzaal, had previously spent two years unsuccessfully trying to implement e-invoicing with another provider. After the implementation with eConnect via SAP, SFTP and the PSB, the system was also rolled out to Conrad Sweden and Denmark. An international reference that shows eConnect works across borders.

Sector: Energy/metering services | Result: ~4.000 invoices per week

Kenter (formerly part of Liander) serves more than 30.000 business customers with 360 employees. eConnect built custom PSB enrichment: UBL invoices are automatically supplemented with energy extensions (EAN codes for metering locations). After implementation, the number of e-invoicing customers quadrupled. Kenter now processes approximately 4.000 invoices per week via AFAS integration.

Sector: Housing associations/Real estate

Havensteder integrates the PSB and platform with Empire ERP and Grip ERP for document recognition and Peppol. Additionally, a custom Autopilot integration was set up for automatic posting, with invoice line recognition and Rule Based Enrichment (RBE) for enrichment with data not on the invoice, such as property information.

Sector: Transport/Infrastructure | Volume: 27.000 invoices per year

Van der Velden Rioleringsbeheer has 21 entities and approximately 500 employees. They went through the complete journey: from GWH scheme via Scan & Recognise to e-invoicing and WeConnect supplier onboarding. Their biggest success was Shell as the first customer to receive Peppol invoices via GLN registration. With Syntess Atrium as their software, Van der Velden set up a Shared Service Center Finance serving all entities.

Sector: Retail/Franchise | Result: 25% time savings

Grando Keukens & Bad has 45 locations (36 in the Netherlands, 9 in Belgium) and is part of De Mandemakers Groep. Via the central administration office, more than 2.000 invoices per month are processed with accounting package Komas.

"No less than 25% time savings!"

Sector: Finance (family office)

Commenda, a family office for wealthy families, chose eConnect specifically because of the ISO 27001 and NEN 7510 certifications. As a preferred partner of AFAS, Commenda combines security with innovation. Notable is the custom solution with invoice recognition based on IBAN instead of Chamber of Commerce number, specifically for private clients.

"eConnect has things well sorted. Security is in order, but there is also plenty of room for innovation."