Customer story · PIXL CREATIONS
One credit pot. Every company they invoice for.
PIXL CREATIONS is a Brussels editorial and digital solutions agency. They run the work and the platforms that carry it. When the Belgian Peppol mandate landed, they needed one provider that could handle invoicing for every company in their portfolio, without splitting the bill across subscriptions.
The studio
Contenus. Contenants. Print and web. Sur-mesure.
PIXL handles editorial strategy, content production, and the digital platforms that carry the content. Half editorial agency, half software studio. The same team that writes the words also ships the code.
“As a software and digital solutions company, we needed a Peppol provider that was both technically solid and easy to integrate into our workflow. e-invoice.be delivered exactly that. The platform is efficient, the support team is knowledgeable, and the credit-based model gives us the flexibility we need to manage multiple companies from a single partner.”
Three reasons it fit.
PIXL evaluated a handful of Belgian access points. e-invoice.be won on three points that mattered for a studio running invoicing across several companies at once.
One credit pot, every company
PIXL invoices for several entities. A single prepaid balance covers Peppol traffic across all of them. No per-company subscription, no monthly minimum to defend. Credits draw down as documents ship.
An API a digital studio can actually wire in
Flat JSON, a Bearer token, clear docs. PIXL is half editorial, half software. The integration sat in the half that ships code, not the half that argues with XML schemas.
Support that knows Peppol, not a script
When the question is about a BIS rule, an SMP lookup, or a tax-category quirk, the answer comes back from someone who runs the access point. No level-one queue, no stalling.
The shape that fits a multi-entity studio.
The same Peppol traffic, two billing shapes. PIXL ran the numbers on a separate subscription per company versus one prepaid pot that covers all of them.
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Billing model
Per-entity subscriptions
One subscription per company. Each entity carries its own monthly base fee whether you ship one document or a thousand.
One credit pot
One prepaid balance. Credits draw down per document, no monthly base. Top up when the pot runs low.
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Adding a new company to the portfolio
Per-entity subscriptions
New contract, new payment instrument, new admin user, separate login.
One credit pot
Add the entity inside the existing account. Same login, same balance.
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Volume that sits across entities
Per-entity subscriptions
Each subscription has its own document allowance. Underused companies subsidise nothing.
One credit pot
Credits are fungible. A quiet month at one company funds a loud month at another.
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Stopping use of one company
Per-entity subscriptions
Cancel that subscription. Mind the notice period.
One credit pot
Stop sending under that sender identity. Credits stay on the balance.
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Peppol ID registration per company
Per-entity subscriptions
Same regardless of model. Every legal entity registers its own Peppol ID, tied to its VAT number.
One credit pot
Same. The platform runs the registration flow for every company you add.
How it runs in production
One balance. Many companies. Clean invoices.
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Top up the credit balance once
PIXL keeps a prepaid balance on a single e-invoice.be account. The balance funds Peppol traffic for every company in the portfolio. No reconciliation across separate subscriptions.
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Each company invoices under its own VAT number
Inside the account, every entity has its own sender identity. Invoices ship under the right company name, the right VAT number, the right Peppol ID. Credits get debited from the shared pot.
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Send. Get a Peppol receipt back.
Documents leave the platform structured, signed, and routed to the buyer's access point. The dashboard shows real delivery status. No PDFs to chase, no silent failures.
Multi-entity FAQ
Questions every multi-company studio asks first.
Can we invoice for several companies from a single e-invoice.be account?
Yes. Each company sits inside the account as its own sender identity, with its own VAT number and Peppol ID. Invoices ship under the right company name. The credit balance is shared across every entity.
How does the credit-based model work in practice?
You top up a prepaid balance on the account. Every document sent or received debits the balance at the published per-invoice rate. No monthly subscription, no minimum spend, no per-entity fees. When the balance runs low, you top up again.
What does receiving cost? Is it included?
Receiving Peppol invoices is billed per document, the same way sending is. There is no free receive tier. Credits cover both directions on the same balance.
Do we need a separate Peppol ID for each of our companies?
Yes. Peppol identifies senders and receivers by their VAT or company number. Every legal entity registers its own Peppol ID. Inside e-invoice.be the registration flow handles it for each company you add.
Is KYC done once for the account or per company?
Per company. Account creation is instant, but each entity that issues invoices goes through company KYC. The check takes 24 to 48 hours and runs on the company itself. That is on purpose: everyone registered is a legitimate business.
Is the API the same whether we send from one company or several?
Same API. The sender identity is a field on the request. Pointing at a different company is a parameter change, not a separate integration.
Are credits ring-fenced per company, or shared?
Shared. One balance funds Peppol traffic across every company on the account. That is the point of the model.
What if we later spin out a company and want it on its own account?
Move it. Create a fresh account for the entity, transfer the Peppol ID registration over, and the company invoices from there. The old account keeps the remaining balance.
Invoicing for several companies at once?
If your studio, holding, or agency runs invoicing across more than one entity, the credit-based model is built for that shape. One balance, every company, no per-entity subscription.
Account creation is instant. Company KYC takes 24 to 48 hours. That is on purpose.