Compared to large merchants, small and medium-sized merchants pay far too much for cashless payments - and for solutions that don't really fit.
My wife and I founded Adson to change that. We offer the best payment terminal for small and medium-sized merchants with a pricing model that everyone understands, with perfect service - and at unbeatable prices.
I have been an expert in cashless payment for 15 years - first as Country Manager for Austria and Switzerland for one of the world's leading terminal manufacturers, then as Managing Director for Germany and finally as Vice President and General Manager for Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. I was also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of one of the largest payment service providers for stationary merchants in Germany.
My team has always developed excellent solutions for large retailers. We did pretty much everything for the leading retailers - even though they ended up paying quite low fees because of their market power. The same solutions were then offered to the smaller and medium-sized retailers, and that - even though they were not a perfect fit - at a much higher price.
Not so with Adson. We exclusively serve small and medium-sized traders - with the best solution imaginable.
That starts with the terminal: It is Android-based and therefore as easy to use as your smartphone. Instead of hard-to-clean buttons, it has a large, brilliant touch display. It comes complete with a fast printer and a multi-SIM card, which is included in the price and automatically selects the best network whenever no WLAN is available. All over Europe.
Our prices are easy to understand, no payments gobbledygook with pages and pages of price lists. You choose a flat rate that includes everything: the terminal, the SIM and all transaction and card fees up to the agreed inclusive volume. It couldn't be simpler.
And finally: our service, which is specially tailored to small and medium-sized merchants. If you order by 4 p.m. and we complete the mandatory money laundering check, we will ship the terminal the same day - and you can get started the next day.
We want you to be successful.
Our contribution: we make cashless payment as easy, reliable and affordable as possible for you. We promise.
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Markus Hövekamp
Founder and CEO