Berlin – November 05, 2026 -- Invoicing platform easybill and receivables management provider Debtist have connected their systems, allowing overdue invoices to move straight into automated, AI-driven dunning as German businesses wait more than 40 days to be paid.
Payment terms in Germany reach their longest since 2019
The average payment term in Germany stood at 32 days in the first half of 2026, the highest level since 2019, according to Creditreform's payment indicator. Payment arrived an average of 8 days late on top of that. The indicator draws on roughly four million invoices.
Combined, businesses wait more than 40 days for money that is already earned.
Small firms without accounting departments carry the follow-up burden
Smaller companies often have no dedicated accounting team, so chasing open invoices runs alongside daily operations and consumes time. Easybill CEO Nikbin Rohany said easybill sees daily in its data how much money sits in open invoices at small firms. In his view, the main obstacle is effort: following up currently means opening a second system.
Overdue invoices pass from easybill to Debtist in one step
Under the integration, overdue invoices can be handed directly from easybill to Debtist. Debtist uses AI to run the follow-up and controls the timing and channel of each reminder. Jan Dahnke, VP Sales at Debtist, said well-timed automated reminders recover money that would otherwise be written off.
EN 16931 e-invoices supply the data foundation
Machine-readable e-invoices compliant with EN 16931, such as XRechnung or ZUGFeRD, allow invoice data to be processed automatically. The integration has been available to all easybill customers since November 3, 2026.
A deeper API connection is planned by the end of the year, followed by expansion into further European countries.