Banqup and Post Business Solutions Launch E-Rechnung Austria to Automate SME Invoicing

Banqup Group has partnered with Post Business Solutions to launch "E-Rechnung Austria," a digital financial operating system designed to meet the country's evolving e-invoicing regulations. For fintech professionals, this collaboration signals a critical move toward standardized digital reporting in Central Europe, integrating secure payment automation directly into the domestic tax and accounting infrastructure.

What was announced

The collaboration integrates Banqup’s cloud-native and API-based infrastructure with Post Business Solutions’ new product, E-Rechnung Austria. This creates a "one-stop-shop" for Austrian SMEs, tax consultants, and large enterprises to manage financial workflows. The platform addresses the shifting regulatory landscape in Europe, where digital reporting and e-invoicing are becoming mandatory requirements for businesses of all sizes. By combining technological expertise with localized market knowledge, the partnership aims to make regulatory change a practical opportunity for further digitalisation.

Key objectives of the collaboration include localized compliance with Austrian tax regulations, accelerated payment cycles through integrated invoicing and settlement, and end-to-end process transparency. By connecting invoicing and payment processes, the system is designed to improve liquidity management and reduce administrative overhead via intelligent automation. The initiative focuses on scaling digital adoption and payment automation across the Austrian business community, utilizing scalable document and data workflows. The platform operates as a unified, open network that links various business actors, including accounting networks, banks, ERP systems, and tax authorities, within a secure, tax-compliant environment. This enables businesses to manage their entire financial supply chain—from initial invoicing to final settlement—within a single secure platform.

"The future of Austrian business operations relies on efficient, fully integrated, and compliant workflows," said Jan Druppel, Head of Documents at Banqup Group. "By uniting our technological expertise with Post Business Solutions’ proven strength in digital transformation, we are creating a powerful growth engine. This enables Austrian entrepreneurs to effortlessly manage their entire financial supply chain—from initial invoicing to final settlement—all within a single secure platform."

Jan Druppel, Head of Documents at Banqup Group.

The companies involved

Banqup Group, listed on Euronext Brussels as BANQ, is a specialized European fintech provider and licensed payment institution. The company focuses on architecting the trust infrastructure necessary for a digital-first economy, operating around four interconnected pillars: e-invoicing, e-payments, e-reporting, and e-trust. Banqup’s platform digitalises financial supply chain processes, facilitating both order-to-cash and procure-to-pay workflows while ensuring compliance with various international regulatory frameworks. Its open network approach is designed to bridge the gap between businesses, financial institutions, and tax authorities.

Post Business Solutions is a 100% subsidiary of the Austrian Post Group AG and serves as a leading provider of digital and physical business process solutions. Supporting more than 500 national and international clients, the company enables businesses to automate end-to-end processes through a portfolio that includes data capture, intelligent workflows, and scanning technologies. With significant expertise in applied artificial intelligence, Post Business Solutions focuses on driving efficient business automation while adhering to high data protection and compliance standards. The company acts as a primary partner for digital transformation within the Austrian market, leveraging its parentage to provide trusted infrastructure for domestic enterprises.

What FF News has reported before

FF News has previously tracked Banqup’s expansion across the European continent, notably its success in the French market. In Banqup Scales to 175,000 Users in France as E-Invoicing Mandate Accelerates Growth, we covered how the company leveraged local mandates to drive massive adoption among SMEs. Additionally, the firm has focused on security and fraud prevention within its ecosystem. In Banqup Group and iPiD Join Forces to Strengthen Payment Security and Tackle Invoice Fraud, FF News reported on a strategic partnership aimed at verifying payee identities to secure the financial supply chain. These moves highlight a consistent strategy of combining regulatory compliance with enhanced security features to capture market share in regions facing new digital reporting requirements.

What this means

This partnership underscores the growing pressure on national postal services and legacy business process providers to pivot toward pure-play fintech solutions. By integrating Banqup’s API-first infrastructure, Post Business Solutions is effectively defending its territory against agile neo-banks and specialized SaaS providers who are eyeing the SME market. The move highlights that e-invoicing is no longer just a back-office administrative task but a critical entry point for payment services and liquidity management. For the wider industry, the success of this localized, compliant network will test whether domestic champions can maintain dominance as cross-border European standards continue to consolidate, or if the market will eventually favor pan-European platforms over country-specific solutions.