The ERP Perspective: France's E-Invoicing Deadline Is About to Expose Weak ERP Foundations with Ludo Van Den Ende (DevElite)
E-invoicing is becoming unavoidable. But compliance is only the beginning of the conversation. In our latest episode of The ERP Perspective, George Collier sits down with Ludo Van Den Ende, Partner at DevElite, to explore what the rapid expansion of e-invoicing really means for ERP, finance, and enterprise architecture. The conversation moves beyond regulatory deadlines to examine what organisations are actually implementing. Because sending a PDF electronically isn't the same as e-invoicing. And e-invoicing isn't the same as Peppol. As governments move towards structured electronic invoicing, organisations have an opportunity to rethink how financial data moves between businesses, ERP systems, tax authorities, and wider technology environments. For multinational organisations, however, that opportunity comes with significant complexity. Different countries are introducing different mandates, formats, networks, timelines, and technical requirements. ERP leaders therefore face a difficult architectural question: how do you accommodate local compliance without continuously adding complexity to the global ERP core? Ludo also explores why organisations should look beyond the immediate compliance requirement. Structured invoice data can create opportunities for greater automation, improved data quality, fewer manual processes, and more connected finance operations. The mandate might be forcing organisations to act. The real value will come from what they choose to build around it.