Published articles (95)
Official KBO API vs third-party APIs: limitations of the public BCE service and why move to a modern API
The official SPF Economie API is free — but it's SOAP, without webhooks, without UBO or Peppol enrichment, and without SLA. Here is why 80% of serious projects end up migrating to a third-party API, and how to evaluate if it's your case.
Local SEO for Belgian SMEs: ranking in Brussels, Wallonia, Flanders
Local SEO in Belgium has three peculiarities: three languages (with a mix), a strong regional split, and dense competition per municipality. Here is what an SME must put in place to appear when a client searches "accountant Schaerbeek" or "solar panel installer Liège".
Belgian BCE/KBO API: comparison of 5 alternatives in 2026 (official, CBEAPI, BanqueCarrefourEntreprises, Kruispuntdatabank, Company Belgium)
Which API to query the Belgian Crossroads Bank for Enterprises? Honest comparison of the official SPF Economie API and the 4 main private alternatives (CBEAPI, BanqueCarrefourEntreprises, Kruispuntdatabank, Company Belgium): pricing, performance, documentation, support and use cases.
Legal forms in Belgium: SRL, SA, SC, ASBL — which one to pick in 2026?
Sole trader, SRL with €1, SA to raise funds, SC for a collective project, ASBL for non-profit work: the legal-form choice drives taxation, liability, governance and image. Here is how to decide without regret.
Belgian Act of 18 September 2017: a complete guide to AML compliance for Belgian businesses
The Belgian Act of 18 September 2017 transposes the EU's 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. Here are the concrete obligations for regulated professions, the sanctions for non-compliance, and how to build a robust AML framework.
Multi-tenant and white-label: embed the BCE API at your clients
Company Belgium now offers a multi-tenant mode with per-client custom landing, header and branding. Ideal for franchises, accounting networks and API resellers.
Peppol via Dokapi: automatic send and ingest of B2B invoices
Our Dokapi integration sends your invoices in UBL format over the Peppol network and auto-ingests inbound invoices as purchase invoices.
Belgian invoicing: automated intracom reverse-charge and form 723
Company Belgium's invoicing module auto-applies intracom reverse-charge on eligible invoices, validates the VAT number via the API and produces the 723 listing.
Partner program: auto-credited commission for integrators
Company Belgium launches a partner program: referral link, dedicated landing, commission auto-credited on the referee's paid invoice.
API v2: Reference Data, VAT validation and real-time webhooks
Company Belgium API v2 adds Reference Data endpoints (NACE, legal forms), Belgian VAT validation, payment risk scoring and HMAC-signed webhooks.
E-contracts: automatic BCE verification and signature
New contracts module in Company Belgium: templates, TipTap editor, PDF rendering, BCE verification of signers and automatic multilingual reminders.
Financial analysis PDF report and micro/SME classification
NBB financial analysis is now exportable as a full PDF with ratios, SVG charts and company-size badge (article 1:24 CSA).