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Select an FTA-accredited ASP

Your Accredited Service Provider transmits every invoice you issue. The wrong choice is expensive to undo. The criteria below are the ones that actually matter.

Peppol BIS 3.0 certifiedConfirm their Participant ID is active on the Peppol directory, Ask for a live test transmission, not a demo screen.
FTA-accredited Verify on the Ministry of Finance ASP registryIf they're not on the official list, nothing else they tell you matters.
UAE-specific experienceUnderstands PINT AE format and UAE VAT rules — including reverse charge, free-zone scenarios, and multi-currency invoicing.
Can handle your invoice volumeTest their stack at your peak monthly volume × 1.5. Get a written SLA on uptime and rejection-handling latency. Failed transmissions = failed invoices = unpaid bills.
Full invoice lifecycle supportRejections, corrections, and credit notes handled end-to-end. Ask them to walk through a credit note flow on a real ASP, not slides.
Native integration with your accounting systemNot a separate dashboard you log into and update by hand. If your finance team is double-keying invoices, you've bought a problem, not a solution.