What fiskaly does

fiskaly GmbH is a Vienna-based cloud fiscalization and e-invoicing API platform founded in 2019 by Johannes Ferner (CEO), Patrick Gaubatz (CTO), and Simon Tragatschnig (COO). The company sells API-based Technical Security System (TSS) and electronic receipt transmission services that replace hardware-based fiscal cash registers and printers across European markets. Its core SIGN product line provides country-specific cloud signature generation for Germany (SIGN DE, KassenSichV, BSI-certified through 2033), Austria (SIGN AT, RKSV), Italy (SIGN IT), France (SIGN FR, NF525), Spain (SIGN ES — covering TicketBAI, Verifactu, NaTicket, SII, and B2B e-invoicing from one API), and Portugal (SIGN PT, ATCUD/SAF-T/QES-ready). Adjacent modules include SUBMIT DE for automated ELSTER cash-register reporting, SUBMIT IT for POS-RT pairing compliance, DSFINVK DE for fiscal data exports under tax audit, SAFE/SAFE flex for up to 10-year statutory archiving, RECEIPT for digital receipt delivery via QR codes and Apple/Google Wallet, and E-INVOICE for B2B e-invoicing via Peppol/EN 16931.

Name

fiskaly

Legal name

fiskaly GmbH

Website

https://fiskaly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

fiskaly provides cloud-based fiscalization, e-invoicing, and digital receipt APIs for POS software vendors and omni-channel retailers across seven European markets, replacing hardware TSS devices with BSI-certified cloud signatures and automated tax authority filing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Fiscalization & E-Invoicing Software

akta.pro primary industry

POS, SoftPOS & In-Person Acceptance Infrastructure (FSAGABAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tax Compliance, Filing & VAT/GST Automation (SME) (FSAGAJAJ), POS-to-Online Unified Payments (Omnichannel Payments) (CRAFALAL)

Keywords

• Cloud fiscalization APIs
• E-invoicing compliance
• POS tax compliance
• Digital receipt solutions
• Fiscal archiving software

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Fiscalization API Services: Subscription-based API access for fiscalization compliance across multiple European countries. Revenue generated through recurring fees for API usage, signature generation, and compliance services integrated into POS systems.
2. Archiving Services: SAFE and SAFE flex cloud archiving services providing secure fiscal data storage for statutory retention periods up to 10 years.
3. Digital Receipt Services: RECEIPT API service for digital receipt generation and delivery via QR codes and digital wallets.
4. Certification Support: Optional paid certification support packages for French LNE or InfoCert certification processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

fiskaly sells a cloud-only API platform that enables POS software vendors and omni-channel retailers to comply with European fiscalization, e-invoicing and digital receipt regulations. Its core SIGN product line creates country-specific digital signatures (Germany KassenSichV, Austria RKSV, Italy AdE telematic, France NF525, Spain Verifactu/TicketBAI/SII/NaTicket, Portugal ATCUD/SAF-T) without hardware, complemented by SUBMIT reporting, DSFINVK audit exports, SAFE long-term archiving and RECEIPT digital-delivery modules.

Product overview

fiskaly offers a unified cloud-based fiscalization and e-invoicing platform built for POS systems and omni-channel operators across Europe. The core SIGN product line provides country-specific fiscalization APIs (SIGN DE, AT, IT, FR, ES, PT) that create digital signatures for transaction compliance. Supporting modules include SUBMIT DE for automated tax reporting to ELSTER, SUBMIT IT for Italian POS-terminal pairing, DSFINVK DE for German audit exports, and SAFE/SAFE flex for 10-year fiscal archiving. The RECEIPT module provides digital receipt delivery via QR codes and digital wallets. E-INVOICE enables B2B e-invoicing across Europe via Peppol. The free fiskalcheck mobile app enables compliance verification. The company acquired DF Deutsche Fiskal in 2025 to strengthen its German market position. All products are API-first, 100% cloud-based without hardware requirements, and certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• fiskaly SIGN: Cloud-based fiscalization API solutions for POS systems across multiple European countries, including SIGN DE (Germany), SIGN AT (Austria), SIGN IT (Italy), SIGN FR (France), SIGN PT (Portugal), and SIGN ES (Spain).
• fiskaly RECEIPT
• fiskaly SAFE
• fiskaly SAFE flex
• fiskalcheck
• fiskaly SUBMIT DE
• fiskaly DSFINVK DE

Products and services

• SIGN DE Cloud TSS for Germany compliant with KassenSichV; provides certified digital signatures for POS transactions without any hardware TSS device, targeting POS software vendors and merchants in the German market.
• SIGN AT Cloud-based signature creation API for Austria, RKSV-compliant, with automated DEP7 receipt data capture and FON registration with the Austrian tax office; targets POS vendors and merchants operating in Austria.
• SIGN IT / SIGN IT Lite Cloud fiscalization solution for Italy enabling electronic receipt transmission to the Italian Revenue Agency (AdE) without fiscal printers, in two variants: SIGN IT Lite for real-time AdE transmission and SIGN IT for fully cloud-based telematic fee transmission.
• SIGN FR Cloud-based fiscalization for France compliant with NF525; uses cryptographic chaining of signatures for authenticity and traceability and supports both self-attestation and third-party (LNE) certification paths.
• SIGN ES Unified Spain fiscalization API covering Verifactu, TicketBAI, NaTicket, SII and B2B e-invoicing from a single integration; reduces development work across the various Spanish autonomous-region tax regimes for POS vendors and Spanish merchants.
• SIGN PT Portugal fiscalization API handling ATCUD generation, SAF-T reporting and QR code creation, with AT-certified software that abstracts the Portuguese Tax Authority protocol; includes QES-ready architecture for 2027 requirements.
• SUBMIT DE Automated cash-register reporting API for Germany that transmits reports directly to German tax authorities via the ELSTER portal, replacing manual portal submissions under §146a (4) AO.
• SUBMIT IT API solution connecting payment terminals with fiscal devices in Italy to fulfil the 2025 Budget Law POS-RT pairing requirements, automating POS-RT data transmission and eliminating TID-code management overhead.
• DSFINVK DE DSFinV-K compliant fiscal data export solution for Germany that produces legally compliant POS exports (tar/zip/CSV) for tax audits; can be paired with SIGN DE or used standalone.
• E-INVOICE (Peppol) B2B e-invoicing API for Europe supporting EN 16931 and the Peppol network, with pre-transmission invoice validation; one integration covers fiscalization and e-invoicing compliance across European markets including the Belgium B2B e-invoicing mandate.
• SAFE / SAFE flex Cloud-based fiscal document archiving service with up to 10-year retention, GDPR/ISO 27001 compliance and certified EU data centers. SAFE automatically archives existing SIGN/DSFINVK data; SAFE flex is an API-driven flexible archive for diverse document types (XML, JSON, CSV, PDF, ZIP, HTML).
• RECEIPT Digital receipts API that replaces paper receipts; supports QR code delivery, Apple Wallet, Google Wallet and Mastercard automatic delivery, plus a self-serve merchant dashboard for branding — requiring no personal data from the receipt holder.
• fiskalcheck App Free mobile app (iOS and Android) for merchants and consumers to verify KassenSichV / DSFinV-K compliance by scanning QR codes on receipts; provides instant validation reports with transaction details, certificate information and error identification.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced integration time to 1 day for Spanish fiscalization
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature13 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DF Deutsche Fiskal GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcquired by fiskaly in March 2025, DF Deutsche Fiskal is a wholly owned subsidiary of GK Software SE. The acquisition aims to jointly develop innovative solutions for the German market and launch them in other European markets.
• GK Software SEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of DF Deutsche Fiskal, GK Software SE is a strategic partner through the acquisition of their subsidiary, focusing on joint development of fiscalization solutions for German and European markets.
• OraclecoreTechnology or IntegrationOracle Gold Partner status, providing fiscalization integration capabilities for Oracle-based POS and hospitality systems.
• DojominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPayment provider collaborating on webinars and educational content about fiscalization and payment integration requirements in Italy.
• MarkantminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPOS solution provider and channel partner distributing fiskaly fiscalization solutions in German-speaking markets.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AEB: Stuttgart-based provider of customs, tax compliance, and fiscalization software for European supply chains. AEB is one of fiskaly's closest direct competitors in German and broader European fiscal compliance, serving POS/ERP integrators and large enterprises with overlapping product categories.
• Sovos: Global tax compliance SaaS (continuous transaction controls, e-invoicing, VAT). Sovos is a direct competitor in regulated fiscalization and e-invoicing across European jurisdictions, with a comparable cross-country compliance model and a similar API-first go-to-market into ERP/POS platforms.
• Edicom: Spanish-headquartered provider of e-invoicing, VAT compliance, and fiscal reporting solutions across Europe and LATAM. Edicom overlaps directly with fiskaly on Spanish (TicketBAI/SII/Verifactu) and broader European e-invoicing mandates, and serves a similar POS/ERP integrator customer base.
• Pagero: European Peppol access point and e-invoicing network provider, now part of Thomson Reuters. Pagero is a direct peer in the B2B/Peppol e-invoicing layer that fiskaly targets via its E-INVOICE/Peppol product, with comparable multi-jurisdiction e-invoicing positioning.
• Billit: Belgian e-invoicing and Peppol access point provider, deeply focused on the Belgium B2B e-invoicing mandate. Billit is a direct regional peer in Belgium and adjacent markets, and a natural competitor for fiskaly E-INVOICE BE customers.

Broad incumbents

• DATEV: German cooperative IT provider for tax advisors, accountants, and SMEs, with a strong footprint in cash register / KassenSichV compliance tooling. DATEV is a broad incumbent in German fiscalization, addressing overlapping regulatory problems through a different (cooperative/advisory-led) channel.
• Avalara: US-headquartered tax compliance SaaS platform covering VAT, e-invoicing, and transaction tax determination. Avalara is a broad incumbent with significant European expansion; it competes in the same tax-compliance software category as fiskaly, albeit with a less POS-centric angle.
• Basware: Global AP automation and e-invoicing platform, strong in Europe. Basware is a broad incumbent in B2B e-invoicing (Peppol, EN 16931) and an adjacent competitor to fiskaly's E-INVOICE offering, especially in the larger enterprise segment.
• Vertex: Global tax technology vendor covering indirect tax determination, compliance, and e-invoicing. Vertex is a broad incumbent in the same enterprise tax-compliance category as fiskaly, with growing European coverage and overlapping large-customer RFPs.

Emerging players

• Yooz: Cloud AP automation and e-invoicing vendor with strong presence in France and broader Europe. Yooz overlaps with fiskaly on France/NF525 fiscalization and on e-invoicing, and is an emerging peer competing in mid-market and SMB accounts via SaaS distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance14 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A2 records

Investments

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