The definitive solution for e-invoicing in France
The definitive solution for e-invoicing in France
France E-Invoicing:
Integrate Accredited PA
Compliance via a Single API
Bridge your ERP, SaaS, or billing platform directly to the French E-Invoicing Network (Portail Public de Facturation - PPF). A-Cube handles 5-Corner PA routing, DGFiP compliance, Annuaire lookups, CDAR lifecycle synchronisation, and E-Reporting, so your engineering team doesn't have to rebuild core architecture.
Bridge your ERP, SaaS, or billing platform directly to the French E-Invoicing Network (Portail Public de Facturation - PPF). A-Cube handles 5-Corner PA routing, DGFiP compliance, Annuaire lookups, CDAR lifecycle synchronization, and E-Reporting—so your engineering team doesn't have to rebuild core architecture.
HOW IT WORKS
HOW IT WORKS
The French 5-corner model made simple
France mandates a Decentralised Continuous Transaction Control and Exchange (DCTCE) framework. A-Cube acts as your Accredited Partner Dematerialisation Platform (Plateforme Agréée/PA), handling peer-to-peer invoice exchange and automated tax data concentration to the government portal (PPF).
The 5-Corner explained
Supplier ERP/Software System
Generates the raw invoice data.
Supplier Accredited Platform (A-Cube PA)
Validates, formats (Factur-X/UBL/CII), routes to buyer, and reports tax data to PPF.
Buyer Accredited Platform (Buyer PA)
Receives, validates, and sends back status updates.
Buyer ERP
Ingests compliant structured invoice into accounting.PPF/DGFiP
Central directory (Annuaire) & Tax data repository.
Why the 5-Corner model matters?
Zero government portal bottlenecks (peer-to-peer routing)
Automated format conversion (Formats du Socle)
Real-time lifecycle status sync across all 5 corners
key capabilities
Triple-Format Engine (Formats du Socle)
Submit clean REST JSON or standard payloads; A-Cube automatically formats, validates, and signs compliant Factur-X (hybrid PDF/A-3 + XML), UBL 2.1, or CII files.
Automated Entity Onboarding & KYC/KYB
Register customer legal entities via 9-digit SIREN / 14-digit SIRET numbers with a frictionless 2-step API workflow that manages official DGFiP registry assignment.
Native Annuaire Directory Lookup
Query our synchronized local mirror of the central PPF directory in real-time to fetch recipient electronic routing identifiers before dispatching invoices.
Full-Lifecycle Real-Time Webhooks
Event-driven updates across every phase of the French invoice lifecycle. Automate mandatory statuses and optional states seamlessly via simple API endpoints.
Responsibility Matrix
What A-Cube handles
Your system
API + sandbox
API + sandbox
A-Cube Platform
API + sandbox
API + sandbox
ERP Data Extraction
ERP Data Extraction
Extract raw invoice/order data
-
UUID & Technical ID Generation
UUID & Technical ID Generation
-
Fully Managed
(Generates 128-bit UUID v4 & unique messaging IDs)
JSON-to-XML Mapping
JSON-to-XML Mapping
Optional (if sending JSON)
Fully Managed
(Converts payload to Factur-X, UBL, or CII)
EN 16931 & DGFiP Validation
EN 16931 & DGFiP Validation
-
Fully Managed
(Runs multi-tier syntax & Schematron validation)
Annuaire Directory Lookup
Annuaire Directory Lookup
Trigger API Lookup
Fully Managed
(Maintains 24h synced mirror of PPF registry)
Peer-to-Peer PDP Routing
Peer-to-Peer PDP Routing
-
Fully Managed
(Direct AS4 / Peppol transmission between Accredited Platforms)
PPF Tax Reporting
PPF Tax Reporting
Consume
Webhook notifications
Fully Managed
(Extracts & submits mandatory tax subsets to Corner 5)
Lifecycle Status Tracking (CDAR)
Lifecycle Status Tracking (CDAR)
Consume
Webhook notifications
Fully Managed
(Processes & propagates real-time status updates)
Built-in Complex Scenarios
Built-in Complex Scenarios
Automated E-Reporting Engine
Automated Retry
& Withdrawal Logic
Aggregation and transmission of tax summary and payment data for B2C transactions and international B2B sales exempt from real-time e-invoicing.
Automated Retry & CDAR Dispute Management
Automated Retry & CDAR Dispute Management
Built-in network resilience with exponential-backoff retries for temporary outages, plus standardized API workflows to handle commercial refusals and technical rejections.
Enterprise SLA Management
Enterprise SLA Management
High-availability AS4 messaging infrastructure ensuring high throughput, uptime, and predictable transmission SLA compliance across all 5 corners.
FAQ
How is A-Cube priced for French E-Invoicing?
Can we offer French E-Invoicing under our own software brand?
How does A-Cube handle multi-tenancy for software platforms managing thousands of French companies?
Do we need local French infrastructure or complex Factur-X/XML encoding to comply with DGFiP?
Can we use the same API integration to expand beyond France?
key capabilities
Triple-Format Engine (Formats du Socle)
Submit clean REST JSON or standard payloads; A-Cube automatically formats, validates, and signs compliant Factur-X (hybrid PDF/A-3 + XML), UBL 2.1, or CII files.
Automated Entity Onboarding & KYC/KYB
Register customer legal entities via 9-digit SIREN / 14-digit SIRET numbers with a frictionless 2-step API workflow that manages official DGFiP registry assignment.
Native Annuaire Directory Lookup
Query our synchronized local mirror of the central PPF directory in real-time to fetch recipient electronic routing identifiers before dispatching invoices.
Full-Lifecycle Real-Time Webhooks
Event-driven updates across every phase of the French invoice lifecycle. Automate mandatory statuses and optional states seamlessly via simple API endpoints.
Responsibility Matrix
What A-Cube handles
Your system
API + sandbox
API + sandbox
A-Cube Platform
API + sandbox
API + sandbox
ERP Data Extraction
Extract raw invoice/order data
-
UUID & Technical ID Generation
-
Fully Managed
(Generates 128-bit UUID v4 & unique messaging IDs)
JSON-to-XML Mapping
Optional (if sending JSON)
Fully Managed
(Converts payload to Factur-X, UBL, or CII)
EN 16931 & DGFiP Validation
-
Fully Managed
(Runs multi-tier syntax & Schematron validation)
Annuaire Directory Lookup
Trigger API Lookup
Fully Managed
(Maintains 24h synced mirror of PPF registry)
Peer-to-Peer PDP Routing
-
Fully Managed
(Direct AS4 / Peppol transmission between Accredited Platforms)
PPF Tax Reporting
Consume
Webhook notifications
Fully Managed
(Extracts & submits mandatory tax subsets to Corner 5)
Lifecycle Status Tracking (CDAR)
Consume
Webhook notifications
Fully Managed
(Processes & propagates real-time status updates)
Built-in Complex Scenarios
Automated Retry
& Withdrawal Logic
Aggregation and transmission of tax summary and payment data for B2C transactions and international B2B sales exempt from real-time e-invoicing.
Automated Retry & CDAR Dispute Management
Built-in network resilience with exponential-backoff retries for temporary outages, plus standardized API workflows to handle commercial refusals and technical rejections.
Enterprise SLA Management
High-availability AS4 messaging infrastructure ensuring high throughput, uptime, and predictable transmission SLA compliance across all 5 corners.
FAQ
How is A-Cube priced for French E-Invoicing?
Can we offer French E-Invoicing under our own software brand?
How does A-Cube handle multi-tenancy for software platforms managing thousands of French companies?
Do we need local French infrastructure or complex Factur-X/XML encoding to comply with DGFiP?
Can we use the same API integration to expand beyond France?
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for French E-Invoicing compliance
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