GLOBDATA

Name

GLOBDATA

Legal name

Globdata a.s.

Website

https://globdata.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal and Transport Electronic Payment Services

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Fare Collection Back Office & Revenue Management (THAIAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Travel Management & Booking Infrastructure (GDS/Channel Managers/Booking APIs) (BPAMAIAO), Biller Direct EBPP Platforms (FSAMAJAA)

Keywords

• Mobile payment services
• Electronic ticketing systems
• SMS parking solutions
• Public transport payments
• Municipal payment platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Praha

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction-based mobile payments: Revenue generated from transaction fees on SMS parking payments, SMS tickets, and SEJF app payments. Operators pay commission only on parking tickets and SMS tickets ordered and sold. The system operates on a pay-per-transaction model where GLOBDATA earns a percentage or fixed fee per successful payment transaction processed through their platform.
2. SMS Gate / Bulk SMS Services: Revenue from bulk SMS messaging services including one-time, regular, and geolocation-targeted SMS campaigns. The service is connected to mobile operator backbone networks and can process 10 SMS per second. Revenue is generated per SMS message sent or per campaign basis.
3. Voice Services (ATX/IVR): Interactive voice response and audiotext services for competitions, lotteries, voting, and customer support. The company holds Ministry of Finance authorization for operating lotteries and competitions via telephone. Revenue generated per call or per vote processed.
4. ICT Services and Outsourcing: Information system development, database solutions, web/portal solutions, IT administration and support, and IT outsourcing services. Includes 24x7 operational support, guaranteed integration of sub-systems for 5 years, and guaranteed programmer capacity for 5 years as part of service contracts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GLOBDATA operates a modular electronic payment and ticketing platform that enables public transport operators, municipal governments, and parking operators to collect fares and fees via SMS, the SEJF mobile wallet application, and the ParkSimply app. The unified back office system operates across nearly 40 Czech cities and processes transactions through integrations with all major Czech mobile operators, the ČSOB payment gateway, and AXIGON fuel cards. The company also provides SMS Gate bulk messaging, Voice Services (ATX/IVR), and ICT outsourcing services to enterprise clients.

Product overview

GLOBDATA provides a comprehensive mobile payment and ticketing platform consisting of multiple integrated products. The core offering includes SEJF (a mobile payment app functioning as an electronic wallet), SMS Parking, SMS Tickets, and the related ParkSimply and ParkSimply Online applications for parking payments. Supporting services include SMS Gate for SMS marketing campaigns and Voice Services (ATX/IVR) for interactive voice responses. The entire system operates on a unified online, modular back office platform that supports both Premium SMS and SEJF payment methods. The platform is designed for public transport operators and municipal services, providing ticketing, parking payment, and various mobile payment solutions across Czech Republic cities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEJF: Mobile application used as a unique payment instrument for public transport tickets, parking fees, and other services. SEJF is an electronic money system registered and regulated by the Czech National Bank, providing payments, ticketing, shopping, donations, and entertainment features.
• ParkSimply
• SMS Gate

Products and services

• SEJF Mobile Application SEJF is a mobile payment application functioning as an electronic wallet payment instrument. Connected to a certified ticketing system operational in approximately 40 Czech cities, it enables users to purchase public transport tickets, pay parking fees, and access other services without prior registration. Features include online receipt issuance, parking time extension, and mixed-zone payment support.
• SMS Parking SMS Parking provides mobile phone-based parking payment allowing drivers to pay for parking spaces without contacting parking machines. Operators benefit from online statistics of tickets sold and efficient collection and control of parking fees by police or authorized controllers.
• SMS Tickets SMS Tickets is a fast and easy payment method for fares in urban, regional, or long-distance public transport via mobile phone. Provides passengers another fare payment option via mobile anytime and anywhere.
• ParkSimply ParkSimply is a mobile application for paying parking fees via smartphone. Available for Android and iOS, it provides information about paid parking zones and enables quick, easy and secure parking payments across Czech cities including Znojmo, Příbram, Teplice, Český Krumlov, and Tábor.
• ParkSimply Online ParkSimply Online is a web-based platform for parking fee payments. Users can pay parking via web browser without installing a mobile application at online.parksimply.cz.
• SMS Gate SMS Gate is a bulk SMS messaging platform with geolocation targeting capabilities (LBS SMS). Connected to backbone networks of Czech mobile operators, with throughput of 10 SMS/sec. Features include campaign monitoring, delivery reports, online campaign management, and real-time optimization. Supports one-time, regular, and advertising/informational geolocation-based SMS campaigns.
• Voice Services (ATX/IVR) Voice and audiotext services with Interactive Voice Response (IVR) capabilities used for automated voice responses, customer messaging, voting, competitions, lotteries, and call center integration. Holds Ministry of Finance authorization to operate lotteries and competitions via telephone, with capacity for up to 10,000 votes/calls per minute.
• ICT Services and Outsourcing Information and Communication Technology services including information system development, database solutions, web/portal solutions, IT administration and support, application development (iOS, Android, Windows Phone), and outsourcing. Services include 24x7 operational support, guaranteed integration of sub-systems for 5 years, and guaranteed programmer capacity for 5 years as part of service contracts. Clients can achieve up to 15-20% IT/ICT cost reduction.
• Mobile Payments System Platform Comprehensive online, modular payment and ticketing system supporting both Premium SMS and SEJF mobile application. The platform includes back office, user self-service web interface, administrator interface for service providers, and mobile app for auditors/inspectors with online/offline database access, voice recorder, and emergency signal capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• IT/ICT cost reduction of up to 15-20% through outsourcing services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 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

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AXIGON a.s.coreTechnology or Integration · 18 March 2024AXIGON a.s. partnership enables payment of parking fees using AXIGON fuel cards (Shell, EuroOil, CNG) within the ParkSimply app. This integration allows corporate fleet users to pay for parking using their existing fuel card infrastructure, expanding payment options for B2B customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Flowbird: Flowbird (formerly Parkeon) provides ticketing, parking payment and fare-collection hardware/software to cities worldwide. Direct competitor to GLOBDATA in public-transport fare collection and parking-payment back-office systems.
• ParkMobile: ParkMobile is a mobile parking-payment platform operating across US and European cities. Direct overlap with GLOBDATA's ParkSimply product: smartphone-based parking payment integrated with municipal operators and parking-enforcement workflows.
• EasyPark: EasyPark Group operates one of Europe's largest mobile parking-payment platforms across 20+ countries. Direct peer to GLOBDATA's SMS Parking and ParkSimply, with comparable B2B municipal go-to-market and per-transaction fee model.
• PayByPhone: PayByPhone (Volkswagen Group subsidiary) provides mobile parking payments in hundreds of cities globally. Comparable to GLOBDATA's ParkSimply on product, customer base (municipal operators) and per-transaction revenue model.

Emerging players

• Moovit: Moovit (owned by Intel) provides urban mobility apps with integrated ticketing and payment in dozens of countries. Comparable consumer-facing ticketing layer to GLOBDATA's SEJF, though broader in scope and partner-led rather than operator-procured.
• Citymapper: Citymapper offers multimodal urban mobility apps with integrated ticketing partnerships in selected cities. Comparable end-user ticketing experience to SEJF, though it operates through partnership integrations rather than acting as a municipal fare-collection backend.

Broad incumbents

• Scheidt & Bachmann: Global incumbent supplying fare-collection systems, validators and back-office platforms to public transport operators. Broader and more international than GLOBDATA but competes for the same municipal fare-collection RFPs in Central Europe.
• INIT Group: INIT provides integrated ITS solutions including electronic fare collection and mobile ticketing to public transport operators globally. Comparable technology stack to GLOBDATA's SEJF and SMS ticketing, but serving a much wider operator base.
• Cubic Transportation Systems: Cubic supplies large-scale fare-collection and ticketing platforms (e.g., Oyster, Ventra) to major metropolitan transit agencies. Competes with GLOBDATA on transit fare-collection back-office and account-based ticketing, though at much larger contract scale.

Others

• MP泊车 (MParking-style) / Parkopedia: Parkopedia is a parking data and payments platform providing information and transactional services across Europe. Adjacent to GLOBDATA's ParkSimply in the parking-payment ecosystem and indirectly competing for the same municipal operator relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/globdata
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkg5ECOyFnn9sQq8ftx2s_Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/GLOBDATA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globdata-a-s-

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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