Activate Peppol e-invoicing and Open Banking in 5 minutes
Peppol and Open Banking activation takes about 5 minutes once the accounts are open. The tutorial below covers every screen — no shortcuts, so nothing is missed.
Compliant with the Belgian obligation since 1 January 2026 • Structured UBL format • Automatic bank matching
Why e-invoicing really speeds up exchanges between companies
Before, an invoice was a PDF sent by email. The recipient had to download it, re-enter it by hand in their software, and you had no guarantee they had received it. Delays grew, typing errors multiplied, and reminders ate up time.
With the Peppol network and the structured UBL format, the invoice becomes a data flow. It leaves your AYLICRÉA app and arrives already structured in your customer’s (or supplier’s) system, ready to be processed automatically. No re-entry, no “we never got your invoice”.
For tradespeople and SMEs, that means:
Activate Peppol e-invoicing — full guide
Here is the exact path, step by step, to connect the Peppol network to your AYLICRÉA app. Each step matches a specific screen. Allow about 20 minutes to send and receive structured e-invoices.
Phase 1 — Create and activate your Recommand.eu account
Open your browser and go to https://www.recommand.eu. This is the starting point to activate your Peppol network access for free.
Click the “Get started” button. Fill in the requested information (name, professional email, password) to create your account.
Open your inbox, click the confirmation link you received, and validate your account. Without this step, access stays inactive.
Select the “Free” plan. It is free and more than enough to start. You can change it later as your needs grow.
Even on the Free plan, you must enter payment details to activate the account. Then make the first payment if the interface asks for it. Once this step is done, your account is fully operational.
Phase 2 — Retrieve the connection IDs
In the Recommand.eu dashboard, open the left-hand menu (or bottom-left depending on the interface) and select “API Keys”.
Create a new connection key. Name it clearly “MAIN”. Very important: write down the API key and the secret immediately. The secret is shown only once. If you lose it, you will have to create a new one.
Open your AYLICRÉA app (Web, Android or iOS). Go to electronic invoicing settings and paste the API key + secret. The connection starts to establish.
Go back to Recommand.eu, open the “Team” menu, copy the team ID and add it in AYLICRÉA settings.
In the top-left menu of Recommand.eu, open “Companies”. Click “Create Company” at the top right and create your company.
Copy the ID of the company you just created and add it in AYLICRÉA. The Peppol connection is now active. You are ready to create, send and receive structured UBL e-invoices directly from your customer files.
Once these three items are filled in (API Key + Secret, Team ID, Company ID), everything is live.
Open Banking: do not miss this part of the digital shift
E-invoicing speeds up sending and receiving documents. Open Banking closes the loop by automating payment follow-up. Bank data are encoded and received without extra work from you, which gives you much better business control.
In practice, you no longer lose the thread between the field, invoicing and bank movements.
A concrete field example
One of your workers pays a supplier with the company card. Without Open Banking, you wait for the bank statement, hunt for the transaction, then manually mark the invoice as “paid” in your software.
With Open Banking on in AYLICRÉA:
- The transaction appears automatically in the app
- The system suggests a match between the payment and the corresponding invoice
- You confirm in one click → the invoice becomes “paid”
- You immediately see invoices still waiting for payment
- No double entry, no forgotten item, no intermediate Excel file
Result: you know in real time what is paid and what is not. You save time on cash follow-up and reminders, and you keep a clean, reliable history.
Activate Open Banking (Ponto) — automatic payment matching
Here is the full path to connect your bank account via Ponto and activate automatic payment matching in AYLICRÉA.
- Create an account and verify the email address on My Ponto, via the confirmation link you receive.
- Secure the account with your phone: this step is mandatory for bank-access security.
- Keep the recovery codes provided. You will need them if you lose access.
- Enter the company details and give Ponto consent to access account information.
- Add an integration in the Ponto dashboard.
- Choose a custom integration to connect AYLICRÉA.
- Name the integration (e.g. AYLICRÉA) and add the “account information” permission.
- Copy the public and secret keys then paste them into AYLICRÉA Open Banking settings.
- Add a bank account in Ponto.
- Search for your bank in the list provided.
- Confirm the addition after the electronic signature requested by your bank.
- Add billing information in Ponto.
- Give consent for a 6-month mandate, so account-information access renews automatically.
- Link accounts if needed: if an integration shows “No account linked”, go to settings, link the right account, and confirm.
Go to settings. You will be asked to link accounts. Choose the right account, and your account is now connected.
You can update your information at any time in Ponto settings / payments.
What you gain by activating both
Structured invoices that move without friction or re-entry.
No more hunting by hand for what has been paid.
See late payments immediately.
Everything stays in the same customer history, from the field to the bank.
AYLICRÉA — Officially listed for Peppol 2026
Find us in the official list of software solutions for sending, receiving and processing electronic invoices in Belgium (FPS Finance).
See the official list →Ready to activate e-invoicing + Open Banking?
Test the full path in a free demo or ask for personalised help with the setup. Also see the getting started guide or our offer.
