One Invoice, Thirty Countries: What Multicountry E-Invoicing Actually Looks Like in Practice
Explore how multi-country e-invoicing, ViDA and structured invoice data can help AP and AR teams move beyond compliance to unlock AI, automation and operational value.
Europe's mandate wave is here. ViDA is in motion. Every new mandate brings its own format, model, and local rules. Managing that country by country is not a strategy.
But inside that complexity sits an opportunity. Structured e-invoice data – consistent, correct, machine-readable – is the foundation that makes AI genuinely useful for AP and AR teams: data capture, validations, exception handling, automated compliance monitoring, and procurement-to-pay insights that only emerge when invoice data is clean and connected at scale.
Sami Nikula and Daniel Sitaram from GEP walk through what multi-country e-invoicing really involves: where implementations break down, what intelligent automation actually requires to work, and what AP and AR teams gain when invoice data is finally clean, structured, and global.
If you've survived the first wave of mandates, this session is about what the next wave makes possible. Is your environment e-invoicing future proof?
The session moves the conversation from "How do we stay compliant?" to "How do we turn compliance-driven data into operational value?". It covers intelligent validation, exception handling, automated compliance monitoring and the insights that become possible when invoice data is standardized and connected across countries.
Key takeaways:
- How to build a scalable approach to multicountry e-invoicing
- Why structured invoice data is the foundation for AI and intelligent automation
- Where the next wave of value lies beyond compliance
Speakers
Sami Nikula
Director – Product Marketing
GEP
Sami Nikula is a B2B SaaS leader with 25 years of experience in electronic document exchange and financial process automation. He brings deep expertise in e-invoicing compliance and strategy, including global mandates, clearance models, and regulatory frameworks, alongside hands-on knowledge of AP automation and accounts payable processes. Sami excels at translating complex compliance and operational requirements into scalable, market-ready solutions that drive adoption, reduce risk, and deliver measurable business value across international markets.
Daniël Sitaram
Manager – Solutions Design
GEP
Daniel Sitaram is a spider in the web of B2G/B2B SaaS solutions with over 15 years of experience in FinTech, focusing on e-invoicing compliance, global mandates, CTC models, and Governmental frameworks, alongside with hands-on knowledge of AP automation and accounts payable processes. Daniel is the link between business and engineering. Due to his years of experience, he clearly understands how to translate business users' bottlenecks into engineering execution for resolution.
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