International financial services firm Pagero has announced that following the completion of a public tender process, it has signed a contract with the Government to provide networking and e-invoicing services for all its departments, entities, regional authorities, and local councils.

These services will be provided in line with PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement On-Line) specifications, which standardise cross-border, electronically supported procurement procedures.

The agreement will allow the Government to fulfil its obligation concerning a European Directive on e-invoicing in Public Procurement, and also to establish consistent and standardised channels for the local public administration bodies to be able to receive e-invoices from its suppliers.

This directive requires central and sub-central government authorities to accept any electronic invoices that comply with the European Norm (EN16931) from any supplier.

“We welcome the Government of Malta as a new customer of Pagero and are happy that they are taking steps to facilitate digital trade in the country. I believe that their selection of Pagero reaffirms our position as a leading provider in the e-document compliance space,” commented Bengt Nilsson, the company’s CEO.

Following the implementation of this initiative, which will be led by both Pagero and the Ministry for Finance and Employment, Maltese and international businesses will be able to send e-invoices to any public sector body in Malta via the Peppol infrastructure.