Rch-kassensysteme

What Rch-kassensysteme does

RCH-kassensysteme operates as RCH Germany GmbH, the DACH-region subsidiary of Italian POS manufacturer RCH S.p.A. (founded 1969 as "Registratori Cassa Hugin"). The Saarbrücken-based entity markets, sells, and services Android-based and Windows-based point-of-sale hardware — All-In-One registers (WALLE 8T, WALLE MEC, APE 3), Touch POS terminals (AT15 IRON, AT15 Slim, AT15 Slim T10, DVA 50G, DVA 1210) — alongside peripherals including thermal printers (PRINT! 3.0, PRP-60), the IP68 Palmtop T6 handheld, barcode scanners, customer displays, and cash drawers. Software offerings include RCH A-Touch (vertical-specific modular apps), RCH XStore cloud backoffice for multi-store management, RCH Waiter's mobile order-taking, and RCH PayBox (a SumUp-integrated payment app). Target verticals are SMB gastronomy, general retail, food/delicatessen, and beauty/wellness.

The company develops proprietary Android firmware and integrates Rockchip/Intel-based terminals with its own cloud backoffice and ISO 9001-certified manufacturing processes. Production is split between RCH Vietnam (electronics assembly) and RCH Asia Limited (China, established 2005) for procurement and R&D; the parent company houses commercial, engineering, and technical support in Silea, Italy. End customers are reached almost entirely through a dealer/reseller channel covering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with regional sales-coordination and after-sales support run from the German subsidiary.

RCH makes money primarily through one-time hardware sales of POS terminals and peripherals, supplemented by recurring software/cloud subscriptions (RCH A-Touch, RCH XStore), mobile-app subscriptions (RCH Waiter's, RCH PayBox), and transaction-fee revenue on payments routed through the SumUp integration. Pricing is quote-based via the dealer network rather than publicly disclosed; multi-year service contracts are offered. The group reports ~10% of revenue reinvested in R&D and the German entity carries €1.2M in basic capital. Ownership remains private under the descendants of the three founding families (De Pra, de Zottis, Tieghi), with no external venture or private-equity backing disclosed.

Name

Rch-kassensysteme

Legal name

RCH Germany GmbH

Website

https://rch-europe.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

RCH-kassensysteme (RCH Germany GmbH) is the DACH subsidiary of Italian POS manufacturer RCH S.p.A., selling Android-based cash registers, touch terminals, peripherals, and integrated cloud and payment software to SMB customers in gastronomy, retail, food, and beauty via a dealer/reseller network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saarbrücken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware POS Systems: Sale of electronic cash registers, touch-screen POS terminals, thermal printers, cash drawers, barcode scanners, displays, and handheld terminals
2. Software Licenses and Cloud Services: Proprietary software solutions including RCH A-Touch, RCH XStore cloud backoffice, and mobile apps for POS management
3. Payment Processing Integration: Integrated payment solutions through RCH PayBox partnership with SumUp for electronic card and wallet transactions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rch-kassensysteme (RCH Germany GmbH) sells electronic cash registers, Android-based and Windows-based touch POS terminals, thermal printers, cash drawers, barcode scanners, customer displays, and handheld order terminals, paired with proprietary software (RCH A-Touch, RCH XStore cloud backoffice, RCH PayBox, RCH Waiter's) for retail, gastronomy, food, and beauty/wellness businesses in German-speaking Europe.

Product overview

RCH Germany GmbH (Rch-kassensysteme) offers a comprehensive POS ecosystem combining hardware cash registers and touch systems with integrated software solutions. The portfolio centers on Android-based All-In-One registers (WALLE 8T, APE 3) and Touch POS systems (AT15 IRON, AT15 Slim, AT15 Slim T10) alongside Windows-based POS terminals (DVA 50G, DVA 1210), complemented by peripheral devices including thermal printers (PRINT! 3.0, PRP-60), handheld terminals (Palmtop T6), barcode scanners, customer displays, and cash drawers. Software extensions include RCH PayBox for payment processing, RCH Waiter's for mobile order management, and RCH XStore cloud backoffice. The company serves diverse sectors (gastronomy, retail, food, beauty) with sector-specific software solutions, all positioned as a system house integrating hardware, software, and digital services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RCH: Main brand for Point-of-Sale management solutions, including cash registers, touch systems, printers, and accessories
• MCT

Products and services

• WALLE MEC Compact all-in-one cash register with mechanical keyboard, 5 departments (10 direct keys), up to 100 PLUs, supporting up to 4 users with login and an optional mobile kit with battery pack, designed for small retail and hospitality counters.
• WALLE 8T All-in-One Android smart cash register with an 8-inch TFT touchscreen, integrated thermal printer, and comprehensive sales management features for retail and hospitality.
• APE 3 All-in-One Android cash register featuring a 10-inch main IPS touchscreen, rear 4-inch customer display with NFC reader for contactless payments, integrated 5MP camera for barcode scanning, and Android 13 OS, including the APE 3 Electronic Journal on RCH Multimedia card.
• AT15 IRON Android touch POS system with RK 3399 processor, 15.6-inch capacitive touchscreen, metal housing, supporting accessories including customer displays, NFC readers, and barcode scanners.
• AT15 Slim Next-generation Android POS with ultra-slim design, 15.6-inch Full HD touchscreen, 10.1-inch customer display, Rockchip Octa-Core processor, NFC support, and Android 14 OS.
• AT15 Slim T10 Dual-screen Android touch POS with integrated NFC reader in the 10.1-inch customer display for contactless payments, Octa-Core processor, designed for retail, hospitality, and beauty sectors.
• DVA 50G Windows touch POS system with integrated thermal printer, 15.6-inch touchscreen, Intel Celeron J4125 processor, designed for hospitality and retail environments.
• DVA 1210 Windows POS system featuring 15.6-inch Full HD touchscreen, Intel Core i3-1215U processor, fanless design, ultra-slim 4.8mm bezel, and robust aluminum housing.
• PRINT! 3.0 Versatile thermal printer with compact design supporting horizontal, vertical, or wall-mounted positioning. Print speed 250mm/s with 203 dpi resolution, ESC/POS protocol.
• PRP-60 Compact thermal receipt printer designed for small businesses. Print speed 200mm/s, side-opening cover, optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.
• Palmtop T6 Rugged handheld terminal with IP68 waterproof rating, integrated NFC for contactless payments, Android 11, 5000mAh battery, designed for order management and mobile payments.
• Barcodeleser (Barcode Scanners) 1D/2D barcode scanners reading all linear barcodes, used in food and beverage, retail, hospitality, and franchise operations.
• Customer Displays Graphical LCD customer displays including D220LCD (2x20 chars), AT15/LCD, D7-GD (7-inch), and AT15/GD models for customer-facing price and transaction communication.
• Kassen-Schubladen (Cash Drawers) Cash drawers in various sizes (M3333/N 330x330mm, M3540/N 350x400mm, M415/N 410x415mm) with removable coin trays and direct connection cables.
• RCH PayBox Payment application combining multiple payment systems in one app, enabling digital card and wallet payments via smartphone or tablet with SumUp Air reader integration; available on Google Play.
• RCH Waiter's Mobile order management service for hospitality that optimizes order taking, kitchen communication, and integrates with RCH POS systems.
• RCH XStore Cloud backoffice for business owners providing real-time sales reports, remote POS monitoring, price list configuration, document history export, and multi-store management.
• RCH Software Solutions Gastronomie Sector-specific software for restaurants and pizzerias including table management, order management, dynamic table assignment, and cloud-enabled reporting.
• RCH Software Solutions Einzelhandel (Retail) Retail software solutions with direct sales, order pickup tickets, discount management, and customizable features for various retail segments.
• RCH Software Solutions Lebensmittel (Food) Food-sector software including weight-based sales, pre-orders, operator switching, and cloud-enabled statistics for bakeries, fresh food counters, and wine shops.
• RCH Software Solutions Beauty Beauty-sector software for managing cash registers, statistics, dynamic invoicing, and inventory for salons, fitness centers, and pet grooming.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SumUpcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for electronic payment processing. RCH PayBox app integrates SumUp Air card reader for accepting digital payments including contactless transactions. SumUp provides payment infrastructure while RCH provides POS integration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Orderbird: Germany-focused iPad-based POS for restaurants and cafés with payments and backoffice. Comparable to RCH on gastronomy use case and DACH geography; differs by relying on third-party hardware rather than proprietary terminals like RCH's AT15/WALLE line.

Emerging players

• SumUp: European mPOS and integrated POS player; also RCH's payments partner via SumUp Air. Comparable because SumUp ships its own POS terminals and software (Plus, Solo, Register) that compete with RCH's hardware while RCH PayBox depends on SumUp rails.
• Shopify POS: Retail-focused POS (Shopify POS) extending the Shopify commerce platform to physical stores with hardware (Shopify POS Go) and payments. Comparable to RCH on the retail vertical and cloud backoffice (parallels RCH XStore), though it targets a different merchant profile (typically multi-channel retailers).

Direct peers

• Lightspeed Commerce: Cloud-based POS for retail and restaurants with hardware peripherals and payments. Comparable to RCH on multi-vertical SMB POS, multi-store management (parallel to RCH XStore), and dealer/reseller enablement in European markets.
• Toast: Cloud-native POS platform purpose-built for the restaurant and hospitality vertical. Directly comparable to RCH on hospitality use cases (restaurants, pizzerias, cafés), competing for the same European SMB customers but with a software-first, Android/iOS-based model rather than proprietary hardware.
• Clover (Fiserv): SMB-focused POS hardware (Station, Flex, Mini) bundled with app marketplace and payments. Comparable to RCH on all-in-one Android-based terminals with payments integration and a vertical-software catalog for retail and food service.
• Vectron Systems: German-based POS systems vendor focused on hospitality (restaurants, bakeries, cafés) with proprietary hardware and dealer network. One of the closest direct competitors to RCH in the DACH gastronomy segment with very similar vertical go-to-market and dealer-led sales model.
• Square (Block): Integrated POS hardware + software + payments stack for SMBs across retail and food service. Comparable to RCH as an end-to-end POS ecosystem with payments; competes on the dealer/direct-sales line where Square has stronger self-serve SMB acquisition and PayBox-equivalent payment processing.

Broad incumbents

• Verifone: Global payment-terminal manufacturer. Comparable to RCH on hardware-side cash register and payment-terminal overlap, especially for SMB and mid-market retail/hospitality merchants in Europe.
• Ingenico (Worldline): European payment-terminal incumbent now under Worldline. Comparable to RCH's peripheral/hardware side (terminals, printers) and overlap in retail/hospitality customer base; not a direct software-suite competitor but a logical adjacency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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