Pincash

What Pincash does

Pincash (operating as Pincash Onderwijs) is a Rotterdam-based, privately-held Dutch provider of integrated chip card systems for the education sector. The company's core product is De Nationale Onderwijspas® (National Education Pass), a contactless smart card that consolidates cashless payment, attendance/presence registration, access control (doors, lockers, turnstiles, barriers), PC network login, and (optionally) laptop lending security onto a single student/staff credential. The architecture is centered on a proprietary Card Management System (Kaart Management Systeem) that backoffice-manages all cardholders, groups, access rights, and pricing across multiple school locations.

Pincash positions itself as both producer and total supplier (totaalleverancier), offering end-to-end project management and system integration as a single point of contact. Its systems integrate with the dominant Dutch student administration and scheduling platforms — Magister, Probol, Zermelo, Noise, and Peoplesoft — and can be coupled with existing third-party equipment. Additional modules include IP camera management integrated with building systems, electronic lockers/doors, school photography, and cashless payment processing for canteens, vending machines, and copy/print stations.

The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales to Dutch primary (PO/BSO), secondary (VO/VMBO), vocational (ROC), and higher education (HBO/WO) institutions, via phone/email contact and a Dutch-language website. Revenue streams span hardware sales (readers, turnstiles, locks), software licensing/subscription for the central management system, transaction fees on cashless payments, card production and personalization services, and project management/implementation professional services, on quote-based, multi-year contracts configured per institution. No pricing is publicly disclosed, no funding rounds are recorded, and only one named reference customer (Emmauscollege, Rotterdam) is identified in the available data.

Name

Pincash

Legal name

Pincash

Website

https://pincash.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pincash is a Rotterdam-based producer and total supplier of chip card systems for Dutch educational institutions, offering the De Nationale Onderwijspas® smart card that consolidates payment, attendance, access control, and PC login into a single credential across primary, secondary, vocational, and higher education segments in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Sector Smart Card Systems

NAICS

Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities (52232)

SIC

Computer Peripheral Equipment, Nec (3577)

akta.pro primary industry

Payment PIN Pads, Card Readers & NFC Contactless Devices (HDACAKAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Smart card systems
• Education technology
• Access control
• Cashless payments
• Student identity

Headquarters

HQ city

Rotterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Smart Card Systems and Hardware: Sale of chip card systems, card readers, turnstiles, electronic locks, and related hardware equipment to educational institutions. Includes both standalone and networked solutions for various school sizes.
2. Card Production and Personalization: Production and personalization of National Education Pass cards for students and staff. Online processing of bulk and incoming student card orders throughout the school year. Includes full photo and card service.
3. Software Licensing and System Integration: Licensing of card management software, attendance tracking software, and related management systems. Includes integration services connecting Pincash products with existing school administration and scheduling systems.
4. Project Management and Implementation Services: Full project guidance and integration services, providing schools with a single point of contact for entire system implementation.
5. Cashless Payment Processing: Transaction-based revenue from electronic payment processing in canteens, vending machines, copy/print stations, and libraries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pincash produces integrated chip card systems for Dutch educational institutions, centered on its proprietary De Nationale Onderwijspas® (National Education Pass). The smart card consolidates student identification, cashless payment, attendance registration, access control, PC logon, and electronic locker access into a single contactless credential, delivered alongside card readers, turnstiles, electronic locks, card-management software, and integration with school administration systems as a total solution.

Product overview

Pincash is a provider of integrated chip card systems for Dutch education, operating as both a producer and total solutions provider. The core product is De Nationale Onderwijspas® — a smart student card that consolidates multiple functions onto a single pass. The product ecosystem includes the central card management system and various add-on modules including attendance registration (Aanwezigheidsregistratie), access control (Toegangscontrole), cashless payment systems, IP camera management, electronic lockers/doors, laptop security, PC logon, and school photography services. All systems integrate with student administration programs (Magister, Probol, Zermelo, Noise, Peoplesoft) and roster programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• De Nationale Onderwijspas®: A comprehensive educational pass system integrating multiple applications for institutions, including payment, attendance registration, access control, and more, onto a single student card.

Products and services

• De Nationale Onderwijspas® (National Education Pass) Flagship multi-application contactless smart card product for Dutch schools, used by staff and students for identification, cashless payment, attendance, access, locker, and PC logon use cases.
• Aanwezigheidsregistratie (Attendance Registration) Automated attendance and absence registration module for schools, built around the National Education Pass to replace manual roll calls.
• Kassa oplossingen (Cashless Cashier Solutions) Cashless payment terminals and cashier software that allow students and staff to pay on campus using their National Education Pass, eliminating cash handling.
• Toegangscontrole (Access Control) Standalone access control system for school premises, using card readers, turnstiles, and electronic doors linked to the National Education Pass.
• IP Camera Management IP-based video surveillance system and management software sold as a security module to educational institutions.
• Laptopbeveiliging (Laptop / PC Logon Security) IT security offering that uses the active chip of the National Education Pass for PC logon and secure access to school IT systems, including laptop security.
• Elektronische Kluisjes en Deuren (Electronic Lockers and Doors) Electronically controlled lockers and doors for students and staff, opened and managed through the National Education Pass.
• Schoolfotografie (School Photography) Professional school photography service provided to educational institutions, often tied to issuance of the National Education Pass.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• CBORD: Provider of campus card, cashless dining, and access control solutions to higher education and healthcare in North America. Directly comparable business model to Pincash's cashless payments + access control stack within institutional settings.
• Nedap: Dutch-based provider of physical access control and identity management solutions for healthcare, education, and enterprise. Like Pincash, it sells card-reader and credential hardware integrated with software backoffices into mid-market institutional customers in the Benelux region.
• Transact Campus (Anthology): US-focused campus card and commerce platform serving higher education with payment, access, and ID functions on a single credential. Closest analog to Pincash's National Education Pass at scale, though oriented to higher ed and North America.
• SALTO Systems: Spanish-headquartered manufacturer of electronic locks and access control systems using contactless smart card and mobile credentials, with strong presence in European education markets. Directly comparable to Pincash's locker/door and access control modules.

Broad incumbents

• HID Global: Global leader in physical access control credentials, readers, and card issuance infrastructure. Comparable to Pincash at the hardware/credential layer, though operating across many verticals and at far broader scale.
• ASSA ABLOY: Swedish multinational providing locks, access control, and secure identity solutions including contactless card and mobile credentials for institutional markets including education. Directly comparable to Pincash's electronic locks and access modules but at much larger scale.
• Allegion: US-listed provider of mechanical and electronic locks, access control readers, and credentialing solutions serving education institutions. Comparable to Pincash's electronic locker/door and access control modules across a multi-vertical portfolio.

Emerging players

• Identiv: Provider of smart card readers, RFID, and physical security/identity solutions across commercial, government, and education markets. Overlaps with Pincash's contactless chip card reader and credential technology stack.
• Acre (Vanderbilt/ACT): European-focused access control and security solutions provider (formerly Vanderbilt Industries and Access Control Technologies). Comparable to Pincash's IP camera and access control modules within mid-market European institutional accounts.

Others

• NXP Semiconductors: Dutch-headquartered semiconductor company whose MIFARE contactless chips underpin most closed-loop smart card systems globally, including the National Education Pass. Functions as a key enabling technology supplier to Pincash rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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