Best Payments Companies in Bavaria, Germany
The 52 best Payments companies in Bavaria, Germany in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: LaterPay.
Our analysis of 150 Payments companies
$44.9b in tracked funding; 96% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Payments companies in Bavaria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANKSapi Data aggregation APIs provider | — | — | — | 2016 | Reinhard Tahedl CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+9 | — | — |
| 2 | BioID Provider of multi-modal biometrics solutions for enterprise and personal use | — | — | 13 13 → 15 (+15%) | 2004 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | 6 patents Biometric authentication systems and secure public distribution of protected electronic documents. | 2 launchs |
| 3 | Clig AI-driven employee expense management solutions | — | — | — | 2018 | Daniel Jensen Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 4 | Delfactis Escrow agent | — | — | 7 | 2008 | Jan Scheffler CEO | — | — | — |
| 5 | guud Sustainable benefit card for employees | — | — | 7 | 2021 | Susanna Mur Co-Founder | ContaoPHPApache HTTP Server+17 | — | — |
| 6 | InterCard Payment gateway for merchants | — | — | 162 | 1992 | Paul Galant CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | iPAYst QR-Code based multi channel mobile payment app | — | — | — | 2012 | Robert Schmiedler Founder & CTO | — | — | — |
| 8 | Kassandro App-based POS payment and cash register platform for businesses | — | — | — | — | Gerhard Hladil Managing Director | WordPressSentryMySQL+17 | — | — |
Top 12 Payments companies in Bavaria
#1
Series C · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2018 · 36 employees$27Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered anti-money laundering and fraud prevention technology solutions. The company offers a unified platform designed for financial institutions and regulated entities. It helps streamline programs, reduce false positives, and detect risks. The platform includes transaction monitoring, customer risk rating, and screening capabilities.
- Apr 2025Series C$56M
- Jun 2024Series B—
- Jan 2023Series B$17M
- Jun 2021Series A$10M
#2
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2021$27.7Mraised▾
Provider of financial infrastructure for payments and banking in digital economy. The company offers tools to move funds via payment rails or stablecoins. It provides named accounts and wallets for storing funds. The company facilitates currency conversion between local currencies and stablecoins.
- Aug 2023Series A$20M
- Jul 2023Seed$7.7M
#3
Deadpooled · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2010 · 16 employees$37.2Mraised▾
Provider of tools enabling pay-as-you-go monetization for digital content and services. The company offers solutions for self-service applications, AI agents, and enterprise developers. It facilitates charging users per prompt, feature, file, event, or access period. The platform supports content creators, developers, publishers, educators, and SaaS businesses.
- Jun 2020Angel$10M
- Apr 2019Series B$6.7M
- Aug 2017Angel$5.9M
- 2017Series B$8.5M
#4
Acquired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2012 · 60 employees$19Mraised▾
Payworks offers white label payment gateway and mPoS solutions to PSPs and merchants. Its Pulse gateway can integrate with PoS readers and offer readymade mPoS solutions. It also offers over-the-top white label mPoS solutions and customer engagement services.
- Feb 2018Series B$14.5M
- Sep 2016Series A$4.5M
- Sep 2013Angel—
- 2012Seed—
#5
Acqui-Hired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2012 · 51 employees$18Mraised▾
Paymill provides a payment processing solution for businesses. It enables online businesses and services to accept payments on their websites via payment gateway, direct debit mobile payment, etc. Also features a mobile SDK for Android and IOS devices to accept in-app payments. It also processes multi-currency payments for international transactions.
- Feb 2013Series A$5M
- Jan 2013Series A$13M
- Aug 2012Seed—
#6
Acqui-Hired · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2000 · 56 employees$20Mraised▾
Provider of fresh fruit-based drinks and desserts. It offers a variety of beverages, including fresh juices, iced coffees, and fruit-based specials. The company also provides a selection of desserts and healthy snacks, all made with high-quality ingredients and original recipes. A loyalty program and gift card options are available. The business model focuses on providing fresh, high-quality products with a focus on customer experience.
- 2001Seed—
#7
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2016 · 21 employees$7.8Mraised▾
Xpay provides white-label solutions for payment cards. It offers cards such as prepaid cards, credit cards, loyalty cards, and gift cards.
- Jan 2020Series A$7.8M
#8
Series A · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2014 · 46 employees$4.9Mraised▾
Employee benefits management tool for businesses. Products include Spendit and Lunchit. Spendit is a pre-paid tax saving card that allows businesses to provide perks to employees and allows employees to save taxes and avail discounts. Lunchit is a tool that allows employees to reclaim food expenses. Employees scan the food receipt and once verified are reimbursed. It also offers Mobility for budgeting and expense management.
- Apr 2018Series A$4.9M
#9
Funding Raised · Freising, Bavaria · founded 2004 · 76 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of payment processing, 3-D secure services, and mobile app development. This entity offers fully certified credit card processing for all card schemes, a certified 3-D Secure service compliant with PSD2 for online credit card payments, and native payment app development for iOS and Android platforms. They also provide an open-source PSD2 XS2A client and a mobile payment application. Services are built using modern technologies and adhere to high security standards, including ISO27001 and PCI-DSS certifications. The company partners with other financial institutions to offer a broad portfolio of payment solutions.
- Aug 2015Grant (prize money)$1.3M
#10
Seed · Starnberg, Bavaria · founded 2013 · 10 employees$806.9Kraised▾
Manufacturer of custom plastic containers for various industries. This company specializes in producing disposable containers, plastic jars, and packaging boxes for food, pharmaceuticals, beauty products, and other sectors. They offer a variety of sizes and styles, including IML containers and tamper-proof options. Production utilizes advanced technology and high-quality materials to meet international standards. The company also provides tailored solutions to meet specific client requirements, creating precisely designed plastic packaging. Their manufacturing facility has a large production capacity to handle significant customer demands.
- Mar 2015Seed—
- Oct 2014Angel$381.8K
- Oct 2013Seed$295.1K
- Aug 2013Angel$130K
#11
Acquired · Aschheim, Bavaria · founded 1999 · 4989 employees$215.1Kraised▾
Payment processing solutions for businesses and merchants. It offers solutions such as payment gateways, hardware-based POS terminals, white-label payment solutions, in-store payment solutions, and more. It facilitates payments via credit/debit cards, bank transfers, wallets, and more.
- Apr 2019Post IPO—
- May 2018Grant (prize money)$215.1K
- Oct 2002Post IPO—
#12
Seed · Munich, Bavaria · founded 2018—raised▾
Platform providing mobility benefits for employees. It helps organizations streamline mobility benefits by offering mobility budgets, job tickets, card solutions, public transport, and sharing options. It provides solutions for employers to manage travel needs of the employees. It also offers a marketplace that features discounts and promotions with partnered companies.
- Apr 2024Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Payments coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Digital Payments is moving in Germany
A read on the academic research around Digital Payments — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 206 Germany-affiliated papers.
- University of Göttingen10
- Frankfurt School of Finance & Management9
- University of Augsburg8
- Goethe University Frankfurt6
- Technische Universität Berlin6
- Computer security8
- Mobile payment8
- Payment system6
- Database transaction5
- Cryptography3
- Mobile payment29
- Service (business)11
- Payment system7
- Database transaction6
- Payment service provider5
- Payment service provider2→6
- Financial inclusion4→7
- Financial services2→4
Where digital payments is researched across Germany
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing digital payments patents in Germany
Germany digital payments patent filing is accelerating — 81 filings from 73 assignees (2016–2025), led by Giesecke Devrient Advance52, Giesecke Devrient, Traxpay; annual filings 3→4.
- Giesecke Devrient Advance5223
- Giesecke Devrient11
- Traxpay7
- Braun Marianna7
- ENE Cosmin-gabriel6
- Siemens5
- Giesecke & Devrient Mobile Secur5
- Laterpay5
Common questions
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