GfI Gesellschaft für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung

What GfI Gesellschaft für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung does

GfI Gesellschaft für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung mbH (GfI Bremen) is the operative IT and data processing subsidiary of NARZ (Norddeutsches Apotheken-Rechenzentrum), functioning as the technical arm of the NARZ/AVN aposoft group. Founded in 1998 as a wholly-owned operative entity (operative Eigengesellschaft) of NARZ — itself established in 1954 as the billing office for Bremen pharmacists — GfI Bremen develops and operates a proprietary prescription billing and financial management software suite anchored on the aposoft platform. The 13-module product portfolio covers the full billing lifecycle: apoabrechnung (core prescription billing), easytax (§129a and 11.3 supply tax assessment), easyfaktura (invoicing), apocash (cash flow), apokompass (BI/reporting), Aktiv4plus (active pharmacy management), apoprotect (security), apoabgleich (reconciliation), apokorrektur (corrections), retaxadmin (retaxation dispute administration), pflegehimidigital (nursing home prescription management), aposoft (core platform), and Krankenhaus-Apotheke (hospital pharmacy billing). The platform integrates with pharmacy management systems for prescription data ingestion and settlement with German health insurers.

The business model is transaction-fee based: pharmacies and hospital pharmacies are charged per prescription processed through the apoabrechnung service, with supplementary fees for add-on modules. Distribution is exclusively direct-sales, targeting SMB community pharmacies, mid-market hospital pharmacies, and nursing home pharmacies in the northern German federal states. The NARZ/AVN group employs 240 staff across Bremen and self-describes as the market leader in its region. Marketing relies on industry event presence (ADKA, expopharm), a corporate YouTube channel, a XING professional network profile, and content resources including an annual Sicherheitsreport and infosheets on billing accuracy. The company is privately held, with no disclosed external institutional investment, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, no patents, no public certifications, and no AI/ML disclosures in the source data.

Name

GfI Gesellschaft für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung

Legal name

GfI Gesellschaft für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung mbH

Website

https://gfi-bremen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

GfI Gesellschaft für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung is the IT subsidiary of NARZ/AVN aposoft, providing proprietary prescription billing, tax assessment, invoicing, and cash flow software to community and hospital pharmacies across northern Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pharmacy Billing Software

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLALAIAD

ePrescribing & Medication Workflow Platforms (EPCS, formulary, prior auth, med history)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Telehealth Platforms/Pharmacy-Integrated Telehealth & ePrescribing Platforms

SECONDARYHLAEAKAL

PBM Technology Platforms (ePA/eRx/Real-Time Benefit Tools)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Health Insurance & Managed Care/Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM)

Keywords

• Pharmacy billing software
• Prescription processing services
• Healthcare revenue cycle
• Retaxation management
• Hospital pharmacy billing

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prescription Billing Services: NARZ/AVN aposoft processes prescription billing on behalf of pharmacies and hospital pharmacies in northern Germany, charging fees per transaction processed. This is the core revenue-generating activity performed by the operative subsidiary GfI Bremen.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GfI Gesellschaft für Informations- und Datenverarbeitung mbH (GfI Bremen) is the operative IT and data-processing subsidiary of NARZ/AVN aposoft. It develops and operates a proprietary pharmacy prescription billing software suite (aposoft) and provides outsourced prescription billing, tax assessment, invoicing, cash flow management, reconciliation, retaxation administration, business intelligence and digital nursing home medication services to community pharmacies, hospital pharmacies and nursing home pharmacies primarily in northern Germany.

Product overview

GfI Bremen operates as the IT services subsidiary of NARZ/AVN, a market leader in prescription billing for pharmacies in northern Germany. The company offers a comprehensive suite of pharmacy billing solutions centered on the aposoft software platform. The core offering includes apoabrechnung for prescription processing and settlement with health insurers, supplemented by specialized services such as easytax for §129a contract taxation, Krankenhaus-Apotheken for hospital pharmacy billing, and easyfaktura for invoicing. Additional modules provide targeted functionality: apocash for cash management, apokompass for business intelligence, Aktiv4plus for active management, apoprotect for security, apoabgleich and apokorrektur for reconciliation and corrections, retaxadmin for reimbursement dispute handling, and pflegehimidigital for care home medication management. The portfolio serves approximately 240 employees processing prescriptions for pharmacy customers across northern German states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• apoabrechnung Core pharmacy prescription billing service for processing and settling prescriptions with German health insurance providers, including submission and settlement of prescription claims. Targeted at community pharmacies and hospital pharmacies in northern Germany.
• easytax Solution for prescription tax assessment (Rezepttaxierung) covering §129a contracts and 11.3 supply provisions, targeted at German pharmacies.
• easyfaktura Invoicing service for pharmacies to manage billing operations and outgoing invoices.
• apocash Cash flow and liquidity management service for pharmacies, supporting working capital visibility and cash planning.
• apokompass Business intelligence and reporting tool providing pharmacy operations analysis and performance insights.
• Aktiv4plus Active pharmacy management and optimization service for community pharmacies.
• apoprotect Data protection and security service covering pharmacy billing security and data safeguarding.
• apoabgleich Reconciliation service that verifies and matches prescription billing records to ensure accuracy.
• apokorrektur Correction service for handling errors in prescription billing submissions.
• retaxadmin Administration tool for handling retaxations (rejected prescription billing corrections) and health-insurance reimbursement disputes.
• pflegehimidigital Digital care home medication management service for pharmacies serving nursing homes and care facilities.
• aposoft Core software platform for pharmacy billing and prescription processing operations, providing the foundation for all NARZ/AVN aposoft pharmacy services.
• Krankenhaus-Apotheke (Hospital Pharmacy Billing) Specialized prescription billing and management service for hospital pharmacies, adapted to hospital supply and dispensing workflows.

Named customers3 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

Feature13 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NARZ (Norddeutsches Apotheken-Rechenzentrum)parentStrategic or Co-development PartnerGfI Bremen was founded in 1998 as an operative wholly-owned subsidiary (operative Eigengesellschaft) of NARZ. NARZ itself was founded in 1954 as the billing office for Bremen pharmacists. GfI Bremen serves as the IT and operational services arm handling the prescription billing services and software development for the NARZ/AVN aposoft group.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Lauer-Fischer GmbH: Established German pharmacy software vendor (now a subsidiary of CompuGroup Medical) competing directly with GfI's aposoft and apoabrechnung offerings in pharmacy management and prescription workflow tools.
• ADG Apotheken-Dienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH: German pharmacy IT services company providing billing, software, and administrative services to pharmacies. Comparable in business model to GfI Bremen, serving community pharmacies with pharmacy Rechenzentrum-style offerings.
• CompuGroup Medical SE: Major European healthcare IT vendor whose pharmacy division (Lauer-Fischer, Rowa) offers pharmacy management software and automation solutions that compete with GfI's aposoft platform and adjacent modules. Publicly listed with substantially larger R&D and sales resources.
• awinta GmbH: German pharmacy IT software provider (now part of Noventi Group) offering comparable pharmacy management and billing solutions to GfI's aposoft suite. Targets similar community and chain pharmacy customer base across Germany.
• Noventi Health SE: Largest German pharmacy IT and billing services group, formed from the merger of ARZ Haan with several regional Apotheken-Rechenzentren. Competes directly with NARZ/GfI Bremen in pharmacy Rezeptabrechnung, payment services, and software, but at national scale with broader geographic coverage.

Others

• gematik GmbH: German national agency for digital health infrastructure, operating the telematics and E-Rezept platform on which all pharmacy billing vendors including GfI must build. Not a competitor, but the central infrastructure provider whose roadmap dictates product investment priorities.

Emerging players

• Redcare Pharmacy NV (formerly DocMorris): European online mail-order pharmacy and e-prescription platform whose growth reshapes the pharmacy customer base GfI serves. While not a direct software competitor, it accelerates the structural shift away from independent community pharmacies that anchor GfI's transaction-fee revenue.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/narzavn

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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