WEAT

What WEAT does

WEAT Electronic Datenservice GmbH is a Düsseldorf-based, privately-held German limited liability company (GmbH) founded in 1988 that operates as a specialist network operator for cashless payment processing and fuel station automation. The company serves Germany's fuel retail and mobility sector, connecting more than 6,000 fuel stations and authorizing over 495 million card payments annually through its proprietary high-availability J2EE systems. WEAT processes more than 50 card types across debit, credit, fleet, and corporate categories, and extends its offerings into pricing management, wet-stock/tank gauging, market transparency price reporting, mobile app payment acceptance (Mobile Payment Hub), real-time station interfaces (S3I), and EV charging payment integration. WEAT's customer base spans single-station operators (Einzeltankstellenbetreiber), large mineral oil networks with international footprints, and emerging EV charging operators required to comply with EU AFIR mandates.

WEAT monetizes through a multi-stream B2B model: per-transaction authorization fees on card payments, subscription/managed-service fees for PSD2-compliant payment-flow separation (Pool+), MPLS VPN network services for connectivity, license/subscription fees for its prepaid and voucher platforms (WEAT Prepaid 2.0 and the 2024-launched Gutschein+), and transaction-based fees on market transparency price reporting. The company holds a ZAG license from BaFin (obtained November 4, 2019), making it a regulated payment service provider that can manage insolvency-safe trust accounts. Distribution is conducted via direct enterprise sales to fuel operators and through an established partner ecosystem spanning terminal manufacturers (PayTec, Worldline), pump/POS system providers (HUTH, Scheidt & Bachmann), branch software vendors (EuroData, Euroöl, Infordata, X-Oil, Zauner, SAP), and EV charging hardware vendors (Alpitronic, Ekoenergetyka). WEAT has a small headcount (11–50 employees) and is led by two managing directors, Uwe Dziuk and Lars Schweigel.

Name

WEAT

Legal name

WEAT Electronic Datenservice GmbH

Website

https://weat.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WEAT Electronic Datenservice GmbH is a Düsseldorf-based specialist network operator for cashless payment processing and fuel station automation, connecting over 6,000 fuel stations in Germany and authorizing 495 million+ card payments annually for fuel station operators and mineral oil networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fuel Station Payment Processing & Automation

NAICS

Fuel Dealers (45721)

SIC

Finance Services (6199)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Payment Processors (PSP/Acquirer) (FSAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unattended & Self-Service Payments (Kiosks, Vending, Parking, EV Charging) (FSAMADAE), Fuel Card & Fleet Payment Programs (TLABAMAA), In-Store Contactless & NFC Acceptance (Tap-to-Pay, EMV Contactless) (FSAMADAF)

Keywords

• Cashless payment processing
• Fuel station automation
• Card authorization services
• EV charging payment
• PSD2 payment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Card Payment Authorization Services: WEAT processes and authorizes card payments at fuel stations, routing transactions to appropriate banks and card issuers for settlement. The company serves as the largest network operator in this space.
2. PSD2/Payment Services (Pool+): WEAT provides ZAG-licensed payment services for splitting payment flows between agency business and own business under PSD2 regulations. The company manages trust accounts and provides transaction-level allocation of revenues.
3. MTS Price Reporting: WEAT transmits fuel prices to the Market Transparency Platform (MTS) as one of the largest price reporters in the German market.
4. Prepaid/Gift Card Services (Gutschein+): Starting 2024, WEAT offers a voucher/prepaid card authorization platform where WEAT assumes legal responsibility for card issuance and maintains regulatory compliance including fund management on trust accounts.
5. VPN Network Services: WEAT offers MPLS VPN network connectivity for card authorizations, sales data retrieval, pricing, POS remote maintenance, and headquarters station networking. Includes 24/7 support and monitoring.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

WEAT operates as Germany's largest network operator for cashless payment authorization and fuel station automation, processing more than 495 million card transactions annually across over 6,000 connected fuel stations in Europe. The company provides end-to-end electronic payment processing for 50+ card types (debit, credit, fleet, corporate), real-time station management interfaces, PSD2-compliant payment flow separation under a BaFin ZAG license, mobile payment hub integration with 25+ apps, and EV charging payment infrastructure.

Product overview

WEAT Electronic Datenservice GmbH is a specialist for cashless payment processing and gas station automation, operating a platform-plus-modules architecture with a portfolio centered on the core card authorization system processing over 50 card types across debit, credit, fleet, and corporate categories. The product portfolio includes Karten (card authorization), Terminals, Kassen (POS systems), and E-Mobilität (EV charging payment) as core offerings, supplemented by add-on modules covering the full gas station operation lifecycle: Pricing (dynamic price management), Backoffice (centralized station/network management), MTS (price reporting to market transparency authority), Peildaten (tank gauging), Zapfsäulen/Zählerstände (pump meter readings), Waschstraße (car wash), Tankautomaten (outdoor dispensers), Kommunikationsanbindung (IP/VPN connectivity), Mobile Payment Hub (app-based payment standardization), S3I Echtzeitschnittstelle (real-time interface), Pool+/PSD2 (payment service directive compliance), and Gutschein+ (prepaid voucher). Together these modules form an integrated ecosystem handling card payments, price management, wet-stock data, reporting, and EV charging payment through a unified network of over 6,000 connected stations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MPH (Mobile Payment Hub): Standardized acceptance of various app payment methods at petrol stations, integrating 25 major app providers for mobile payments.
• S3I (Echtzeitschnittstelle)
• Pool+
• Gutschein+
• MTS (Markttransparenzstelle)

Products and services

• Card Authorization (Karten) Authorization and processing of over 50 card types (debit, credit, fleet, corporate) via WEAT's proprietary high-availability systems, with transactions submitted to banks and card issuers for settlement. Used by fuel station operators and mineral oil networks.
• Terminals Card payment terminals from PayTec and Worldline, plus integrated terminal solutions from HUTH and Scheidt & Bachmann, for indoor and outdoor point-of-sale card processing at fuel stations and EV charging stations.
• POS Systems (Kassen) Support for all major pump and cash register systems via WEAT's standard interface, transmitting product groups, wet-stock data, and pricing through the WEAT interface.
• Pricing Web-based pricing platform accessible via desktop, laptop, tablet, and smartphone, providing minute-precise pricing, real-time competitor price monitoring, intelligent automation, and optional automatic price adjustment across single stations or entire networks.
• E-Mobility Payment (E-Mobilität) Ad-hoc card payment solutions for EV charging stations via integrated terminals or kiosk setups, supporting girocard, international debit/credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, compliant with EU AFIR requirements for new stations (April 2024) and existing fast chargers (January 2027).
• Tankautomaten (Outdoor Card Authorization) Outdoor card payment authorization for self-service fuel dispensers accepting all debit, credit, diesel, and fleet cards.
• Backoffice Centralized, location-independent management of sales volumes, ordering, fuel/competitor pricing, price board control, inventory, and shop/car wash revenue for single stations or entire networks. Includes optional tcs@web reporting tool.
• MTS (Market Transparency) Price reporting service to the German Market Transparency Unit (Markttransparenzstelle), using the same high-availability systems as the card authorization infrastructure. WEAT is one of the largest price reporters in Germany.
• Waschstraße (Car Wash) Transmission of car wash program counter readings for detailed analysis, plus a mobile terminal enabling outdoor card payments directly at the vehicle, eliminating the need for the customer to enter the shop.
• Kommunikationsanbindung (Network Connectivity) IP-based terminal connectivity via DSL with fixed public IP and point-to-point encryption (P2PE), plus high-performance MPLS VPN network for card authorizations, wet-stock data, pricing, cash register remote maintenance, and station networking with 24/7 support.
• Mobile Payment Hub (MPH) Standardized acceptance platform for app-based payment methods at fuel stations, integrating 25 mobile payment app providers and enabling pay-at-pump and self-checkout via standardized communication between apps and POS/pump systems. Deployed at over 2,400 fuel stations.
• S3I Real-time Interface (Echtzeitschnittstelle) Real-time interface connecting any fuel station or POS system to merchant headquarters, enabling price change management, sales volume transmission, tank gauging, alarm notifications, receipt management, and digital product sales without delay.
• Pool+ (PSD2 Payment Flow Separation) PSD2-compliant solution for separating payment flows between agency business and own business at fuel stations, with WEAT managing an open, insolvency-safe trust account for payment services under its BaFin ZAG license.
• Gutschein+ (Voucher Authorization) Voucher and prepaid card authorization platform launched in 2024, where WEAT assumes legal responsibility for prepaid card issuance including PSD2/PSD3 regulatory compliance and fund management on WEAT trust accounts. Supports mobile applications, web shops, and pay-at-pump apps.
• WEAT Prepaid 2.0 Modern prepaid card platform with online PIN verification, product group restrictions, and coverage of all WEAT terminal types, currently operating 1.8 million cards across four prepaid card systems (Prepaid 1.0 platform has issued approximately 4.5 million cards cumulatively since 2009).

Quantifiable outcome

• 495+ million card payments authorized annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• anybillcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Strategic cooperation enables anybill's card-linked digital receipt solution at WEAT-connected fuel stations. The partnership allows digital receipts to be linked directly to card payments, eliminating need for QR code scanning. anybill handles the digital receipt infrastructure while WEAT provides the payment connection.
• GP Joule ConnectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEAT partnered with GP Joule Connect and Q1 Energie to implement Alpitronic Hypercharger EV charging stations with integrated payment terminals. GP Joule Connect served as a technical partner for the EV charging infrastructure project at Q1 fuel stations.
• Q1 EnergiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWEAT worked with Q1 Energie to deploy Alpitronic Hypercharger EV chargers at Q1 stations in Drensteinfurt and Paderborn. Q1 operates the fuel stations where the integrated payment terminals were installed.
• AlpitroniccoreTechnology or IntegrationWEAT cooperates with Alpitronic (Hypercharger manufacturer) for EV charging station integration. New charging stations can be ordered directly from the manufacturer with WEAT payment terminals integrated. Payment is handled through integrated Worldline Valina terminals.
• EkoenergetykacoreTechnology or IntegrationWEAT cooperates with Ekoenergetyka as a charging station manufacturer for EV charging payment integration solutions.
• HUTHmajorTechnology or IntegrationWEAT partners with HUTH for 'Kiosk solutions' enabling payment at charging stations without integrating a payment terminal directly into the charging station. HUTH provides separate payment kiosks that can serve multiple charging stations.
• Scheidt & BachmannmajorTechnology or IntegrationWEAT partners with Scheidt & Bachmann for 'Kiosk solutions' enabling payment at charging stations. Provides the payment infrastructure component of the kiosk solution for EV charging.
• HectronicmajorTechnology or IntegrationWEAT partners with Hectronic for 'Kiosk solutions' enabling payment at charging stations. Hectronic provides the payment infrastructure component of the kiosk solution.
• EuroDatamajorTechnology or IntegrationEuroData is one of the branch software providers that supports the WEAT interface and can import data transmitted by WEAT systems for fuel station management.
• EuroölmajorTechnology or IntegrationEuroöl is one of the branch software providers that supports the WEAT interface for importing sales and inventory data from WEAT systems.
• SAPmajorTechnology or IntegrationSAP supports the WEAT interface, enabling WEAT customers to import transaction and inventory data directly into SAP systems for comprehensive business management.
• BayWa Mobility Solutions (BMS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBayWa Mobility Solutions supported the Alpitronic Hypercharger project implementation, working alongside WEAT on EV charging integration.
• Orlen DeutschlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrlen Deutschland supported the Alpitronic Hypercharger project implementation at Q1 fuel stations.
• PayTecmajorTechnology or IntegrationPayTec provides terminal hardware solutions offered by WEAT for card payment processing at fuel stations.
• WorldlinemajorTechnology or IntegrationWorldline provides terminal hardware (including Valina model) offered by WEAT for card payment processing at fuel stations and EV charging stations.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• HUTH Elektronik: German provider of POS software and payment terminal integration for fuel stations. Comparable to WEAT as a fuel-station-focused technology partner providing integrated card processing solutions and overlapping on kiosk and POS integrations.
• Scheidt & Bachmann: Fuel station and parking system provider offering POS, payment terminals, and kiosk solutions for fuel retail and EV charging. Comparable to WEAT on the integrated payment and station automation infrastructure stack, with overlapping customer base among German fuel networks.
• Hectronic: Provider of fuel station automation, payment kiosks, and tank data management with overlap on unattended payment acceptance for fuel and EV charging stations. Comparable to WEAT on the unattended payment infrastructure layer rather than core card processing.

Others

• PayTec: Payment terminal manufacturer supplying unattended and outdoor card payment terminals used in WEAT deployments at fuel stations. Comparable as a hardware ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, but addressing the same unattended payment use cases.
• Alpitronic: European manufacturer of Hypercharger EV fast-charging stations with whom WEAT integrates payment terminals. Comparable as an ecosystem partner in the EV charging payment stack rather than direct competitor, but represents the rapidly growing adjacent category WEAT is expanding into.

Broad incumbents

• Worldline: Major European payment processor and terminal manufacturer that supplies hardware (Valina terminals) used in WEAT deployments. Overlaps with WEAT on card acceptance processing and POS terminal supply, but serves all merchant categories rather than specializing in fuel stations.

Direct peers

• LogPay Financial Services: German payment services provider for the mobility sector, offering fuel cards, EV charging payments, and toll solutions. Closely comparable to WEAT in serving German fleet customers with regulated payment services under PSD2 and similar regulatory requirements.
• Eurowag: European fuel and mobility payment platform serving fleets with card acceptance, tolling, and refueling payments. Comparable to WEAT in combining fuel card authorization with mobility payment infrastructure across European markets, though larger geographic reach.
• DKV Mobility: European fuel and mobility card payment processor serving fleets and fuel station networks. Directly comparable to WEAT in authorizing fleet and corporate card transactions at fuel stations across multiple European markets, with overlapping regulatory and operational scope.
• UTA Edenred: Fuel card and mobility payment services provider with acceptance network across European fuel stations. Comparable to WEAT as a B2B fuel payment service targeting fleet operators and mineral oil networks with similar acceptance infrastructure and payment authorization scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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