Kassensysteme

What Kassensysteme does

Kassensysteme Nord-Ost GmbH, operating commercially as Hansekassen, is a regional German POS (point-of-sale) and cash register systems specialist headquartered in Stralsund, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Founded in 1990, the company sells, installs, trains, and supports cash register solutions for small and mid-sized businesses in the gastronomy, hotel, and retail sectors across the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state. As a Vectron Premium Partner, it distributes Vectron hardware (including the SMART series), Quorion terminals, and Duratec SMART systems, complemented by electronic payment integration via Shift4 (Shift4 One, formerly SkyTab Solo) and accounting interoperability through myVectron Cloud and DSFinV-K export to DATEV.

The technology stack is built on Vectron's ecosystem rather than proprietary infrastructure: the myVectron cloud platform enables data export, remote management, and centralized reporting; TSE-certified security modules satisfy German legal mandates; and GoBD-compliant data handling ensures regulatory adherence. An AI-powered KI-Support chatbot extends customer service to 24/7 availability, complementing on-site technician visits with a stated sub-4-hour regional response time.

The business model combines three revenue streams: (1) recurring monthly service contracts starting at €39.90/month for support and maintenance, (2) one-time hardware sales of POS terminals, and (3) installation, configuration, and training professional services. Go-to-market is sales-led and field-driven, with free on-site consultation followed by installation and ongoing support, supplemented by phone-based inside sales and self-service online product configurators. The company serves exclusively SMB clients within a single German Bundesland, with no disclosed external investment, M&A activity, or headcount data.

Name

Kassensysteme

Legal name

Kassensysteme Nord-Ost GmbH

Website

https://kassen-nordost.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kassensysteme Nord-Ost GmbH (Hansekassen) is a Vectron Premium Partner selling, installing, and servicing POS cash register systems and payment integrations for SMB gastronomy, hotel, and retail businesses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

POS Systems & Cash Register Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software (5045)

akta.pro primary industry

POS Installation, Maintenance & Field Services (FSAMADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

POS Terminal Hardware (Countertop, Mobile, PIN Pads) (FSAMADAA), POS Payment Software & Middleware (Terminal OS, Apps, Device Management) (FSAMADAC)

Keywords

• POS cash register systems
• Gastronomy POS solutions
• Retail cash register systems
• Vectron Premium Partner
• Electronic payment integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Stralsund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Monthly Service Contracts: Recurring monthly fees for system support, maintenance, and service. Pricing starts at €39.90/month.
2. POS Hardware Sales: Sale of Vectron and Quorion POS terminals and related hardware components.
3. Installation & Setup Services: One-time professional services for system installation, configuration, and staff training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kassensysteme Nord-Ost GmbH (trading as Hansekassen) is a regional provider of point-of-sale (POS) cash register systems for gastronomy and retail businesses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. As a Vectron Premium Partner, the company sells and supports Vectron and Quorion POS terminals, complements them with cloud services (myVectron), electronic payment integration (Shift4/EC-Cash), and delivers full end-to-end service including consultation, on-site installation, staff training, and ongoing support contracts starting at €39.90/month.

Product overview

Kassensysteme Nord-Ost GmbH (Hansekassen) operates as a Vectron Premium Partner delivering a full-service POS (point-of-sale) ecosystem. The core offering consists of Vectron hardware terminals (Vectron SMART and broader Vectron-Produkte), complemented by cloud services (myVectron Cloud & Services) for data management and remote access, electronic payment processing via Shift4 (EC-Cash / Payment, Shift4 One), and online configuration tools (Konfigurator Vectron and Konfigurator Duratec SMART). The company also provides full-service support covering installation, training, and ongoing maintenance, positioning the portfolio as a unified, managed POS solution rather than standalone hardware sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vectron SMART A smart POS terminal solution from Vectron for gastronomy and retail businesses, configurable, installed and supported by Hansekassen as a Vectron Premium Partner.
• Vectron-Produkte Broader Vectron POS systems and hardware portfolio sold and serviced by Hansekassen as a Vectron Premium Partner.
• myVectron Cloud & Services Cloud-connected services platform for Vectron POS systems enabling DSFinV-K standard data export, remote management, and centralized business intelligence compatible with DATEV and other accounting software.
• EC-Cash / Payment Integration Electronic payment processing integration enabling EC-Cash and card-based transactions at the POS terminal, delivered through Shift4 payment infrastructure.
• Vectron Konfigurator Online configuration tool allowing prospective customers to specify a Vectron POS system with hardware and service packages tailored to their business needs.
• Duratec SMART Konfigurator Online configuration tool for the Duratec SMART POS terminal, enabling businesses to specify hardware and service packages.
• POS Service & Support Contract

Quantifiable outcome

• On-site response time within 4 hours
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VectroncoreTechnology or IntegrationVectron Premium Partner status. Company sells and services Vectron POS systems including SMART series and related products. Long-standing partnership with official premium partner designation.
• Shift4coreTechnology or IntegrationPayment terminal integration partner. Provides SkyTab Solo (now Shift4 One) payment solutions. Customers transitioning from Insights portal to Lighthouse Business Manager (LBM).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SumUp: SumUp provides mobile POS and integrated payment solutions to micro and SMB merchants across Europe, including Germany. It competes for the same Hansekassen SMB customer base with a simpler, mobile-first, payment-led offering.
• Shift4 Payments: Shift4 Payments is Hansekassen's payment integration partner (SkyTab Solo / Shift4 One) and a broader global POS-payments provider. As a vertically integrated competitor it could disintermediate independent POS resellers over time.
• Lightspeed Commerce Inc. Lightspeed (which absorbed German POS vendor Gastrofix) offers cloud-based POS for retail and hospitality globally, including Germany. It competes with Hansekassen for SMB retail and restaurant customers via a software-first subscription model.
• Vectron Systems AG: Vectron Systems AG is the leading German manufacturer of POS systems for gastronomy. Hansekassen operates as a Vectron Premium Partner, so Vectron is simultaneously its core supplier and the dominant broader incumbent in the German restaurant/retail POS category.
• Toast Inc. Toast is the leading cloud-based restaurant POS platform in North America and is expanding into Europe. It represents the all-in-one, cloud-native, integrated-payments restaurant POS archetype competing with traditional resellers like Hansekassen.
• Block, Inc. (Square): Block's Square offers integrated POS, payments, and software for SMBs globally and in Europe. It competes with Hansekassen for the broader SMB merchant segment with a software-and-hardware subscription-led model, though it has limited gastronomy-specific depth in Germany.
• PayPal Zettle: PayPal Zettle (formerly iZettle) offers mobile POS and payment solutions across Europe including Germany. It targets the same SMB merchant segment as Hansekassen with a streamlined, self-setup mobile-first model.

Direct peers

• Ready2Order GmbH: Ready2Order is an Austrian/German cloud-based POS provider for restaurants, bars, and retail. It directly competes with Hansekassen for SMB gastronomy customers in the DACH region with a subscription, mobile-first model that does not require local installation partners.
• Tillhub GmbH: Tillhub is a Berlin-headquartered cloud POS provider for hospitality and retail in the DACH region. It offers a subscription-based, iPad/cloud POS platform that competes head-on with Hansekassen's traditional on-premise Vectron reseller/installer model.
• Orderbird GmbH: Orderbird is a major Germany-based iPad/cloud POS provider targeting restaurants and hospitality SMBs. It directly competes with Hansekassen's Vectron-based offering for the same German SMB gastronomy customers, albeit via a software-led rather than hardware-led model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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