Introduction
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is the Peppol Authority in Singapore. As the Peppol Authority, IMDA governs the registration of Peppol IDs for businesses and organisations and, owns and manages the centralised Service Metadata Publisher (SMP) where such Peppol IDs are published.
IMDA approves and certifies Peppol Service Providers (SP), who will oversee end user business (Participant) registrations and e-invoice routing.
This guide is intended to provide an overview of the Peppol Service Provider Accreditation process and requirements for parties interested to provide Peppol Access Point services in Singapore. Peppol Service Providers who are interested to provide Access Point services in Singapore will be required to comply with the Peppol Authority Specific Requirements as listed in OpenPeppol website and attain the Peppol Service Provider Accreditation instituted by IMDA.
Peppol Service Provider Accreditation Requirements
The table below describes the key accreditation requirements to become a Peppol Service Provider.
| SN | Requirements | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Member of OpenPeppol AISBL | The SP’s OpenPeppol membership status will be verified against the member list on OpenPeppol website. The SP needs to maintain the OpenPeppol membership status throughout the accreditation period. |
| 2. | Have a paid-up capital of SGD 10,000 or equivalent in local currency for overseas organisations | The SP is required to submit the company registration document showing the paid-up capital. |
| 3. | Comply with the Information Security Requirements | The SP is required to declare compliance with the Information Security Requirements stated in the SP Accreditation Application Form. |
| 4. | Successfully complete interoperability testing with IMDA’s appointed SP | The SP is required to demonstrate compliance with the latest Singapore BIS Specifications at www.peppolguide.sg and the ability to send and receive invoices with IMDA’s appointed SP. |
| 5. | Successfully complete OpenPeppol’s Reporting BIS testing | The AP is required to demonstrate compliance with OpenPeppol Reporting BIS specifications by completing the Reporting BIS testing successfully at https://peppol.org/tools-support/testbed/. |
| 6. | Successfully complete compliance testing for GST InvoiceNow Requirement2. | The AP is required to demonstrate compliance to GST InvoiceNow Requirement as defined at IMDA’s Technical Playbook (https://www.imda.gov.sg/how-we-can-help/nationwide-e-invoicing-framework/invoicenow-technical-playbook). Please refer to TX1, TX2 and TX3 documents. |
Peppol Service Provider Accreditation Process
Please refer to the AP Accreditation Guide (279.04KB) for detailed information for the Peppol Service Provider Accreditation process for Service Providers interested to become an IMDA accredited Peppol Service Provider.
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