In our recent webinar, Basware’s invoice compliance experts unpacked the findings of one of the most comprehensive global invoice compliance studies conducted to date. Below is your executive‑recap of the key insights, and why this conversation matters now more than ever.
If you want the full depth, examples, and practical guidance, watch the webinar replay, it’s packed with value.
Compliant invoicing is now a prerequisite for business survival. There are three identifiable forces dramatically changing the invoice landscape you should be aware:
Invoice mandates aren’t new, but the frequency and global expansion of them are. What used to be concentrated in Latin America is now spreading quickly across Europe, Asia, and beyond.
Many organizations are simultaneously navigating large ERP migrations (e.g., SAP transformations) while trying to adapt to new compliance rules — creating timing conflicts and resource strain.
While AI brings efficiency, it is also enabling more sophisticated fraud attacks. Companies need stronger protections, tighter controls, and better visibility to stay ahead.
One of the most striking findings from the research:
Only 1 in 10 companies have a cross‑functional team focused on compliance.
This siloed approach creates:
A powerful story shared during the session illustrated this vividly, a multinational under pressure from both SAP migration and compliance changes realized no one truly “owned” compliance. The result? Confusion, frustration, and increased risk. Compliance must be a coordinated effort across finance, AP/AR, IT, legal, and operations.
More than half of respondents worry their current technology can’t keep up with rapidly changing compliance needs. At the same time:
This becomes especially problematic as countries move toward real‑time reporting, where invoice data must be submitted within days, sometimes immediately. In this new reality, legacy processes simply won’t be fast enough.
Visibility came up repeatedly as a foundational enabler of compliance and financial control.
Without unified data, companies struggle to:
As compliance moves toward real‑time reporting and tax authorities gain deeper visibility into company data, organizations must match that level of insight internally.
Basware has long focused on solving this through centralized insights, analytics, and embedded compliance tools, because informed decisions and automation go hand‑in‑hand.
Across the research, several trends emerged among organizations that are managing compliance more effectively:
These organizations aren’t waiting for mandates to hit, they’re preparing now. If compliance is part of your world — and for today’s finance leaders, it absolutely is — the session is well worth your time.