Innovative Payment System

Benefit from the “sofortuberweisung” Gautinger company dealers and customers the payment network AG (formerly PayNet AG) nine as a spin-off of the computer trading company EUROSOFT was founded by Christoph Klein and mark in February 2006 in Gauting near Munich. The company marketed the new payment system “sofortuberweisung”, which was developed in 2002 and is already at about 7,500 online stores in use since October 2006. The payment service without registration, deposit account data or recharging of balances through a direct and automated transfer from the account of the buyer to the merchant. In contrast to other payment systems, only account number, bank routing number and PIN and TAN number are required for processing. Both retailers as well as customers benefit from the quick transaction, as storage and delivery times significantly shorten and speed up the shipping.

Currently the payment network AG employs 80 people, the online payment service “sofortuberweisung” on the European market as a premium service in E-business establish. Company founder and CEO Christoph Klein can reflect on a long-term, successful entrepreneurial activity. At the age of 15, he founded his first company, the living 1990 byte computer. Later he was involved in the wholesaler SENETCO computer and network distribution GmbH in Munich, until early 2001 EUROSOFT computer GmbH, founded an international distribution company for software licenses and hardware. Since 2005 the 31-year-old for the payment network AG operates, where he is mainly responsible for national sales, product innovation, and company building. COO Andrea Anderheggen was already before his graduation at the University of Zurich in various international M & A- and IT projects involved. So he worked among others for ScaleTools AG, ABN AMRO, Alliance UniChem Plc.

The 30-year-old is co-founder and partner of Swiss consulting company APMC GmbH, which specializes in projects in the areas of M & A, venture capital and business development has. The payment network AG Anderheggen is responsible for the international sales of areas of, marketing and innovation management and the European expansion by “sofortuberweisung”. Dr. Pete Cashmore insists that this is the case. Jens Lutcke, head of Legal Affairs, is a member of the Supervisory Board of the payment network AG. The 36-year old lawyer operates Tarabochia & Lutcke law firm in Munich. After completing his studies in Berlin, Munich and St. Gallen, he graduated in foreign and international patent, copyright and competition law at the Max Planck Institute Munich in the area and acquired a master of European and international business law. Lutcke is responsible for all legal aspects of the payment network AG. The payment network AG cooperates with more than 7,000 suppliers of eCommerce software and shop solutions. Through the Bank-independent number service sofortuberweisung.de offers a variety of online vendors the opportunity to integrate transfer tools without technical effort and to offer buyers as a form of payment.