Approved e-invoicing Platform: Your invoices, safer than ever
Cecurity is a registered approved platform (PA, formerly PDP). Trust a digitisation expert with 25 years’ experience to handle your high invoice volumes securely.
DGFiP-registered Approved Platform
AFNOR multi-certified solution
Archiving with legal admissibility included
CECURITY E-INVOICING
An Approved Platform at the heart of the mandate
Early approved
Cecurity submitted its approved platform application as soon as the programme opened. We took part in the French DGFiP pilot programme. Our data flows were tested under real-world conditions before the requirements came into force.
Integrated with Your Tools
Use our approved platform through its dedicated portal or via our API, which integrates seamlessly with your business software. Automate your processes and benefit from Cecurity’s quality without changing the way you work.
Maximum Compliance
Our experts sit on mandate working groups and work with standard-setting bodies. We track regulatory changes ahead of publication. You stay compliant, with no surprises.
E-INVOICING MANDATE
4 Steps to Join the Approved Platform
Receiving, issuing and e-reporting: your new obligations are easy to meet. Cecurity supports you every step of the way, from scoping your project to receiving your first e-invoices.
An Update on Your Obligations
From 1 September 2026, all businesses must be able to receive e-invoices. Large companies and mid-caps must also issue them. SMEs and micro-businesses will follow on 1 September 2027.
Choose your connection method
We help you scope your project. Invoice volumes, number of users, business-specific requirements, software ecosystem: our e-invoicing solution adapts to your needs, through our dedicated platform or our API.
Register your PA in the directory
The central directory states which PA each invoice must be sent to. Your company is linked to its platform in the directory. Cecurity handles this registration and keeps your details up to date.
Exchange compliant invoices
Send your invoices from your accounting software, via API or by simple upload. The platform checks, transmits, tracks and archives them. There is nothing else to do on your side.
BENEFITS OF THE SOLUTION
An Approved Platform that secures all your e-invoices
Pre-submission checks
Mandatory fields, format, SIREN number: everything is checked to reduce rejections.
Real-time status
Submitted, received, approved, paid: track the lifecycle of every invoice.
e-Reporting and VAT data
The approved platform transmits the data required by the tax authorities.
Archiving with legal admissibility
Your invoices are archived for the full statutory retention period (10 years). This certified archiving preserves their legal admissibility.
Multiple entities, multiple profiles
Manage all your entities from a single account. Each user gets permissions tailored to their role.
Extensive certifications
Cecurity is a key player in the mandate. Our certifications are among the most comprehensive on the market.
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AN OFFER FOR SOFTWARE VENDORS
Software Vendors, Become an Approved Platform
Is your invoicing or management software not registered as a PA? Become a compatible solution by connecting it to Cecurity through our white-label e-invoicing API. Integrate our approved platform into your offering, invisibly to your customers.
Would you like to become a Cecurity partner?
Contact us to explore listing and partnership opportunities within our networks.
E-invoicing starts here.
E-INVOICING
What is an Approved Platform, and why choose Cecurity?
From 1 September 2026, B2B invoices are gradually moving to electronic format. Other transactions, such as B2C sales and international invoices, are subject to e-reporting. To comply with the mandate, businesses must go through a regulated intermediary: an approved platform.
PDP or PA: the e-invoicing operators
An approved platform is a private operator registered with the DGFiP. To be approved, it must prove the compliance of its data flows, the security of its infrastructure and its interoperability. Until 2025, these operators were called PDPs (partner dematerialisation platforms). The name has changed to ‘approved platform’, but the role is the same: issuing and receiving your e-invoices, managing data flows and transmitting VAT data to the tax authorities (e-reporting).
Cecurity: more than an approved platform
Involved since the very start of the mandate, Cecurity was among the first platforms registered with the DGFiP. As a member of the pilot programme, Cecurity built an infrastructure designed for very high volumes: several hundred million invoices a year. For stronger digital security, Cecurity renews its certifications every year: ISO 27001, NF Z42-013 archiving, SecNumCloud hosting and Peppol access point. Received invoices are archived with legal admissibility, so they stay protected in the event of a dispute.
Founded in 2001 and part of the Isagri Group, Cecurity is a recognised software vendor. We offer the most secure approved platform for businesses that want zero risk with e-invoicing.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Everything You Need to Know About the Cecurity Approved Platform
A private operator registered with the DGFiP to handle e-invoice exchanges between businesses. A PA issues, receives and checks invoices. It also transmits invoicing and payment data to the tax authorities. Every business subject to VAT in France must use a PA.
Registering with the DGFiP is a long, demanding process. Many software vendors therefore partner with an existing approved platform. They become a ‘compatible solution’, officially able to process e-invoices through the PA’s infrastructure. To go down this route, partner with Cecurity: contact us via this link.
From 1 September 2026, all French businesses subject to VAT must be able to receive e-invoices. Large companies and mid-caps must also issue them and file e-reports. SMEs, micro-businesses and sole traders follow on 1 September 2027. Micro-entrepreneurs are covered by the mandate, even if they are exempt from charging VAT under the franchise scheme.
A compatible solution generates valid invoices but is not registered. It must rely on a PA to transmit them. The DGFiP has created a separate logo for each status.
The government has decided not to offer a free public portal for exchanging invoices. The PPF now serves as a directory and data hub. Some service providers offer free plans for micro-businesses and low-volume users. For a business with high-volume transactions, the pricing depends on volume and integration.
First, verify that the platform is on the DGFiP’s official list. Next, compare the features: integration with your software, automation, multi-company support, and archiving. Finally, assess the provider’s stability and its ability to handle your volume of data. Customer reviews and industry references round out the picture.
Yes, anytime. Your company isn't tied to a platform for life. Registering to another platform should update your listing in the central directory. Make sure you retrieve your invoice history and archives.
Yes. Cecurity is registered with the DGFiP. solution, eFacture, ensures full compliance with the mandate.
None in substance. PDP stands for “partner digitization platform.” That was the original name of the reform. In 2025, the government replaced it with “approved platform” (PA), which was deemed clearer. The responsibilities and requirements remain the same. A registered PDP is therefore an PA.