Payment management

From start-up to scale-up: The company bezahl.de is taking off!

Within just a few years, the Cologne-based company NX Technologies was able to revolutionize payment management in German car dealerships with its innovative digital platform “bezahl.de”: Founded in 2018, the FinTech took off and was able to successfully launch its “bezahl.de” product on the market within a very short period of time. From start-up to scale-up at top speed. In this article, you can find out how the company achieved pole position in its sector so quickly, what this means for the company structure and how you can easily distinguish a start-up from a scale-up.

Farewell to the Maestro function: bezahl.de scores points with inexpensive payment alternatives

After more than 30 years, current cards with the Maestro function will no longer be issued as of July 1, 2023. The function made the German standard means of payment internationally usable, but was unable to keep up with developments in progressive digitization. The result: Banks will use alternative systems and will increasingly issue debit and credit cards to their customers in the future. For retailers, this means significantly higher fees per transaction. In this article, you can find out more about the background and how you can continue to offer cashless payment options at low cost with bezahl.de.

Money Laundering Prevention: Government Requirements and Social Responsibility

Since the introduction of the Money Laundering Prevention Act in 2017, many German companies have had to create structures every day to curb money laundering. Although this is complex, it is absolutely necessary: Violations are punished with heavy penalties. Industries that work with large amounts of cash are particularly affected. This includes, for example, the automotive trade. In this blog article, you can find out why money laundering prevention is so important and why it is particularly relevant for financial transactions processed in Germany.

bezahl.de among the three finalists of the startup pitch of the 15th Private Equity Conference

Once a year, NRW Bank, together with the Private Equity Forum NRW, awards the prize for the most innovative start-up of the year. More than 70 up-and-coming startups from a wide range of sectors applied for the award and were judged by a jury of experts. bezahl.de impressed with its sustainable business model and finally secured third place. A great recognition of the work done so far by the up-and-coming team led by the two founders Lasse Diener and Ulrich Schmidt.