MBIE’s latest eInvoicing update puts a spotlight on a growing issue for New Zealand businesses: invoice fraud.
And the numbers are hard to ignore.
- $6.7 million in losses were reported by New Zealanders in the 2024/25 year due to invoice-related scams.
- $6.4 million of that came from unauthorised access, often through compromised email accounts.
- Across the Tasman, Australian businesses lost $227 million to payment-redirection scams in 2021 – a 77% increase in just one year.
With fraud rising on both sides of the Tasman, MBIE is stressing the role of eInvoicing as a simple, secure way to reduce risk.
Instead of relying on email or PDFs – which can be intercepted or altered – eInvoicing sends invoice data directly between accounting systems. No attachments, no manual entry, and far fewer opportunities for scammers to slip through.
This research shows that security is now one of the top reasons NZ businesses are adopting eInvoicing, alongside faster processing and fewer lost invoices.
As more organisations enable eInvoicing, the network becomes stronger, helping businesses protect their cash flow, reputation, and everyday operations.
A small change – with a big impact.
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Footnote: In this article, “eInvoicing” and “e-invoicing” are used interchangeably to refer to electronic invoicing.
