About Hellgate | Payment Infrastructure Experts

Why

Let’s be honest: we could’ve called it “PayCloud,” “Transacto,” or something equally harmless and forgettable.

But that’s not us.

And that’s definitely not what we’re building.

We called it Hellgate® - on purpose.

Because, let’s face it: payments today feel like a trip through the underworld.

APIs wrapped in APIs, legacy systems whispering dark secrets, compliance rules that change with the moonphase, and “platforms” that lock you in tighter than a Cerberus hug.

Why

Let’s be honest: we could’ve called it “PayCloud,” “Transacto,” or something equally harmless and forgettable.

But that’s not us.

And that’s definitely not what we’re building.

We called it Hellgate® - on purpose.

Because, let’s face it: payments today feel like a trip through the underworld.

APIs wrapped in APIs, legacy systems whispering dark secrets, compliance rules that change with the moonphase, and “platforms” that lock you in tighter than a Cerberus hug.

Why

Let’s be honest: we could’ve called it “PayCloud,” “Transacto,” or something equally harmless and forgettable.

But that’s not us.

And that’s definitely not what we’re building.

We called it Hellgate® - on purpose.

Because, let’s face it: payments today feel like a trip through the underworld.

APIs wrapped in APIs, legacy systems whispering dark secrets, compliance rules that change with the moonphase, and “platforms” that lock you in tighter than a Cerberus hug.

Scary name, friendly code.

20+ years

Established in 2022, our roots in the payment industry go back over 20 years, specializing in payment solutions for complex, large-scale ecosystems.

20+ engineers

Spanning 18 countries across 4 continents.

20+

Enterprise clients

2,000+

API requests per day, peaking at 13,000 requests a second.

Trusted by enterprise clients and partners

About Starfish&Co

Starfish&Co are the creators of Hellgate®, the composable infrastructure platform for modern payment orchestration.

We are a remote-first digital product engineering company, headquartered in Germany and active across the globe.

With a team of ~70 specialists in over 18 countries, we combine deep expertise in banking and payments with extensive experience in industries like automotive, mobility, logistics, retail, and insurance.

Starfish specializes in designing and operating high-performance solutions for complex, multi-partner ecosystems - where payments are not just transactions, but enablers of business growth and efficiency.

We offer a full-stack portfolio: from strategic consulting to engineering and DevOps, from product innovation to long-term operational support.

We built Hellgate® from the ground up to address the real-world challenges of composability, interoperability, and scale in modern payment infrastructure. And we apply the same mindset to every project we touch - practical, collaborative, future-ready.

See Hellgate in action

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See Hellgate in action

Let our product specialists guide you through the product, touch upon all functionalities relevant for your individual use case and answer all your questions directly.

Talk to an engineer

Contact Sales

See Hellgate in action

Let our product specialists guide you through the product, touch upon all functionalities relevant for your individual use case and answer all your questions directly.

Talk to an engineer

Contact Sales