Unzer key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Unzer GmbH
- Headquarters
- Germany (DE)
- Ownership
- Part of KKR & Co. Inc. (Majority Stake)
- Founded
- 2003
- Data hosting
- Germany
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Exposed
- Replaces
- Stripe
About Unzer
Unzer is a leading European fintech company that provides a comprehensive ecosystem for payment and commerce. The company's core offering, the UnzerOne platform, centralizes sales, payments, and customer data across digital and physical channels, allowing merchants to manage their entire business from a single interface. The company serves over 85,000 merchants across Europe, offering a wide range of services including online payment processing, card terminals, iPad-based cash registers, and sophisticated fraud prevention tools. Following its acquisition of several specialized firms, Unzer also provides integrated debt collection and receivables management through its subsidiary, UNIVERSUM. Since 2019, the group has been backed by KKR, facilitating its expansion across the DACH and Scandinavian regions.
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