F.A.Q. about Foconis

The merger combines the expertise of four companies:

1. FOCONIS AG, Vilshofen a. d. Donau:
   FOCONIS AG is the manufacturer and provider of the leading data quality, control and compliance software FOCONIS-ZAK^®. With over 100 employees, the company has been supporting companies in the financial sector for more than 23 years in the digitalised, highly automated fulfilment of regulatory requirements. In addition, intelligent procedures ensure a sustainably optimal level of quality by means of consolidation and control of complex processes and data. foconis.de
   FOCONIS AG will become Foconis Analytics GmbH in the first half of 2024.
2. GenoData EDV-Systeme GmbH, Landau i. d. Pfalz:
   GenoData is an IT service provider for cooperatives and the financial sector with around 40 employees and over 30 years of experience. The company's GDix software offers solutions in the areas of data and process management as well as business intelligence. genodata.de
   GenoData EDV-Systeme GmbH has been operating under the name Foconis Analytics GmbH since the end of 2023.
3. pdv Financial Software GmbH, Hamburg:
   pdv is a leading provider of modern software solutions for the capital market with over 25 years of experience and more than 80 employees. Its customers include banks, securities brokers, stock exchanges and other financial service providers. DECIDE is pdv's platform-based software solution for the entire securities trading process chain. pdv-fs.de
   pdv Financial Software GmbH has been operating as Foconis Trading GmbH since the end of 2023.
4. van den Berg FS GmbH, Herzogenrath:
   van den Berg looks back on more than 35 years of expertise in the optimal implementation of payment transactions for banks, companies and FinTechs. The company is the provider of the software platform vdb/PPM with solutions for instant payments, payments-as-a-service, its own SWIFT service bureau and related consulting services. The company currently employs around 110 people. vdb.de
   Van den Berg FS GmbH will change its name to Foconis Payment GmbH in the first half of 2024.

Accordingly, the following company names will arise under Foconis GmbH in the future, which also define the areas of expertise of the corporate merger:

• Foconis Trading GmbH
• Foconis Payment GmbH
• Foconis Analytics GmbH

pdv and van den Berg as well as FOCONIS and GenoData have already joined forces in a separate holding company in advance. The former pdv Holding GmbH (originally only the holding company of van den Berg FS GmbH and pdv Financial Software GmbH) will now be continued as Foconis GmbH and expanded to include FOCONIS AG and GenoData EDV-Systeme GmbH. Main Capital Partners has committed itself as an investor and is providing advice to all participating companies based on its many years of expertise in the software market.

The fate of the company merger is managed by four managing directors:

• CEO Olaf Pulwey (CEO Foconis Analytics GmbH, formerly FOCONIS AG and GenoData EDV-Systeme GmbH)
• CTO Peter Kretzmann (CEO Foconis Trading GmbH, formerly pdv Financial Software GmbH)
• CFO Florian Festner (CFO, will join the company on 01/02/2024)

CEO: Chief Executive Officer | CTO: Chief Technical Officer | CFO: Chief Financial Officer

Foconis GmbH combines several software solutions that are no longer indispensable in the credit industry. The following responsibilities for the future core products of the partner companies arise immediately:

• Bernd Frese, CEO Foconis Analytics GmbH, will head the GDix business unit.
• Erich Baumgartner, authorised signatory Foconis Analytics GmbH, is responsible for the FOCONIS-ZAK^® business unit.
• The DECIDE business unit, with Matthias Löffler, managing director of Foconis Trading GmbH, benefits from decades of industry experience.
• Sebastian Pöhlmann, managing director of Foconis Payment GmbH, will head the vdb/PPM business unit in the future.

There will be hardly any noticeable effects. For example, the familiar points of contact will remain the same. As a growing software company, we at Foconis GmbH want to maintain our medium-sized, customer-oriented self-image. This means not only committing to the four locations and maintaining a total of over 350 jobs, but also maintaining close customer relationships, short decision-making paths and the accustomed quality in terms of reliability, availability and security.

The certifications and attestations of all sister companies and their software solutions remain valid, as the change of name does not affect the scope.

Brand presence

In the first step, we have already developed a corporate identity in order to create a unified self-image in communication and market presence and to be perceived as unified with the help of a new corporate design. This includes, for example, a logo, slogan, colour scheme and visual language, vision and mission, customer communication and a common website, which can be accessed via the following link: group.foconis.de

Company name

In the future, Foconis GmbH will be the parent company of the individual departments Foconis Trading GmbH, Foconis Payment GmbH and Foconis Analytics GmbH as a so-called ‘branded house’.

Extended, integrated portfolio and simplified supplier onboarding:

As Foconis, we now combine our expertise and thus represent an integrated, highly specialised product and service portfolio for crucial business areas of banks and financial institutions. We simplify the selection and purchasing process and provide you with maximum support, including regulatory support, when introducing new software. And all this with the usual high quality of service.

"Foconis GmbH makes companies in the financial industry fit for the future - with a clear focus on software solutions and services for specialist areas in which we have excellent expertise and complement each other."

We want to offer a comprehensive portfolio of complementary software solutions and related services that is as attractive as possible. Furthermore, the further development of our market presence, the optimal orchestration of internal company processes and activities beyond the DACH region are also on the agenda for the coming year.