Finance and banking software: new Foconis GmbH combines expertise
Four partner companies are moving forward together.
Hamburg/Vilshofen an der Donau/Herzogenrath/Landau in der Pfalz, 16.01.2024:
Four proven industry experts are now combining their expertise under one roof: Foconis GmbH. This creates a parent company for four specialised solution providers that supports companies in the financial industry in the areas of payment, trading, compliance management, business intelligence and analytics. Customers benefit from a central point of contact for scalable solutions for essential financial processes, even beyond the borders of German-speaking countries. Main Capital Partners is involved as a specialist in enterprise software and is advising the company with its experience.
At the end of 2023, four well-known representatives of the financial industry have combined their expertise under a single parent company, Foconis GmbH. The sister companies pdv and van den Berg and FOCONIS and GenoData had already joined together in a separate holding company at the beginning of 2023 to combine their expertise and exploit synergies. The path taken continues with the new alliance and underlines the complementary orientation of all partners to each other. In addition, a common brand identity will be established in the market. The companies involved will be rebranded in stages in the course of this decision and their appearance will be gradually adapted.
The partners are presented below:
- FOCONIS AG, Vilshofen a. d. Donau: Manufacturer and provider of the data quality, control and compliance software Foconis-ZAK®, supports the financial world in the digitalised, automated fulfilment of regulatory requirements. www.foconis.de
GenoData EDV-Systeme GmbH has been part of FOCONIS since 2023 and offers solutions in the areas of data and process management as well as business intelligence for the financial sector with its GDix software. www.genodata.de
Both companies will operate under the new name Foconis Analytics GmbH – GenoData at the beginning of 2024, followed by Foconis AG in May 2024. - pdv Financial Software GmbH, Hamburg: provider of the platform-based capital market software solution DECIDE, maps the complete process chain of securities trading. www.pdv-fs.de
At the beginning of 2024, the company will operate under the new name Foconis Trading GmbH. - van den Berg FS GmbH, Herzogenrath: Specialist in the implementation of payment transactions and provider of the software platform vdb/PPM for instant payments, payments-as-a-service, CESOP and its own SWIFT service bureau, among other things. www.vdb.de
Van den Berg FS GmbH will change its name to Foconis Payment GmbH in the first half of 2024.
Experienced management team expects success through increased competitiveness
Christian Fink will be CEO of the new Foconis GmbH. Olaf Pulwey has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Peter Kretzmann from the management of pdv FS GmbH will take over the duties of CTO at Foconis GmbH. The quartet will be completed by Florian Festner, former Finance Director at insightsoftware (IDL). He will take over the position of CFO. "Customers will now benefit from our integrated overall view of the processes in the financial world," explains CEO Christian Fink. "With our team and our expertise, we will continue to be successful in an increasingly complex market environment, both nationally and internationally," Fink continues.
Traditions, added value, synergies
Foconis GmbH will continue to be characterised by the down-to-earth self-image of a medium-sized company in the future. It was therefore an easy decision to commit to more than 350 jobs and the established locations: Herzogenrath, Hamburg, Vilshofen an der Donau and Landau in der Pfalz will thus remain with the company. This means that all parties involved are sustainably promoting customer proximity, agile processes and short decision-making paths. Foconis also stands for reliability, availability and security. Olaf Pulwey, CCO and responsible for sales and marketing/PR, assures: "From the very beginning of our discussions, it was clear that the careful organisation of the process should prevent unwanted disruptions for customers. There will be hardly any noticeable organisational changes." For example, customers will retain all their existing contacts in key account, service, support and consulting.
Perfectly tailored product portfolio, simplified selection and purchase process
Foconis GmbH offers an integrated, highly specialised product and service portfolio. This consolidated expertise and the combined offering for various areas of the financial industry, among other things, provide customers with advantages in the selection and purchasing process. In addition, processes can be simplified and accelerated when new software is introduced, which often takes a long time due to regulatory requirements.