Facturra: France's 2026 e-invoicing mandate, turned into a 5-minute onboarding

Context

From September 2026 every French business must be able to receive structured electronic invoices, with emission deadlines phased through 2027. The market answered with 'approved-platform' plumbing built for accountants — not for the millions of freelancers and small firms who just need to send a legal invoice.

The challenge

Build a product fully compliant with the DGFiP mandate and usable by a non-accountant in minutes — without locking users into a single approved platform or bundling accounting and CRM they don't want.

Approach

• →Positioned Facturra as a Solution Compatible (Opérateur de Dématérialisation) connected to an approved Plateforme Agréée — invoices keep flowing even if a PA changes terms, with no lock-in.
• →Designed onboarding that pulls company identity from FranceConnect Pro / SIRET, removing manual data entry.
• →Built native Factur-X generation (PDF/A-3 with embedded EN 16931-compliant XML) and a live, type-as-you-go demo on the landing page so prospects feel the compliance before signing up.
• →Added an AI copilot to pre-fill invoices and catch VAT errors before send.

Outcome

• →Onboarding measured in minutes — a first compliant invoice ships in the same session.
• →Compliance experienced before signup, via the live landing-page demo.
• →No platform lock-in: a compatible operator that survives PA changes.

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