Composability
Sep 15, 2025
Markus is the co-founder of Hellgate® and the author of the Composable Payment Architecture. With long term experience in technology strategy and business leadership, he believes payments should never cannibalize the revenue they enable, but serve as strategic infrastructure that accelerates growth, enables new business models, and turns complexity into competitive advantage. At Hellgate, he leads the vision for Composable Payment Architecture, transforming rigid legacy payment stacks into modular, enterprise-grade systems built for scale and tomorrow’s commerce.
Core expertise
Composable Architecture Strategy: Designing modular, API-first infrastructures that allow enterprises to replace rigid legacy systems with flexible, best-of-breed components.
Payment Strategy: Designing payment propositions that directly improve transaction economics, authorization rates, and revenue outcomes.
Scalable & Secure Infrastructure: Engineering high-performance, PCI-compliant environments with global reach and strict data sovereignty.
Programmable Payment Logic: Empowering organizations to create custom, autonomous payment flows that turn static transaction processing into dynamic business logic.
