What Avotech does

Avotech is a Mexican paytech company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Polanco, Mexico City, that provides card-present and card-not-present payment infrastructure to medium and large enterprises across hospitality, retail, restaurant, transportation, parking, and vending verticals. The company's product portfolio centers on Verifone-sourced point-of-sale hardware — fixed terminals (P400, T650C), mobile terminals (V240, T650M, T650P), self-service kiosks (K350, UX700), and an integrated terminal (M450) — layered with PCI Security Standards Council–compliant transaction processing and MSI (months-without-interest) capability for 3, 6, 9, and 12 installment plans. Beyond hardware, Avotech operates an online payment stack comprising an online store module (Tienda en Línea), a single-click payment button (Botón de Pagos), a payment-link generator (Link de Pagos), and tokenized payment APIs with recurring/scheduled billing support, complemented by a real-time dashboard and alert system for fleet-wide visibility into sales, device status, and inventory.

The business model combines three revenue streams: one-time payment terminal hardware sales, per-transaction processing fees (including on MSI transactions), and recurring monitoring/support subscriptions for terminal fleets. Go-to-market is sales-led through dedicated enterprise account executives, with a structured onboarding process (48-hour proposal turnaround, ~3-day contract delivery, ~7-day bank affiliation) and an additional channel partnership with the Asociación de Hoteles de la Ciudad de México that distributes TPVs and payment services to over 300 member hotels at preferential rates with 24/7 dedicated support. The customer base spans enterprise and mid-market merchants, with a 2,500+ device installed footprint and 300,000+ cumulative processed transactions reported, all concentrated within Mexico and currently operating without disclosed external institutional funding.

Operationally, Avotech differentiates on customization — positioning itself against traditional banks that decline bespoke development requests — and on bundled service-level commitments (24/7 monitoring, remote diagnostics, real-time alerting). The company does not disclose financial figures, leadership team details, M&A activity, or funding history in available source materials, which constrains direct revenue, growth-rate, and ownership verification. Strategic positioning is that of a domestically focused, organically scaled paytech building a full-stack acquiring and merchant-services capability in Mexico, with product breadth across attended POS, unattended kiosk, and online payments but no disclosed international, AI-native, or platform-extension moves beyond core processing and merchant tooling.

Name

Avotech

Legal name

Avotech

Website

https://avotech.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Avotech is a Mexican paytech founded in 2020 that provides Verifone-based point-of-sale hardware, online payment APIs, and PCI-compliant transaction processing for medium and large enterprises in hospitality, retail, vending, and transportation across Mexico, with a distribution partnership reaching over 300 hotels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Payment Processing Services

akta.pro primary industry

POS-to-Online Unified Payments (Omnichannel Payments) (CRAFALAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Payment Initiation & Account-to-Account (A2A) Payments (PIS, RTP initiation) (FSAGACAI)

Keywords

• Point of sale terminals
• Payment processing services
• Online payment solutions
• Mobile payment terminals
• Payment gateway APIs

Headquarters

HQ city

Polanco

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Payment Terminal Hardware Sales: Sale of payment terminals including fixed terminals (P400, T650C), mobile terminals (V240, T650M, T650P), self-service kiosks (K350, UX700), and integrated solutions (M450). One-time hardware purchase with potential ongoing service fees.
2. Transaction Processing Fees: Revenue from processing payment transactions through terminals. Competitive rates offered to hotel and retail partners. MSI (months without interest) options available.
3. Online Payment Solutions: Revenue from online store solutions, payment buttons, payment links, and API integrations for e-commerce.
4. Monitoring and Support Services: 24/7 monitoring services, technical support, remote diagnostics, and customer service for terminal installation and configuration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Avotech is a Mexican paytech company that provides comprehensive payment solutions for medium and large businesses, including fixed and mobile Verifone point-of-sale (POS) terminals, self-service kiosk solutions, and online payment infrastructure (payment buttons, links, APIs, and online stores). The company differentiates through customized payment solutions tailored to specific industry needs, PCI-compliant security infrastructure, real-time monitoring dashboards, and support for MSI (months without interest) installment plans of 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.

Product overview

Avotech is a Mexican paytech company offering a comprehensive payment solutions ecosystem centered on point-of-sale (POS) terminals and online payment infrastructure. The portfolio includes fixed terminals (Verifone P400, T650C), mobile terminals (V240, T650M, T650P), and custom/kiosk solutions (Verifone K350, UX700, M450). Online payment capabilities are delivered through the Tienda en Línea (online store), Botón de Pagos (payment button), Link de Pagos (payment links), and APIs modules. The platform is complemented by real-time business intelligence dashboards, alert systems, and secure payment monitoring services. The company targets mid-to-large businesses across industries including hospitality, retail, vending, and transportation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verifone P400 Fixed Terminal

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,500 devices installed
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Asociación de Hoteles de la Ciudad de MéxicocoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic partnership with the Association of Hotels of Mexico City providing Avotech's latest-generation payment terminals to over 300 member hotels. The partnership offers efficient, secure, and modern payment solutions with competitive rates and 24/7 personalized support. Avotech provides TPVs accepting multiple payment methods including cards and mobile payments, improving operational efficiency and guest experience.
• MuñelocosminorOthersMuñelocos, a Mexican plush toy manufacturer with over 30 years of experience, uses Avotech payment terminals to monetize high-traffic commercial spaces. The company focuses on renting commercial spaces to offer plush toys representing Mexican culture and various robot models.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercado Pago: Latin America's largest digital payments platform and a division of Mercado Libre, offering POS, QR, online checkout, and merchant credit across Mexico. Competes broadly with Avotech across in-person and online acceptance at much greater scale.
• Stripe: Global online payments infrastructure company with APIs, payment links, and increasingly in-person payment products. Overlaps with Avotech's API, payment-link, and checkout offerings at an enterprise/global scale.
• Square (Block): Global POS and payments provider offering hardware (Square Reader, Terminal), software dashboards, and online payments for SMBs and mid-market. Comparable omnichannel POS-to-online product architecture, although a much larger incumbent.
• BBVA Mexico (Merchant Acquiring): Major Mexican bank providing card acquiring, POS terminals, and merchant services to enterprises. Directly competes in Mexican POS and merchant payment processing as the dominant incumbent bank-affiliated acquirer that Avotech positions against.

Direct peers

• Kushki: Latam-focused payments infrastructure company offering online checkout, payment links, and POS solutions with multi-country reach. Comparable in API-led payment orchestration, online modules, and Latin American merchant focus; broader geography than Avotech.
• Conekta: Mexican online and in-person payment processor offering APIs, payment links, terminals, and MSI installments for Mexican merchants. Directly overlaps Avotech's online payment (Tienda en Línea, Botón de Pagos, Link de Pagos, APIs) and Mexican market focus.
• Clip: Mexican paytech providing POS card readers and payment acceptance solutions to small and medium businesses across Mexico. Closely comparable product (mobile card readers, POS terminals) and Mexican market focus to Avotech, though Clip skews more SMB while Avotech targets mid/large enterprise.
• NetPay: Mexican payment processor providing POS terminals, online payment acceptance, and merchant services to businesses across Mexico. Directly competes in both POS hardware distribution and online payment processing for the Mexican market.
• Sr. Pago: Mexican paytech offering mobile POS terminals and card acceptance for SMEs and merchants. Comparable in product category (Verifone mobile terminals, payment processing) and Mexican domestic focus.

Others

• Stori: Mexican fintech operating in card and consumer credit; adjacent rather than direct competition, but representative of the broader Mexican fintech ecosystem where Avotech's mid/large merchant positioning differs from consumer-lending peers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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

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