Rubean AG, a Munich-based fintech company specializing in software-based point-of-sale solutions, announced today that its new leadership duo has officially taken office. Stephan Kuck, formerly CEO of Computop Paygate GmbH, joins Jochen Pielage as Co-CEO. Kuck will oversee sales and the company's growing revenue, aiming to capitalize on significant growth opportunities in the payment industry.
Rubean replaces traditional card readers with its SoftPOS app, PhonePOS, enabling retailers, food service providers, delivery services, and other businesses to accept cashless and mobile payments without additional hardware. The company is already a market leader in Germany and Spain and has successfully entered markets in Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom with support from major banks and payment service providers. It has also expanded into North and South America.
“I’m looking forward to working together and, above all, to Rubean now being able to better capitalize on its enormous opportunities in the market,” said Pielage. Kuck added, “I know the company very well from the long-standing collaboration between Computop and Rubean, and I’m looking forward to further expanding the already significant growth.”
Former Chief Sales Officer Dr. Hermann Geupel will remain with the company as Sales Director for the DACH region. Rubean plans to further expand its sales operations and strengthen existing partnerships with banks and payment service providers. To finance these efforts, the company is considering capital measures.
Rubean's PhonePOS is the only SoftPOS solution that supports girocard (EC card) in large-scale deployments in Germany. The company is listed on m:access and various over-the-counter trading venues, including XETRA, under the symbol R1B:GR. More information is available at www.rubean.com.
The appointment of Kuck is expected to accelerate Rubean's sales expansion and leverage its existing partnerships to capture a larger share of the growing SoftPOS market. As businesses increasingly seek contactless payment solutions, Rubean's technology offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional hardware terminals. This move positions the company to potentially disrupt the payment industry by reducing reliance on physical card readers, which could lower costs for merchants and drive adoption of mobile payments globally.
