qards GmbH
Financial ServicesSaarland, Germany201-500 Employees
qards GmbH is a German financial services company formed in October 2024 through the merger of Bayern Card-Services and PLUSCARD, with its headquarters in Saarbrücken and additional locations in Homburg/Saar and Munich; more information is available at https://qards.de. Its core business is card processing, providing payment processing services for Mastercard- and Visa-branded credit and debit cards to financial institutions and their cardholders. The company serves a large client base, counting 348 institutions and being described as one of the largest processing providers in Germany. Reports of employee counts vary, with the corporate information listing 201-500 employees and other descriptions indicating more than 760 staff. Ownership includes Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) with 26.086% and Bayern Card-Services Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG with 25.982%, among other shareholders.