Payworks raises $14.5 million from Visa, CommerzVentures

Payworks has raised $14.5 million in a Series B funding round with several participants including Visa and CommerzVentures.

Germany-based Payworks, founded in 2012, develops payment gateway technology. The company will use its new funding to drive global growth and scale, and further develop its integrated point-of-sale systems that include loyalty and CRM solutions, according to a Wednesday press release.

“With the rapid evolution of how customers pay and get paid, Visa is committed to ensuring secure, fast and convenient payments at the point of sale,” said Carleigh Jaques, Visa’s senior vice president and global head of digital merchant products, in the release.

In addition to Visa and CommerzVentures, existing investors Speedinvest and Finparx also contributed to the funding round, according to the release.

“We are on a great mission to build a new operating system for the point of sale and are very excited to have CommerzVentures and Visa join us on that journey,” added Christian Deger, Payworks’ founder and CEO.

Visa debit cards
Visa Inc. debit and credit cards are arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Visa is expected to announce fourth-quarter earnings figures on October 25. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

For reprint and licensing requests for this article, click here.
Payment processing Venture funding Venture capital Visa Germany
MORE FROM AMERICAN BANKER