25 Years Payment People – High Potentials with Heart and Soul

The success story of Computop has its roots in the former Bamberg student flat share of Ralf Gladis and Frank Arnoldt. Today, there are more than 150 Payment People. The Payment People combine a passion for secure and convenient payment with individual solutions for German and International customers. Thousands of companies and banks have trusted Computop with their clients' payments for 25 years.

25 years Computop

Computop 25th anniversary celebration in Erfurt

(Almost) Without words, just check it out. The payment people work and celebrate with passion – since 25 years!
  • The Payment People respond to PPRO's congratulatory video

    Simon Black, CEO of PPRO, encouraged the Payment People to celebrate their 25th…
  • Computop employees congratulate on 25th anniversary

    The Payment People – a colourful bunch for 25 years. And that is exactly what makes our…
  • Birthday Serenade by the Bamberg Symphony

    Sorry, Beethoven and Wagner - today's programme is not the 9th Symphony or the Nibelungen,…

Computop Insights

Meet the Payment People: Norman (EN)

Norman has been with Computop for 19 years and is our Head of IT. He spends his free time away from the computer on the tennis court.
  • Meet the Payment People: Mirko (EN)

    Mirko has been with Computop for 6 years and is Head of Merchant Services. In his job he…
  • What makes the Payment People?

    It's about the question of all questions: What sets the Payment People apart? > english…
  • Meet the Payment People: Krunal and Kena (EN)

    Krunal and Kena have been working in the software area at Computop for two and one year…

Our products

Computop Close-by (EN)

Computop Close-by uses NFC technology to access a checkout website directly - mobile payments have never been faster! Click to Pay Use Case
  • Biometrics by Computop

    With Computop‘s biometric-based authentication solution, your customers will enjoy unlimited usability in your online shop – fully compliant with SCA requirements. - Maximum user-friendliness for shopping apps and browser-based online shops. - Secure customer authentication. - Maximum comfort in…

Explanatory films

Computop Debtor Management

With Computop Debtor Management, merchants profit from reliable and uniform processes and can fully concentrate on their core business.
  • Mobile SDK for easy in-app payments

    Explanation Video: With Computop Mobile SDK, payment integration is a child's play for app…
  • Secure POS data transfer with Point-to-Point-Encryption…

    Computop's omnichannel POS solutions are PCI P2PE certified and enable merchants to set up…

Webinars & Talks

Alternative Payment Methods: Internationalize successfully and meet your customers' expectations

In this episode of Payment Insights (the Computop podcast), Computop payment experts Briana Kovacs and James 'Jed' Danbury join forces with Steve Villegas, VP, Head of Partnerships North America at PPRO, to talk about the specifics of payments outside the USA and how to expand your business…
  • Zooming in on Latin America

    Torsten Bongartz, Computop payment expert for Latin America, joins Ecommerce Foundation's "Zooming in on..." webinar. Alongside Mauricio Salvador, president of the Brazilian E-Commerce Association ABComm he gives helpful advice on how to expand online business to Latin America.

Planet Trade 2019

J. Olschewitsch (Rakuten) & C. von Hammel-Bonten (paydirekt): Inside Rakuten (EN) | Computop

J. Olschewitsch (Rakuten) & C. von Hammel-Bonten (paydirekt): Inside Rakuten (EN) | Computop

Jay Olschewitsch (Rakuten) & Christian von Hammel-Bonten (paydirekt): Inside Rakuten: Payment performance and the advantages paydirekt offers merchants. Planet Trade 2019. _______________________________________________________________________ Are you interested in the world of…
  • Sebastian Schulz (bevh): Active payment method control and data protection (EN) | Computop

    Sebastian Schulz (bevh): Active payment method control and data protection (EN) | Computop

    Sebastian Schulz (bevh): Active payment method control and data protection - What do law…
  • Ralf Gladis (Computop): Results of the AI initiative at Computop (EN) | Computop

    Ralf Gladis (Computop): Results of the AI initiative at Computop (EN) | Computop

    Ralf Gladis (Computop): Results of the AI initiative at Computop. Planet Trade 2019. …
  • Norman Krieghoff (Computop): Inside Paygate - News of our development department (EN) | Computop

    Norman Krieghoff (Computop): Inside Paygate - News of our development department (EN) | Computop

    Norman Krieghoff (Computop): Inside Paygate - News of our development department. Planet…